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Lilly Wachowski told Variety that J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide and that consuming Harry Potter media funds anti-trans legislation; she also labeled Rowling and Elon Musk as “literal Nazis,” announced Anarchists United Foundation/Studio to fund diverse filmmakers, and praised Christopher Nolan’s casting of Elliot Page as allyship, ahead of HBO Max’s Harry Potter series premiere.
Lilly Wachowski says J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans politics fund 'trans genocide,' arguing that buying or consuming Harry Potter media indirectly finances anti-trans legislation. She even compares supporting the Potter franchise to backing Elon Musk’s Tesla, as HBO’s Harry Potter series promotion unfolds and Rowling remains an executive producer.
Lilly Wachowski explains forming Anarchists United Foundation and Anarchists United Studios with partners to fund, mentor, and incubate marginalized filmmakers—providing grants, fellowships, mentorship, and office space—with Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF as the first project and other programs like Billionaire Killers in development; she discusses Hollywood’s retreat from trans stories, billionaire propaganda targeting trans people, and how art remains political, drawing on Matrix-era themes while pushing for a more inclusive industry.
Lilly Wachowski explains why she cofounded the Anarchists United Foundation and Anarchists United Studios to fund marginalized filmmakers after the cancellation of Work in Progress, arguing Hollywood has tightened under corporate control while trans voices face backlash; she condemns right-wing propaganda against transgender people, links funding to anti-trans legislation (calling out J.K. Rowling as supporting trans genocide), and previews upcoming projects like Cassie Workman Is Witchy AF and Billionaire Killers as part of a broader effort to elevate trans and queer storytelling.
Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood won’t finance her dystopian thriller The Hunted, a project with a wall-to-wall trans cast budgeted at about $10 million. She’s exploring alternatives—like a live table read at Dynasty Typewriter—and other routes to bring the story to audiences, citing industry barriers for films with underrepresented voices.
Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood won’t finance her dystopian thriller The Hunted because it features a “wall-to-wall trans cast,” despite interest in the script. The project, co-written with Mickey Ray Mahoney and budgeted at about $10 million, is being developed with Natasha Lyonne’s Ariadne banner and Anarchists United, and Wachowski says she must find alternative ways to get it in front of audiences. The film centers on two trans women navigating oppression and resistance in a future America, and the piece situates this struggle in the broader industry context, including a GLAAD study showing zero transgender characters in 2025 major distributor films.
Lilly Wachowski says Hollywood won’t back her $10 million thriller The Hunted because it has a wall-to-wall trans cast, so she’s seeking alternative funding routes while portraying industry reticence toward trans-led projects.