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REVOLUTIONS - NOVEMBER 5, 2.00 PM GMT
Source: <WB>
Thanks to: <Countingdown>
Revolutions will be released worldwide at exactly the same time! Here's a press release:
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures will unveil The Matrix Revolutions, the final explosive chapter in the blockbuster "Matrix" trilogy, at the exact same moment in time in every major city around the world on November 5. This unprecedented distribution scenario will make the highly anticipated film available to fans simultaneously at 6 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in New York, 2 p.m. in London, 5 p.m. in Moscow, 11 p.m. in Tokyo and at corresponding times in over 50 additional countries worldwide. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Veronika Kwan-Rubinek, President of International Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures.
"Given the enormous popularity and success of the 'Matrix' films throughout the international community, we're thrilled that we can bring the final chapter of this amazing trilogy to fans simultaneously around the world," Kwan-Rubinek said. "We thank our exhibitors for their unqualified support in staging this extraordinary event."
"The zero hour simultaneous opening of 'Revolutions' once again positions the 'Matrix' films as the cutting edge experience in motion pictures," Fellman added. "Audiences came out to see 'The Matrix Reloaded' in record numbers, and we appreciate the enthusiasm, collaboration and support of our exhibitors in helping us bring 'The Matrix Revolutions' to audiences on November 5."
"We received such an overwhelming response to 'Reloaded' from audiences around the globe that the Wachowski Brothers wanted to give our fans the chance to experience the final piece of the 'Matrix' puzzle at the same time in every major city worldwide," said Joel Silver, producer of the phenomenal "Matrix" trilogy. "It's an incredibly complex and exciting venture that furthers the Wachowskis' vision and underscores the trilogy's theme of integration."
To date, The Matrix Reloaded has earned over $734 million in worldwide box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2003 and the highest-grossing R-rated film in history, both domestically and internationally. Additionally, "Reloaded" scored the record for the largest single week ever with $158.2 million and reached $150 million in a record-breaking six days domestically; internationally, it is the 10th highest grossing film of all-time, and is the first film in history to gross more than $100 million in a single weekend.
In conjunction with the "Revolutions" worldwide distribution event, "The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience" will debut at IMAX Theatres in the United States on November 5. This marks the first time a major Hollywood live-action event film is released concurrently in 35mm and IMAX's revolutionary 15/70 format.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures previously collaborated with IMAX on the hugely successful release of "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience," which debuted on 39 IMAX screens on June 6, launching three weeks after the 35mm theatrical release of The Matrix Reloaded on May 15. "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience" later expanded to 54 IMAX screens throughout North America and 12 screens internationally, grossing $12.4 million worldwide to date.
"Following the unprecedented audience response and box office performance of 'The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience,' we couldn't be happier to offer fans the chance to see 'The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience' on the same day as we open 'Revolutions' in 35mm," Dan Fellman said.
Like "The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience," "The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience" has been digitally re-mastered into the unparalleled image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience. through revolutionary and proprietary IMAX. DMR(TM) (Digital Re-mastering) technology. IMAX Theatres offer unequalled clarity and intensity of image as audiences experience one of the biggest films of the year on screens up to eight stories tall and 120 feet wide, and surrounded by 12,000 watts of pure digital sound.
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REVOLUTIONS SOUNDTRACK ON NOVEMBER 4
Source: <Don Davis Online>
The Maverick Records soundtrack to The Matrix Revolutions will be released on November 4, 2003, one day before the movie opens, and will have over an hour of music on it, including the song "In My Head" by Pale 3, which plays in the Merovingian's Hell Club (3:46), two cues that feature Don Davis' collaboration with Juno Reactor, a 9 minute end credit re-mix of Don Davis' "Super Burly Brawl" music by Juno Reactor, and 45 minutes of orchestral underscore by Don Davis. Apparently no rock bands were inspired by this movie.
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REVOLUTIONS TRAILER AND TV SPOTS ONLINE
Source: <The Matrix.com>
The theatrical trailer for Revolutions (2 minutes and 30 seconds) is now available online, as well as 3 new TV spots. All four of them can be viewed or downloaded in the <trailer> section or on the <official site>. Please be ware that if you want maximum excitement in theaters, you're advised not to watch them.
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MATRIX DUCATI IN PRODUCTION
Source: <Ducati>
Ducati is teaming up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to produce a limited edition Ducati 998 and Ducati Monster 620, each inspired by The Matrix Reloaded TM. The motorcycles will be on display at the Ducati stand at the Milano trade show, EICMA (September 16-21), and available for model year 2004 at Ducati Stores and other Ducati dealerships around the world.
Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action blockbuster The Matrix Reloaded TM is the second chapter in the Wachowski Brothers' revolutionary film trilogy. The worldwide blockbuster features a dramatic road chase on a Ducati Superbike.
The Ducati Superbike is celebrated for its design in countless museums and for its performance on racetracks all over the world. In its various versions, The Ducati Superbike has won more Superbike Championship races than the competition combined. The Ducati Monster has become a cult bike that invented a whole class of motorcycle: the sport naked bike. The Ducati Monster Matrix 620 tweaks the category with a spectacular Matrix livery, special paint and graphics. It is instantly the most desirable urban street fighter around.
"Ducati is thrilled to be a part of this hugely exciting film franchise," said David Gross, Ducati Creative Director. "The Matrix Superbike and the Monster Matrix 620 capture all of the thrill of high performance sport motorcycling and the spirit of The Matrix TM. Sport bikes and blockbuster movies just don't get any bigger than this."
"We were pleased to use Ducati Superbikes in creating the unprecedented Freeway Chase sequence in The Matrix Reloaded TM, and we're even more excited that two Ducati motorcycles inspired by the film will now be available to our fans," said Joel Silver, producer of the Matrix ™ trilogy. "Like the visionary action and visceral storytelling that power the Wachowski Brothers' trilogy, Ducati motorcycles represent innovation, singular style and cutting-edge performance."
This fall, Ducati will celebrate the launch of the Ducati Matrix motorcycles and The Matrix Reloaded TM DVD with a series of global events. In the Netherlands, the retailer Bijenkorf, the leading specialty retailer in Holland, will display the Ducati Matrix 998 at their flagship location in Amsterdam at DAM Square, across from the Palace. Ducati France will launch The Matrix night during the week of the Paris Motor Show from the 25th of September to the 5th of October. 400,000 visitors are expected.
October 14 marks the highly anticipated DVD release of the record-shattering blockbuster The Matrix Reloaded TM, which has earned over $770 million in worldwide box office to date. Warner Home Video's October 14 street date makes The Matrix Reloaded TM available to fans three weeks before the theatrical release of the final explosive chapter in the phenomenal Matrix TM trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions TM, on November 5.
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SYDNEY WANTS CAST MEMBERS
Source: <Sydney Morning Herald>
A big effort is being made to secure the stars of The Matrix for the Sydney premiere of the trilogy's last instalment, due to open at local cinemas on November 6.
There were plenty of disappointed Matrix fans earlier this year when the only folk to be found walking the red carpet at Fox Studios for the premiere of The Matrix Reloaded were the usual tragic array of local soapie stars and professional partygoers.
Where was Keanu Reeves? Where was Larry - sorry - Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss? And what about Hugo Weaving? He even lives here, for goodness' sake.
Turns out the big four were required for the Hollywood premiere at the Mann Village Theatre, which took place only days before the Sydney shindig.
A similar conflict is shaping up this time, with the US release date for The Matrix Revolutions being November 5.
Because all three films were shot in Sydney, however, there's a strong possibility Hollywood will get the shove and our four stars will be on a first-class flight from LAX to make the opening of Revolutions one of the don't-miss events of the year.
It's all still To Be Confirmed.
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MOTHER CARRIE-ANNE
Source: <Telegraaf>
Carrie-Anne has become a mother. Here's a translated newspaper article:
The Matrix actress Carrie-Anne Moss gave birth to her first child a few days ago. She didn't reveal the gender or the name of the baby...
Father of the child is husband and actor Steven Roy. Moss had already decided that she'd work less hard when the child was born. "I'll never be seen in a project as huge as The Matrix. I don't want to be away from home for that long. The work is too hard and a huge physical and mental burden. In the end I'd like to be a full-time mother, who once in a while has some work to do. Acting can give me that freedom."
Matrixfansite.com would like to congratulate Carrie-Anne and Steven with their baby. Good luck to you all in the future!
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REVOLUTIONS PREMIERES AT DISNEY HALL
Source: <Variety>
Thanks to: <Countingdown>
September 11, 2003 — Variety reports that The Matrix Revolutions will premiere at Disney Hall on October 27th. Producer Joel Silver is a friend of Architect Frank Gehry, and had this to say about premiering the film at the venue:
"This is the right building for 'The Matrix Revolutions'. Frank Gehry has a very cinematic style of architecture. People will be blown away by the space and by the picture. When the lights go down, you'll be in the world of the Matrix; when they come up, you'll be in the world of Frank Gehry, which is some futuristic place that is not now."
The film opens nationwide on November 5.
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SGI INFINITE STORAGE FOR REVOLUTIONS
Source: <Yahoo Business>
Thanks to: <Countingdown>
September 10, 2003 — Tippett Studio has purchased a Silicon Graphics storage device that made SFX work on Revolutions go faster:
"The beauty of the SGI InfiniteStorage system is that it enables us to utilize our legacy storage as well as provide a very flexible system that allows us to scale the amount of storage that's on the SAN," said Dan McNamara, head of operations, Tippett Studio. "We can also scale the number of SGI CXFS clients on the SAN. So, if we are bound in terms of the number of the NFS ops the servers can handle, then we can also scale those up appropriately. We're working on a couple of specific sequences for The Matrix: Revolutions that are entirely computer graphics-generated with a very high level of detail. That's pretty hard on a production pipeline, but SGI CXFS easily performs the heavy lifting and improves production speeds admirably."
Read more <here>.
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METAPHILM ANIMATRIX ANALYSIS
Source: <Metaphilm>
A few weeks ago Metaphilm posted an Animatrix analysis by Zachary Westbrook, who, at age 18, has done a better job interpreting the ANIMATRIX than anyone else they've seen. Here's a clip:
“Fly, Baby. Fly!” These are the last words the captain of the Osiris speaks to his lover as she enters the Matrix.
The image of the Osiris peering over the ocean of Sentinels as they dig toward the last human city of Zion may seem like a simple prologue to The Matrix Reloaded, but in fact it is the most striking image of Evil Superpower vs. Benevolent Little Guy since the Tiananmen Square riots.
“The Final Flight of the Osiris” is a tale of love, honor, bravery, sacrifice, the dream of every true warrior: to die in the throws of savage combat against an innumerable enemy. It is the story of Alexander the Great’s father. It is the story of Russia’s class system as told by Marx. It is the story of Napoleon’s checkbook.
As Machiavelli so eloquently noted, it is best to be loved by your subjects and feared by your enemies. Militarily, fear gives you a strategic advantage, while loving subjects will protect you from assassination. Cinegraphically, this is best seen in Enemy at the Gates. The Russian army, threatened with death if they retreat, is facing the German army, which has caviar brought in with the rest of their rations, and it’s losing until the heroic shepherd boy from the Urals becomes the loved figurehead of the resistance.
For the rest, click <here>.
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MATRIX EXPO IN WB MOVIE WORLD
Source: <Warner Village Theme Parks>
Thanks to: <TLFC>
Sets, props and costumes from The Matrix Trilogy to be displayed in a world first experience at Warner Bros. Movie World.
Warner Bros. Movie World has announced the launch of The Official Matrix Exhibit due to open for the September Holidays 2003.
In a world first, and unique to Warner Bros. Movie World, a variety of original sets, props and costumes will be housed in The Official MATRIX Exhibit, allowing guests to become acquainted with the world of the Matrix.
The Official MATRIX Exhibit will bring to life the continuing story of Neo (Keanu Reeves), Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in the ongoing struggle against the machines and Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving).
The Official MATRIX Exhibit will be a walk through experience allowing guests to immerse themselves in the world of the Matrix, brought to life through a mind bending display of original sets, props and artifacts. Warner Bros. Movie World is also working closely with Atari, distributors of the official Matrix game ‘Enter the Matrix’, for the possible addition of interactive elements to enhance the experience.
Mr. Ken Minnikin, Director of Marketing for Warner Village Theme Parks said that securing the Official Matrix Exhibit for Warner Bros. Movie World was a real coup and something that will leave guests and Matrix fans awestruck.
“We are thrilled to house The Official MATRIX Exhibit at Warner Bros. Movie World which will bring to life the world of the Matrix,” Mr. Minnikin said.
“Guests will get to experience an array of the sets, props and artifacts from the Matrix trilogy ensuring an experience that is unrivalled anywhere else in the world.”
All of the original sets and props, originally made in Australia, will be reassembled by Mark Gatt who was a steel foreman on the set of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
Brandi Exhibitions based at Geebung in Brisbane will be working in close consultation with Warner Bros. Movie World on the design, building and construction of The Official MATRIX Exhibit.
Released in Australia on Friday, May 16 The Matrix Reloaded feature film has grossed over $33 million and can still be seen in cinemas around Australia.
For further media information contact:
Wendy Calder
Publicity and Promotions Manager
Warner Bros. Movie World
P: +61 7 5573 3999
E: Wendy.Calder@wvtp.com.au
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DON DAVIS SOUNDTRACK CLIP
Source: <Don Davis website>
Don Davis posted a clip from the Revolutions soundtrack on his site. Here's a news item from last month:
The Matrix Revolutions Scoring in August July 27th, 2003 - Don will be recording his 110-minute long score to the final chapter of the Matrix trilogy next month, with the scoring of The Matrix Revolutions. To be recorded at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox, the score will be performed by a 99-piece orchestra, and 80-person choir. The film will be score-based, with only one source song in the feature, and Don is recollaborating with Juno Reactor for one cue in the film.
To date, The Matrix Reloaded has taken in over $275 million at the box office, and the soundtrack (featuring music from Don's score) has gone Gold, selling over 500,000 units.
Get the audio clip <here>.
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