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The Animatrix is a collection of nine animated short films released in June 2003 and set in the fictional universe of The Matrix series.

Production

Development of The Animatrix project began when the film series' writers and directors, the Wachowskis, were in Japan promoting the first Matrix film. While in the country, they visited some of the creators of the anime films that had been a strong influence on their work, and decided to collaborate with them.^[1]

The Animatrix was conceived and overseen by the Wachowskis, but they only wrote four of the segments themselves and did not direct any of them; most of the project was created by notable figures from the world of Japanese animation.

The English language version of The Animatrix was directed by Jack Fletcher, who has brought the voice actors who provided the voices for the English version of Final Fantasy X - Matt McKenzie, James Arnold Taylor, John DiMaggio, Tara Strong, Hedy Burress and Dwight Schultz. The English version also features the voices of several TV actors and actresses, including Victor Williams (TV's The King of Queens), Tom Kenny (Spongebob Squarepants, Mr. Show), Melinda Clarke (The O.C.), Olivia d'Abo (The Wonder Years), and Pamela Adlon (King of the Hill). One voice actor appears elsewhere in the franchise: Kevin Michael Richardson (whose credits include the Xbox game Halo 2) also provides the voice of the Deus Ex Machina in The Matrix Revolutions.

The characters Neo and Trinity appear in two of the sequences, voiced by their original actors (Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss).

The most recurring character in the segments is The Instructor who voices in both parts of The Second Renaissance and World Record.

Cast

The list below contains the casting of The Animatrix segments:

Final Flight of the Osiris

Pamela Adlon - Jue
John DiMaggio - Crewman
Bette Ford - Old Woman
Rick Gomez - Pilot
Tom Kenny - Operator
Kevin Michael Richardson - Thadeus
Tara Strong - Crew Woman

The Second Renaissance, Parts I and II

Dane Davis - 01 Versatran Spokesman
Debi Derryberry - Kid
Julia Fletcher - The Instructor
Dwight Schultz - Additional Voices
Jill Talley - Mother
James Arnold Taylor - Additional Voices

Kid's Story

Keanu Reeves - Neo
Carrie-Anne Moss - Trinity
John DeMita - Teacher
Kevin Michael Richardson - Cop
James Arnold Taylor - Additional Voices
Clayton Watson - The Kid

Program

Hedy Burress - Cis
John DiMaggio - Kaiser
Phil LaMarr - Duo

World Record

Alex Fernandez - Tom
Julia Fletcher - The Instructor
Matt McKenzie - Agent #1
Kevin Michael Richardson - Agent #2
Allison Smith - Reporter
Tara Strong - Nurse
John Wesley - Dan's Dad
Victor Williams - Dan Davis

Beyond

Pamela Adlon - Manabu
Hedy Burress - Yoko
Jack Fletcher - Additional Voices
Julia Fletcher - Additional Voices
Tom Kenny - Additional Voices
Tress MacNeille - Agent, Housewife, Kenny
Matt McKenzie - Agent, Ash
Dwight Schultz - Additional Voices
Kath Soucie - Masa, Pudgy, Sara
Tara Strong - Misha
Jill Talley - Additional Voices

A Detective Story

James Arnold Taylor - Ash
Carrie-Anne Moss - Trinity
Matt McKenzie - Agent

Matriculated

Melinda Clarke - Alexa
Jack Fletcher - Sandro
Rodney Saulsberry - Chyron
Dwight Schultz - Nonaka
James Arnold Taylor - Raul
Olivia d'Abo - Rox

Release

Four of the films were originally released on the series' official website; one (Final Flight of the Osiris) was shown in cinemas with the film Dreamcatcher. The others first appeared with the VHS and DVD release of all nine shorts on June 3, 2003. The DVD also includes the following special features:

A documentary on Japanese animation. The on-screen title is "Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime", but in the DVD menu and packaging, and on the series' official website, it is referred to as "Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime".
Seven featurettes with director profiles, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of each of the films.
Audio commentaries on World Record, Program and both parts of The Second Renaissance.
A trailer for the video game Enter the Matrix.

To coincide with the DVD release, a print of the film premiered in June 2003 in New York City at the New York Tokyo Film Festival http://archive.newyork-tokyo.com/nytff/index_flash.html.

It was broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on April 17, 2004 and has received airplay on Teletoon several months after. In the UK, Final Flight of the Osiris was broadcast on Channel 5 just before the DVD release with The Second Renaissance Parts 1 and 2, Kid's Story and World Record broadcast after the DVD release.

In May 2006, The Animatrix was aired in Latin America by Cartoon Network on Toonami.

The Animatrix was also screened in select cinemas around the world for a short period of time, a week or two before the sequel The Matrix Reloaded, as a promotional event.

The cinema running order for The Animatrix (at least in Australia) differed to the DVD release. This is the order to the cinema release:

The Second Renaissance Part I
The Second Renaissance Part II
Program
Beyond
Kid's Story
World Record
Matriculated
A Detective Story
Final Flight of the Osiris

References

↑ "What is Animatrix?" feature on The Matrix Revisited DVD.

External links

[1] "What is Animatrix?" feature on The Matrix Revisited DVD.

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+director=[[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], [[Takeshi Koike]], [[Peter Chung]], [[Shinichiro Watanabe]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Mahiro Maeda]], [[Koji Morimoto]]|
-producer=[[Joel Silver]],<br />[[Lilly Wachowski]], [[Lana Wachowski]]|
+producer=[[Joel Silver]], [[Lilly Wachowski]], [[Lana Wachowski]]|
-writer=[[Lilly Wachowski]], [[Lana Wachowski]],<br />[[Peter Chung]], [[Shinichiro Watanabe]],<br />[[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], [[Koji Morimoto]]|
+writer=[[Lilly Wachowski]], [[Lana Wachowski]], [[Peter Chung]], [[Shinichiro Watanabe]], [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], [[Koji Morimoto]]|
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+music=[[Don Davis]]
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+*''[[The Second Renaissance]]''
+*''[[Kid's Story]]''
+*''[[Program (The Animatrix)|Program]]''
+*''[[World Record]]''
+*''[[Beyond]]''
+*''[[A Detective Story]]''
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 The characters [[Neo]] and [[Trinity]] appear in two of the sequences, voiced by their original actors ([[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Carrie-Anne Moss]]).
-The most recurring character in the segments is [[The Instructor]] who voices in both parts of The Second Renaissance and World Record.
+The most recurring character in the segments is [[The Instructor]] who voices in both parts of ''The Second Renaissance'' and ''World Record''.
 ==Cast==
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 '''''[[Kid's Story]]'''''
+* [[Keanu Reeves]] - [[Neo]]
-* John DeMita - Teacher
 * [[Carrie-Anne Moss]] - [[Trinity]]
+* John DeMita - Teacher
-* [[Keanu Reeves]] - [[Neo]]
 * [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] - Cop
 * James Arnold Taylor - Additional Voices
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 * Victor Williams - [[Dan Davis]]
-'''''[[Beyond (The Animatrix)|Beyond]]'''''
+'''''[[Beyond]]'''''
 * Pamela Adlon - Manabu
 * Hedy Burress - [[Yoko]]
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 ==Release==
-Four of the films were originally released on the series' [http://www.intothematrix.com/ official website]; one ("''[[Final Flight of the Osiris]]''") was shown in cinemas with the film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcatcher_(film) Dreamcatcher]''. The others first appeared with the VHS and DVD release of all nine shorts on June 3, 2003. The DVD also includes the following special features:
+Four of the films were originally released on the series' [http://www.intothematrix.com/ official website]; one (''[[Final Flight of the Osiris]]'') was shown in cinemas with the film ''[[Dreamcatcher]]''. The others first appeared with the VHS and DVD release of all nine shorts on June 3, 2003. The DVD also includes the following special features:
 * A documentary on Japanese animation. The on-screen title is "Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime", but in the DVD menu and packaging, and on the series' [http://www.intothematrix.com/rl_cmp/dvd_release_info.html official website], it is referred to as "Scrolls to Screen: The History and Culture of Anime".
 * Seven featurettes with director profiles, interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of each of the films.
-* Audio commentaries on "''World Record''", "''Program''" and both parts of "''The Second Renaissance''".
+* Audio commentaries on ''World Record'', ''Program'' and both parts of ''The Second Renaissance''.
 * A trailer for the video game ''[[Enter the Matrix]]''.
 To coincide with the DVD release, a print of the film premiered in June 2003 in New York City at the New York Tokyo Film Festival http://archive.newyork-tokyo.com/nytff/index_flash.html.
-It was broadcast on Cartoon Network's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Swim Adult Swim] on April 17, 2004 and has received airplay on [[Wikipedia: Teletoon (Canada)|Teletoon]] several months after. In the UK, "Final Flight of the Osiris" was broadcast on [[Wikipedia:Five (channel)|Channel 5]] just before the DVD release with "''[[The Second Renaissance]]''" ''Parts 1 ''and'' 2'', "''[[Kid's Story]]''" and "''[[World Record]]''" broadcast after the DVD release.
+It was broadcast on Cartoon Network's [[wikipedia:Adult Swim|Adult Swim]] on April 17, 2004 and has received airplay on [[Wikipedia: Teletoon (Canada)|Teletoon]] several months after. In the UK, ''Final Flight of the Osiris'' was broadcast on [[Wikipedia:Five (channel)|Channel 5]] just before the DVD release with ''The Second Renaissance'' ''Parts 1'' and ''2'', ''Kid's Story'' and ''World Record'' broadcast after the DVD release.
-In May 2006, Animatrix was aired in Latin America by Cartoon Network on Toonami.
+In May 2006, ''The Animatrix'' was aired in Latin America by Cartoon Network on Toonami.
-The Animatrix was also screened in select cinemas around the world for a short period of time, a week or two before the sequel [[The Matrix Reloaded]], as a promotional event.
+''The Animatrix'' was also screened in select cinemas around the world for a short period of time, a week or two before the sequel [[The Matrix Reloaded|''The Matrix Reloaded'']], as a promotional event.
-The cinema running order for The Animatrix (at least in Australia) differed to the DVD release. This is the order to the cinema release:
+The cinema running order for ''The Animatrix'' (at least in Australia) differed to the DVD release. This is the order to the cinema release:
 #''The Second Renaissance Part I''
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 ==References==
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-{{Wikiquotepar|The Animatrix}}
 ==External links==
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