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The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001 - 2003
Running Times:
Format: colour 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Silver Pictures / Village Roadshow Productions / Warner Brothers
Executive Producer: Bruce Berman
Producer: Joel Silver
Assistant Production Co-Ordinator: Mark Hager

SCRIPT
Script: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski

DIRECTION
Directors: Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
1st Assistant Director: James McTeigue
2nd Unit Director: David R. Ellis
2nd Unit 1st Assistant Director: Michael Green
2nd Unit 2nd Assistant Director: Kent Genzlinger
2nd Unit 2nd 2nd Assistant Directors: Dave Halls, Kevin McNamara

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Bill Pope
2nd Assistant Camera (USA): Sean Hunter Moe
Key Gripping Rigger: Kevin Erb
Stills (USA): Melinda Sue Gordon

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Zach Staenberg
Assistant Avid Editor: Craig Alpert

MUSIC
Music: Don Davis

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Key Make Up Effects: Rick Stratton

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Industrial Light and Magic; Manex Visual Effects
Special Effects Supervisor: Clay Pinney
2nd Unit Special Effects Supervisor: Al Broussard
Special Effects Technicians: Thomas Rasada, Harry Sharp
Special Effects Foreman: Tony Centonze
Special Effects Office Managers: Leilani Amour Arenzana, Laura Veeder

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Bullet Time
Additional Visual Effects: Amalgamated Pixels
Visual Effects Supervisor: John Gaeta
Visual Effects Consultant: Christian Kubsch
Visual Effects Editor: Jody Rogers

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Owen Paterson
Prop Maker: Sean House
Conceptual Designer: Geofrey Darrow
Art Department Co-Ordinator: Aimee Rousey
Illustrator: Guy Dyas
Scenic Artist: Dale Haugo
Standby Painter: Tom Richardson

MISCELLANEOUS
1st Assistant Accountant: Lisa Jean Felski
Assistant Accountant: Adrienne Swan
Assistant Accountant (USA): Beth Bargas
2nd Assistant Accountant: Caryn Cheever
Set Production Assistant (USA): Christopher James Hall
Set Production Assistants (Oakland): Jeffrey Brown, Mary Clutts, Scott Trimble
Set Production Assistant: Sarah Clifford
Production Assistant: Shaun O'Banion

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

STUNTS
Action Choreography: Woo-ping Yuen
Stunts: Kelsee Devoreaux, John D. Sarviss
Utility Stunts: Mike Martinez
Stunt Double For Hugo Weaving: Mike Massa
Stunt Doubles for Keanu Reeves: Steven N. McMichael, Chad Stahelski

CASTING
Casting: Mali Finn
Casting Assistant: David Rapaport
Casting Associate: Lindsey Hayes
Extras Casting Associate (San Francisco): Michele Balaz

CAST
Keanu Reeves (Thomas Anderson / Neo)
Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus)
Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity)
Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith 2.0)
Nona Gaye (Zee)
Matt McColm (Agent Thompson)
Jada Pinkett (Niobi)
Stuart Wells
Monica Bellucci
Harold Perrineau Jr
Harry J. Lennix (Lock)
Daniel Bernhardt (Agent Johnson)

Stand-In For Keanu Reeves: Rob McCabe

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Warner Brothers

TIMELINE

2001
March

Day Unknown: Australia - production begins

2003
May

Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Matrix 2 - shooting title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
The Matrix (1999)

SEQUEL
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Brides of Dracula (1960

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Total Film no.67 (August 2002) pp.14-15 (UK)
illustrated preview

Total Film no.81 (October 2003) p.6 (UK)
letter (from Ed Reed)

KEYWORDS

the future, computers, messiahs, virtual reality

 


Last Updated: 15 October, 2008

 


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