Enter the Matrix (2003)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2003
Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox
Format:

DIRECTION

Directors: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, Greg Richardson

CREW

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Shiny Entertainment Inc
Executive Producers: Grant Hill, Stuart Roch
Producers: Joel Silver, Rosanna Sun, Jennifer Twiner-McCarron
Associate Producer: Phil Oosterhouse
Interactive Production Manager: Sarah Hicks
Interactive Coordinators: Stephanie Cramer, Trista Gormley

SCRIPT
Script: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Shiny Communications Writer: Frank Rogan

ANIMATION AND PROGRAMMING
Lead Programmer: Michael Persson
Animation Director: Gabriel Rountree
Lead Level Programmer: David Msika
Programming Team: Tony Bennett, Adam Boyle, Simon Bullen, Michael Edwards, Torgier Hagland, Søren Hannibal, Patrick Hughes, Julio Jerez, Brian Lee, Keir Meikle, Vincent Weeks, Rob Wyatt
Animation Team: Scott Holty, Manjit Jhita, Steve Klett, Kevin Mahorney
Artists: Ahmed Mustefa Ahad, Carol Angell, Howard Birnbaum, Charlie Bloomer, Daniel Chevalier, Michael Damien, Chandana Ekanayake, E. Christian Felts, Jonathan P. Gwyn, Darran Hurlbut, Derek Johnson, Rob Jolliff, Jason Lewis, Richard Mahon, Drew Medina, Russell Murchie, Chris Naves, John Roxburgh, Mark Wilks
Cineractive Designer and Editor: Daniel Francis Gutman
Cineractive Producer: Todd Morgan
Cineractive Animation Team: Brian Chambers, Kevin Cushing, Andrew A. Heilprin, Brett Ineson, Mike Vaverka
Additional Cineractive Animators: John Lee, Matthew Farrell, Mainframe
Cineractive Storyboard Artist: David S. Hogan
Level Programming Team: Andrew Delap, Geoff Erickson, Nick Kesting, Mahmud Mahmud, Richard Skala, Stephen Wu
Facial Animation Team: Kim Van Hoven, Shaun Novak
Filmbox Animators: Rob Hansen, Andy Hutchinson, Rob MacKenzie, Peter Saumur
CGI Animators: Jiri Licenik, Ricardo Rodriguez, Adam Sera, Dustin Trenton
3D Scanning: Gentle Giant Studios
3D Scanning Crew: Karl Meyer, Steve Chapman, Augustin Navarrete, Luis Labrador, Joel Kittle, Brandon Parcinski, Brian Wilcox

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bill Pope

MOTION CAPTURE
Motion Capture Supervisor: Demian Gordon
Motion Capture Executive Producer: David Forbes
Motion Capture Producer: Camille Cellucci
Motion Assistant Director: Robert Mooney
Motion Capture Production Manager: Nancy Ong
Motion Capture Coordinator: Kate St. Pierre
Motion Capture Script Supervisor: Heather McCann
Motion Capture System Operator: John Klepper
Motion Capture System Technician: Bill Beemer
Motion Capture On-Set Tracking Artists: J.R. Salazar, Emi Tahira
Motion Capture "Marker Momma": Cami Thompson
Motion Capture On-Set Wardrobe: Scott Lenau
Motion Capture Set PAs: Courtney Atinsky, Erica Headley, Nicki Larosa, Jonathon Mecenas, Paul Muldrow, Toddy Walters
Motion Capture Propmaster: Natalie Roth-Cortie
Motion Capture AV Playback Operators: Bob Hand, Urban Olsson
Motion Capture Video Camera Operators: Joerh Kohring, Ron McGough, Richard Rega, Pepe Serventi
Motion Capture Audio Engineer: John Karpowich
Motion Capture Rigger: Neil Davidson
Motion Capture Tracking Supervisor: Daven Coburn
Motion Capture Tracking Coordinator: Scott Rempp
Motion Capture Data Tracker: Steve Ilous, John Meehan, Matt O'Calahan, Rommel Pambid, Ronald Samsom, Christopher Yrigan
Motion Capture Suits and Markers: Norma Lehto
Facial Capture Supervisor: David Bawel
Facial Capture: Julie Pierce, Michael Thompson
Facial Capture Producer / Assistant Director: Clark Graff
Facial Capture Trackers: Damon Knight, Andrew Tucker
Facial Capture Marker Swine: Ron McGough

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Supervising Editor: Zach Staenberg
Film Editor: Catherine Chase
Co-Editor: Ian Slater

MUSIC
Music: Don Davis, Eric Lundborg
Songs: Amy Lee, Ben Moody (Going Under); Klayton (Switchback; Symbiont)
Songs Performed By: Evanescence (Going Under); Celldweller (Switchback; Symbiont)
Music Supervisor: Charles Deenen
Music Licensing: Julie Sessing

SOUND
Sound Designers: Charles Deenen, Dane A. Davis
Supervising Sound Team: Art Currim, Craig Duman, Stephen Miller, Brian Watkins
Recording Engineer: J. David Atherton
ADR Recordists: Julie Pierce, Michael Thompson
ADR Recording Services Provided By: Soundfirm

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Designer: Kym Barrett

VISUAL EFFECTS
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: John Gaeta
Visual Effects Supervisors: John Desjardin, Dan Glass
Visual Effects Producer: Terry Clotiaux
Visual Effects Coordinators: Kate McCarthy, Jacqueline Rosado
Digital Effects Producers: Diane Giorgutti, Josh Jaggers, Tricia Mulgrew
Particle and Special Effects Supervisor: Charlie Bloomer
Particle Artists: Phil Banks, Philippe Brolles, Scott Dalton, Erwan Davisseau, Travis Doggett, Rob Jolliff, David Lauck, Shawn Monroe

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Lead Designer: David Perry
Production Designer: Owen Paterson
Art Director: Robert Nesler
Infogrames US Senior Art Director: David Gaines
Design Team: Shawn Berryhill, Jay Nielsen, Maja Persson, Christopher Porter
Infogrames US Graphic Designers: Paul Anselmi, Melissa Caccavaro, Patrick Loughlin

OTHER CREW
Interactive Accountant: Joanie Ahuna
Interactive Assistants: Stephanie Fairall, Garrett Robinson
Assistant to Fish Fong: Catherine Ho
Assistant to Wachowski Brothers: Vanessa Carmichael
Assistants to Joel Silver: Michelle Tuella, Melina Kevorkian
Assistant to Grant Hill: Matt Bilski
Interactiva PA: James Dornoff
Shiny Information and Technology: Michael Lewis, Ryean Vergara
Shiny Office Manager: Pamela McSwain
Shiny Human Resources: Sam Park
Shiny Administrative Assistant: Rebecca Davis
Graff Network Services Coordinator: Alexa Anastasia
Technology Supervisor: Charles Henrich
Digital Assets Manager: Tim Bicio
Digital Assets Developer: Stephen Cronan
Digital Assets Coordinators: Billy Barnhart, Jonathan Dyer
Digital Assets Assistants: Matthew Brooks, Jess Oates, Mika Taylor
Technical Support : Kenji Oates
Software Developer: Dean Broadland
Systems Administrators: Corey Garnett, Ted Herron, David Zbriger
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Vice President: Philippe Erwin
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Director: Scott M. Johnson
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Director of Production: Brett Skogen
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Producer: Gary Sheinwald
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Marketing Coordinator: Jim Molinaro
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Executive Assistant: Jason Ades
Infogrames US Product Development: Jean-Philippe Agati, Steven Ackrich, Brian J. Wiklem, Jorge Oseguera
Infogrames US VP of Brand Marketing: Steve Allison
Infogrames US Director of Brand Marketing: Jean Raymond
Infogrames US Senior Brand Manager: Michael Webster
Infogrames US Brand Manager: Serene Chan
Infogrames US Director of Marketing Communications: Kristine Keever
Infogrames US Executive Web Producer: Jon Nelson
Infogrames US Senior Web Producer: Kyle Peschel
Infogrames US VP of Marketing Services: Gale Alles
Infogrames US Director of Creative Services: Steve Martin
Infogrames US Director of Editorial and Documentation Services: Elizabeth Mackney
Infogrames US Documentations Specialists: Kurt Carlson, Christopher Dawley
Infogrames US Licensing: Tim Campbell, Mark T. Morrison
Infogrames US Legal: Steve Madsen, Travis Stansbury
Infogrames US Strategic Relations Senior Manager: Joy Schneer
Infogrames US Manufacturing / Production: Todd Curtis, Eddie Pritchard, Lisa Leon, Gardnor Wong, Janet Sieler, Mike Browoleit
Infogrames US Engineering Services: Luis Rivas, Ken Edwards, Scott Matloff
Infogrames US Director of Publishing Support: Michael H. Gilmantin
Infogrames US Director of Quality Assurance: Michael Craighead
Infogrames US Q.A. Project Manager: Ezequiel Chuck Nunez
Infogrames US Project Lead: Kingsley C. Sur
Infogrames US Assistant Lead: Jeff Kelm
Infogrames US Core Testers: Joseph Fried, Juan Sanchez, Carl Vogel, Alden Park Wong, Franco Junio, Kory O'Daniels, Scott Barnes, Andrew LeMat, Ken Moodie, Gerard Gust, Jaime Gonzalez, Barry Kearns, Joseph Edwards
Infogrames US Testers: Michael Shamsid-Deen, Daniel Garcia, Mark Florentino, Lupe DeLeon, Ted Tomasko, Chris Dawson, Arthur Long, Gabriel Navarrette, Jacob Abercrombie, Kenny Yan, Brandon Perry, Michael Greenler, Jason W. Anderson, Jimmy Kennedy, Mark Alabayan, Jimmy Goh, Eugene Lai, John Seefurth, Paul Phillips, Miguel Jauregui, Howell Selburn

LOCATIONS
Locations: Alameda, California, USA; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Studio: Fox Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks To: Scott Barrett, Heidi Behrendt, Yves Blehaut, Sara Borthwick, Jean Claude Boursiquot, Eric Bram, David T. Brown, Jeanne Burgman, Gerald Burns, Nancy Bushkin, Dan Butler, Martin Brownlow, Steve Cavazos, Paul Collin, Erin Corbett, Roger Curtis, Paula Davenport, Aron Drayer, Dave Gatchel, Julie Goodwin, Steve Fogelson, Matt Frary, Christine Fromm, Dan Furie, James Gaines, Lorraine Garcia, Ken George, Harry Glantz, Carolyn Hadfield, Maureen Hagan, Todd Hartwig, Brant Hawes, Marielle Henault, Donna Henry, Kevin Henson, Cecelia Hernandez, John Hurlbut, Micah Jackson, Donna Josephson, Matthew Kaustinen, Judy Kim, John Koronaios, Patricia Lelli, Kathryn Lynch, Klaus Lyngeled, Charles Mallory, Frederic Markus, Greg Marquez, Heather McCarthy, Sarah McIlroy, Shawn Monroe, Erik Olsen, Lisa Pascale, Anna Payne, Tony Peterson, Wendy Phillips, Steve Richards, Luis Rivas, Lisa Rothblum, Harry Rubin, Jonathan Sell, Julie Sessing, Kathy Shekter, Gary Simon, Remi Sklar, Irika Slavin, Mimi Slavin, Doreen Small, Brandon Smith, Larry Sparks, Wim Stocks, Patricia Swanson, Steve Tsubota, Brian Turner, Tonya Ulrich, Clarissa Weirick, Michelle Wigmore, Jill Young, Keith Zajic, Barry Ziehl, Peter, Chris and Kate - Feref, Frank and Nathalie - Ace, Lau and Jackie - Mercier Gray, Schiphol - Amsterdam Airport

STUNTS
Martial Arts Choreography: Wo Ping Yuen
Additional Martial Arts Choreography: Dion Lam
Martial Arts Coordinator: Chad Stahelski
Kung Fu Trainer / Co-Choreographer: Cheung Yan Yuen
Wire Team Coordinator: Lee Kun Fong
Hong Kong Wire Team: Chi Wah Ling ("Tony"), Hu Chen ("Tiger"), Collin Chou, Huen Chiu Ku ("DD"), Shun Yi Yuen ("Eagle"), Sui Wah Chan ("Money")
Stunt Coordinator: Mike Martinez
Stunts: Mike Kruzel, John Martin, Keith Suzuki, Diane Wasnak

CASTING
Casting: Mali Finn, Shauna Wolifson
Casting Coordinator: Brigitte Burdine
Casting Director: Dawn Hershey
Background ADR Casting and Voiceover: Blindlight

CAST

Mary Alice (The Oracle)
Christine Anu (Kali)
Stephen Bastoni (Soren)
Don Batte (Vector)
Francine Bell (Councillor Tuchman)
Monica Bellucci (Persephone)
Gunther Berghofer (elevator security guard)
Daniel Bernhardt (Agent Johnson)
Ian Bliss (Bane)
Michael Budd (Zion controller)
Kelly Butler (Ice)
Josephine Byrnes (Zion operator)
Zeke Castelli (Operations Officer Mattis)
Collin Chou (Seraph)
Paul Cotter (Corrupt)
Essie Davis (Maggie)
Terrel Dixon (Wurm)
Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus)
Daryl Heath (shift security guard)
Lachy Hulme (Sparks)
Roy Jones Jr (Ballard)
Malcolm Kennard (Abel)
David Kilde (Agent Jackson)
Randall Duk Kim (Keymaker)
Chris Kirby (Mauser)
Peter Lamb (Colt)
Harry Lennix (Commander Lock)
Tony Lynch (computer room technician)
Robert Mammone (AK)
Joe Manning (first operator at Command)
Matt McColm (Agent Thompson)
Scott Mclean (security bunker guard #2)
Steven J. Morris (computer room guard)
Carrie-Ann Moss (Trinity)
Rene Naufahu (Zion gate operator)
Robyn Nevin (Councillor Dillard)
David No (Cain)
Socratis Otto (Jax)
Harold Perrineau (Link)
Jada Pinkett-Smith (Niobe)
Adrian Rayment (twin #2)
Neil Rayment (twin #1)
Keanu Reeves (Neo)
Kittrick Redmond (second operator at Command)
Rupert Reid (Lock's Lieutenant / Command Centre Lieutenant)
David Roberts (Roland)
Shane C. Rodrigo (Ajax)
Thomas Scott (systems analyst)
Tahei Simpson (Binary)
Bruce Spence (trainman)
Frankie Stevens (Tyrant)
Steve Vells (Malachi)
John Walton (security bunker monitor guard)
Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith)
Cornel West (Councillor West)
Leigh Whannel (Axel)
Lambert Wilson (Merovingian)
Anthony Wong (Ghost)
Anthony Zerbe (Councillor Hamann)

VOICES

Angela Au
Michael Bell
David Bowie
Nika Futterman
Maura Gale
Richard Green
Mack Greenlaw
Phillips M. Hayes
Howard Hoffman
Karen Huie
Jim Lau
Scott MacDonald
Melinda McGraw
Nick Omana
Elizabeth Pan
Neil Ross
Chris Smith
Andre Sogliuzzo
Keith Szarabajka
James Arnold Taylor
David Allen Thomas Jr
Wally Wingert

PLOT SUMMARY

Niobe and Ghost set out to pick up the package left for them by the crew of the Osiris at a post office. When they learn that machines have begun digging towards Zion, the race is on to warn them before it's too late.

AVAILABILITY

Australia
Game Distributors: Atari Australia Pty Ltd

Canada
Game Distributors (Xbox): Atari Inc

Denmark
Game Distributors: Atari Nordic AB

Finland
Game Distributors: Atari Nordic AB

France
Game Distributors (GameCube): Atari France S.A.S.

Germany
Game Distributors: Atari Deutschland GmbH

Japan
Game Distributors (GameCube): Atari Japan KK

Norway
Game Distributors: Atari Nordic AB

Poland
Game Distributors (Windows): CD Projekt Sp. z o.o.

Sweden
Game Distributors: Atari Nordic AB

UK
Game Distributors (GameCube): Atari UK Ltd

USA
Game Distributor: Atari Inc

AWARDS

2003
Teen Choice Awards, USA
Choice Video Game - nominated

2004
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, USA
Interactive Achievement Award: Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female (Jada Pinkett Smith) - winner (tied with Tara Strong for Final Fantasy X-2 (2003))

G-Phoria Awards, USA
Glow Award: Best Voice Performance - Female (Jada Pinkett Smith) - winner

Satellite Awards, USA (Golden Satellite Award)
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept: Game of the Year - nominated

POSTER TAGS

Battle alongside the original motion picture cast on the mission that comes down to one question. In the war to save Zion, what part will you play?

Be a part of the Matrix

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris (2003)

SEQUELS
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Online (2005)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Making Enter the Matrix (2003)
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003)

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Total Film no.75 (April 2003) p.16 (UK)
illustrated note (Rough Cut  Matrix and Treats)

KEYWORDS

alternative realities, artificial intelligences, bullet time, car chases, cell phones, computer games, computers, cyberspace, electro magnetic pulses, emp, film into computer game, gun fu, helicopters, kung fu, martial arts, mobile phones, the matrix, trucks, vampires, virtual reality

Last Updated: 5 January, 2010