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Financiers Stall Lilly Wachowski’s $10M Trans-Led Thriller

8/13/2026

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Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski is trying to pull her $10 million thriller “The Hunted” out of production after Hollywood financiers refused funding because it features a wall-to-wall trans cast.
She co-wrote the script with Mickey Ray Mahoney and is developing the film through Anarchists United and Natasha Lyonne’s Ariadne banner.
Wachowski discussed the project on KCRW’s “The Business” podcast and staged a table read at Los Angeles’ Dynasty Typewriter theater on Aug. 7-8.

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Story summary

Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski is trying to pull her $10 million thriller “The Hunted” out of production after Hollywood financiers refused funding because it features a wall-to-wall trans cast.
She co-wrote the script with Mickey Ray Mahoney and is developing the film through Anarchists United and Natasha Lyonne’s Ariadne banner.
Wachowski discussed the project on KCRW’s “The Business” podcast and staged a table read at Los Angeles’ Dynasty Typewriter theater on Aug. 7-8.