The Wachowski Brothers are no more.

[MalaCloudy Black]

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/09/04/the-...rs-are-no-more/

More signs of a slow, post-holiday news day: Cinematical reports on the completion of a sex change operation. Yes folks, we're going there. According to Rated-M, the man formerly known as Larry Wachowski has officially completed his full sex change. Now, I'm not sure whether he had an actual operation, or if he just underwent hormone treatments (I'll admit to not being an expert in this area), but Larry is now Lana Wachowski. Say goodbye to referring to the writer-director duo as the Wachowski Brothers; I imagine from here on out, the PC thing to do will be to call them The Wachowskis, or Lana and Andy Wachowski. Which is fine by me. If a sex change helps make a person feel more complete, and subsequently brings happiness to their lives, then I'm all for it. On behalf of Cinematical, we wish Lana good luck moving forward.

Interestingly enough, Lana will speak to the press about this -- which is rare for the Wachowskis since they're not ones to speak to the press about anything, let alone something this personal in nature. However, rumor has it that she will not openly speak about the sex change until after Speed Racer hits theaters on May 9. On top of that, sources say that Andy Wachowski will do all the press for the film as well for fear that the whole sex change thing could potentially harm the family-friendly film. Aside from a newly-released photo showing Lana's full change (which you can see above, and click on to see the full pic), Rated-M also claims that Dateline NBC has nabbed the rights to Lana's first public interview on the subject. Going forward, it will be fascinating to see how Hollywood and the Wachowski fans handle the sex change. Will everyone embrace Lana, or could this damage their careers?

To answer the question posed at the end, I don't think anyone really cares.

[Ruki]

I'm indifferent really. Whatever makes a person happy (within reason), let them do it.

[SwantonEdge]

Wow. Um....hmmmm....didn't see that coming....

[ROC]

I'm sure that sex change was less painful than sitting through Matrix Revolutions...

[Skummy]

Eh...I thought he already did it years ago :/

[Fanku Kaibutsu]

I think the real story here is- The Wachowski Brothers did a Speed Racer movie?! That's either going to be severely horrible, or completely brilliant.

[GoGo Yubari]

Wow. Um....hmmmm....didn't see that coming....

I... can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. This hasn't been new news for years beyond the fact that she actually went through with it.

And honestly, good for her. If this damages their careers (as opposed to, say, their own work doing so) I will be thoroughly disgusted with the movie industry in general.

[YI]

Sick fucking freak.

[LL!]

I think the real story here is- The Wachowski Brothers did a Speed Racer movie?! That's either going to be severely horrible, or completely brilliant.

I read about it a couple of weeks back. Emile Hirsch is gonna play Speed. :lmao:

[Ananas]

Good for her. I can't see why this would impact their careers in the slightest, seeing as its basically been public record for years and on top of that, what percentage of the movie-going audience actually identifies with specific directors? I mean, "From the directors of The Matrix" is one thing, but does "From the Wachowskis" really carry all that much wait with your average movie fan?

[TheRyno]

. Say goodbye to referring to the writer-director duo as the Wachowski Brothers; I imagine from here on out, the PC thing to do will be to call them The Wachowskis, or Lana and Andy Wachowski.

[SwantonEdge]

Wow. Um....hmmmm....didn't see that coming....

I... can't tell if this is sarcasm or not. This hasn't been new news for years beyond the fact that she actually went through with it.

[apsham]

The Wachowski Siblings.

[Lowerdeck]

Didn't this happen a while ago?

[K]

She's cute.

[thatshortguy]

Shit, they forgot to transplant her hair! She's balder than Okerlund!

[Herr Matzat]

now no girl can force my into pointless terrorisem movies anymore, so i guss thats good. :->

[LL!]

More like V for Vagina! Eh fellas? EEEEEHHHHH?

[ROC]

Apparently, it is still Larry.

http://defamer.com/hollywood/hollywood-gen...dude-297069.php

Update: Larry Wachowski Probably Still A Dude

wachowski-ap.jpgYesterday, the internets were ablaze with rumors (well, really, one rumor) that allegedly gender-shuffling Matrix co-director Larry Wachowski had finally completed a long-whispered-about sex change, opting to spend the rest of his life as a woman named Lana who would haunt the dreams of every embattled publicist unlucky enough to be assigned to subsequent Wachowski Family films. Troubled by the swiftly spreading report, Fox 411's Roger Friedman put in some calls, and today is satisfied that Larry is still happily beschlonged:

On Wednesday, I had lovely chats with people at the sound studio in Germany where the Wachowskis have been making the live action version of the Japanese cartoon "Speed Racer." The folks I spoke to got quite a kick out of the whole thing.

I asked one man in building operations, "Have you seen Larry lately? Does he have breasts now, as rumored? Is he wearing a dress, wondering if it's making him look fat?"

Laughter. "He looked like a man to me," was the response.

And what about this Lana business? Said one woman who worked in the "Speed Racer" office: "On the call sheets, it still says Larry. There's no Lana." She laughed too. [...]

Finally, I did speak with Joel Silver, who executive produces the W Brothers' movies.

"It's all untrue," he reconfirmed for me. "They just don't do interviews, so people make things up."

Hopefully, the assertions of Wachowski's Speed Racer collaborators will be sufficient to quash the rumor before it's disseminated any further. But if the public's untoward fascination with the director's genitals persists and the gossip continues to circulate, Wachowski's media-shy penis may ultimately have no choice but to break its suspicious silence on the controversy by sitting down with Diane Sawyer to let the world know its longtime relationship with Larry is still intact.

Edited September 6, 2007 by ROC

[YI]

He's still a sick cunt.

Edited September 7, 2007 by YI