After having finished what, before the arrival of the failed ‘Matrix Resurrections’, was destined to be one of the most important and influential trilogies in the history of science fiction cinema with ‘Matrix Revolutions’ and having signed a dazzling and ingenious madness that was destroyed by critics and audiences, we talked about the wonderful ‘Speed Racer’, Lana and Lilly Wachowski launched into a project that was all ambition, risk, excess and passion: ‘Cloud Atlas’. The result? Another commercial disaster as spectacular as it is unjust.
10 curiosities about ‘Cloud Atlas’
1 portman key
While filming the excellent ‘V for Vendetta’, in 2005, Natalie Portman gave him a copy of the original novel from “Cloud Atlas” to Lana Wachowski, making her a true lover of literary work. A year later, she was already in the process of writing a first draft of the film’s screenplay. As the script developed over time, the Wachowskis kept assuring Portman that the role of Sonmi-451 would be hers, but, Due to her pregnancy, the actress finally had to turn down the proposal. However, Portman’s name appears in the credits as a special thank you.
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2 Tom’s favorite
Among the vast number of films he has starred in throughout his professional career, Tom Hanks has always highlighted ‘Cloud Atlas’ as one of his favorites. Indeed, the actor has confessed on more than one occasion that he is one of his works that he likes to review.
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3 two bands
“The Cloud Atlas” was shot entirely with two units working in parallel, one led by Tom Tykwer and another under the direction of the Wachowski sisters. These were two completely independent teams that didn’t even share cast members or professionals doing their jobs behind the cameras. Everyone on his own, go.
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4 financial complications
When Warner Brothers decided to drop the “Cloud Atlas” project because they weren’t okay with the money it would cost to produce, the Wachowskis gave up their fees and began saving their own money so the project would not disappear, contributing more than $7 million.. Along the same lines, the German government has allocated almost 20 million, a figure that was fundamental in definitively saving the film.
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5 family bond
While filming ‘Cloud Atlas’, Tom Hanks has made a habit of calling Lana and Lilly Wachowski “Mom and Dad” thanks to their on-set chemistry and their ability to mentor both the cast and the rest of the film crew.
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6 At the last minute
Hugh Grant, in one of his most striking and underrated works, was the latest cast member to join ‘Cloud Atlas’. Indeed, he began work on the film several days after shooting began Of the same.
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7 musical reference
The character played by an inspired Amanda Walker is directly based on the wonderful ‘Veronica’, song written by two giants named Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney. An influence that goes from the name itself to the story that the film tells about her.
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8 D’Arcy exclusivity
Of the vast cast of ‘Cloud Atlas’, James D’Arcy was the only actor to play the same character in two segments different from the movie.
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9 Long wait
The film demanded nothing more and nothing less four years of development. A long time, yes, but, given the results, it was worth it.
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10 Inflection point
In addition to a full-fledged artistic achievement, “Cloud Atlas” also has a very special significance on a personal level for Lana Wachowksi and that is that It was the first time he appeared under this name in the credits.
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Adaptation of David Mitchell’s novel, we are faced with a gigantic, unbalanced, irregular, demanding, beautiful, poetic, spectacular, emotional work and a good handful of other adjectives with which this special could be filled to the end. Hardly anyone went to the cinema to see it and, obviously, even the critics didn’t do much to change the dynamics, reactions that served, at least, to launch a sort of cult and minority defense of a film full of narrative and visual discoveries.
With a fantastic and numerous cast at the forefront where Tom Hanks stood out dedicated to the cause, a direction capable of dizzying and caressing from one scene to another and exceptional elements such as its unforgettable soundtrack, ‘Cloud Atlas’ was (and is) a splendid film. It’s never too late to give it another chance. and discover the quantity of treasures that pulsate within this immense proposal.
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