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Lilly Wachowski Reunites “Bound” Cast, Rejects $12 M Gender Rewrite

6/9/2026

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On June 7 2026 in New York, Lilly Wachowski reunited with the Bound cast at Tribeca for the film’s anniversary.
Wachowski said she would tell her younger self to start taking estrogen.
Warner Bros. offered $12 million to make Corky male, but the Wachowskis refused, citing the $4 million original budget.
Joe Pantoliano took a $25,000 fee cut to play Caesar, leading the film to tone down the Tilly-Gershon sex scene to avoid an NC-17 rating.

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On June 7 2026 in New York, Lilly Wachowski reunited with the Bound cast at Tribeca for the film’s anniversary.
Wachowski said she would tell her younger self to start taking estrogen.
Warner Bros. offered $12 million to make Corky male, but the Wachowskis refused, citing the $4 million original budget.
Joe Pantoliano took a $25,000 fee cut to play Caesar, leading the film to tone down the Tilly-Gershon sex scene to avoid an NC-17 rating.