Larry Wachowski to have sex change.

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'Matrix' co-creator ready to be whole new woman

April 29, 2004

BY BILL ZWECKER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST

Sounds as though Larry Wachowski -- one half of the Chicago-born, super-successful brother team (along with Andy Wachowski) that created the "Matrix'' films -- is about to make a life-altering move.

According to those close to the extremely reclusive duo, Larry is about to finally become "Linda.'' Wachowski, who has been living and dressing as a woman for some time, reportedly is preparing to take the final step and have sex-change surgery. As always, it was impossible to get any comment from the press-shy Wachowskis, but several longtime friends of the Rogers Park native confirm Wachowski is planning to complete the process of becoming a woman.

Wachowski's sexuality and sexual preferences have made headlines since his nine-year marriage to Thea Bloom turned into an ugly divorce battle over the past couple of years. During courtroom fights over the millions generated by the "Matrix'' films, Bloom made veiled reference to her husband's proclivity for cross-dressing and his taste for less-than-conventional sexual activities. Bloom accused Wachowski of being "extremely dishonest with me in our personal life,'' and blamed the couple's initial separation on "very intimate circumstances concerning which I do not elaborate at this time for the reasons of his personal privacy.'' Numerous press reports have highlighted a long-term S&M dominatrix relationship Wachowski maintained with the owner of a Los Angeles area sex shop.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Good for him, I think. Besides Wendy Carlos and that Eurovision song contest winner, there aren't that many famous transsexuals, are there?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Renee Richards, Christine Jourgensen (for historical purposes at least)...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I wonder if this'll hurt his credibility as an action film director. It's a rather masculine genre...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 2 May 2004 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I think 'Reloaded' and 'Revolutions' hurt his credibility as an action film director...

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 2 May 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Granted.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 2 May 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh man, making a man into a woman is just, like, way too weird.

― CRW (CRW), Sunday, 2 May 2004 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

damn, I was just watching reloaded last night and I still love it. Also I was wondering where Larry was with all of this. His mistress is quite a figure; here's a google search.

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Katherine Bigelow (sp?) has always had a lot of respect in action, she should do more movies tho.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

What's this I read - on the internet, so it must be true - about the Wachowski brothers growing up as part of some cult-like thing called 'Landmark'? It sounds like a weird religious thing dressed up as business/education training.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

landmark is a rebranded est for the corperate crowd.

― anthony, Sunday, 2 May 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

what is est?

― amateur!st (amateurist), Sunday, 2 May 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.factnet.org/discus/messages/4/445.html?1079196103

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 2 May 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

What do we make of Bound in light of this development?

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

It's still the best film ever.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, I'm kidding.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 3 May 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

http://media1.suntimes.com/multimedia/100708ebert.jpg_20081007_02_57_38_4-190-270.imageContent

― Eazy, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

why did i click

― Kramkoob (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:33 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/images/column/121009/ariannawachowski.jpg

― caek, Thursday, 10 December 2009 23:14 (fifteen years ago)

Just learned this week that Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, etc.) also has had some changes:

At 62, Mr. Cimino looks like a cross between a cowboy hipster and your great-aunt Bessie. He teeters around in jeans and high-heeled boots with lifts fitted inside. His hair is grayish red and eggbeater-bouffant even when pulled back into a ponytail; his round face is ruddy and baby-smooth-too smooth to be natural at his age. His hands and arms are delicate and hairless. He smells girlishly good. It can't be denied: Mr. Cimino is a macho dude with an aura to his manner and style that is disconcertingly feminine. "I read in some trades that he had decided to become a woman," said Kris Kristofferson, a loyal pal to Mr. Cimino even though starring in Heaven's Gate hurt his career. "So we had dinner, just to see if I could recognize him. He seemed in good spirits." Was he wearing a dress? "No-which was comforting."

― Action Orientation (Eazy), Thursday, 10 December 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago)

who's that between the Wachowskis and why are they posing for photos instead of putting out more Shaolin Cowboy?

― an terror has occurred (sic), Friday, 11 December 2009 00:00 (fifteen years ago)

arianna huffington

― caek, Friday, 11 December 2009 00:07 (fifteen years ago)

I won't stand for Darrow panels being link-blogged on a bloated page of embedded videos, get her away from them

― an terror has occurred (sic), Friday, 11 December 2009 00:13 (fifteen years ago)

so is this d00d a lady yet?

― lukevalentine, Friday, 11 December 2009 00:19 (fifteen years ago)

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