Wachowskis Cobalt Neural 9 plot revealed
Will be a homosexual assassination drama
Cobalt Neural 9 , the new movie from Matrix sibs the Wachowski Brothers, has had its plot revealed online for the first time – and it’s every bit as out there as you’d expect.
Vulture report that the film will follow the homosexual relationship between US soldier Butch and an Iraqi, who conspire together to assassinate George W. Bush.
The flick will be shot in a Cinéma vérité style, with footage made to look like it's been sourced from news stories, while a busy, complex narrative will jump around in time while also involving an alternate present where Bush is still US President.
We know what you’re thinking: Only the Wachowskis could make an Iraq war movie that involves an unconventional love story paired with raw footage and an attempt on ex-President Bush’s life.
Still, it shouldn’t involve too much CGI (complaints aimed at both the Matrix sequels as well as the siblings’ Speed Racer movie), and seems to be more of an intimate drama than an epic shoot-em-up.
Oh, and that title? It's apparently completely meaningless and will be changed in the near future...
Sign up for the Total Film Newsletter
Bringing all the latest movie news, features, and reviews to your inbox
Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.
There's a new Mummy movie on the way from the director of Evil Dead Rise and I just want to know if Blumhouse has called Brendan Fraser yet
Marvel Rivals made Jeff the Land Shark so stinkin' adorable that the MCU is bringing him on as an official hero: "We're all Jeff fans around here. Man is he fun to play"