Monday, August 22, 2011

Wachowskis, Tom Tykwer to start 'Cloud Atlas' next month

It's been three years since the Wachowski siblings' "Speed Racer" crashed and burned at the box office, but now they are ready to start filming their latest project "Cloud Atlas" next month with co-director Tom Tykwer.

"Cloud Atlas" was published in 2004.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trio will begin filming at Germany's Studio Babelsberg in mid-September.

Based on the novel by David Mitchell, the movie will tell six stories in different times and places, ranging from 19th century Australia to post-apocalyptic Hawaii. The novel was originally published in 2004.

The film is set to star Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, Susan Sarandon and Jim Broadbent.

According to the report, Andy and Lana Wachowski ("The Matrix") and Tykwer ("Run Lola Run," "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer") will be filming simultaneously with the former handling the more futuristic settings while the latter shoots the period stories.

The Reporter quoted X Filme rep Stefan Ardnt, who said the production budget will be less than than the $100 million to $120 million previous reported.

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