   Finally, an explanation of why the latter Matrix movies sucked
  Borrowed from a SA forums thread:quote: im not sure if this is a repeat, i looked but here goes:Apparently, thi slady, Sophia Stewert, wrote a script called "The Third eye" in the 1980's. It was the origonal script for what ended up being the first "matrix" movie.The Wachowski brothers send out an ad calling for material for a new comic book, and she responded by sending copies of everything she had to them. The wachowskis ended up using this script DURING THE FILMING of the movies. Warner Brothers, Joel Silver, The Wachowskis and crew were all aware that this script was stolen and continued with the making of the movie.Now, the FBI is investigating and has ruled that Warner Brothers owes Sophia 400 million dollars. She could end up getting over 1 billion by the time this is over.Warner brothers is trying to continue the matrix series under a new name, but im sure this wont happen because anything that bears resemblence to her script will be under quetion.GEt the scoop at http://www.matrix-explained.com/   - It's a life's work  :Image Hosting @ $5/3 Months :30Gig/month bandwidth Reseller Plan @ $40/3 MonthGeneric WebHost: The Cheapest Hosting Around!-ryan@lecherousjester.com[edited by - Run_The_Shadows on February 4, 2004 9:48:22 PM]
  interesting. ;  How reliable is this source?This could be big... ;  wait, she did   send the script to them, why would they worry? did they use it without her permission?edit: typo == evil   [edited by - alnite on February 4, 2004 9:48:37 PM];quote:Original post by alnite  wait, she didsend the script to them, why would they worry? did they use it without her permission?edit: typo == evil   [edited by - alnite on February 4, 2004 9:48:37 PM]It appears she sent them the script to be used in a graphic novel/comic book.  They took it and made it into the biggest movie of the late 90''s.  She didn''t see the difference in royalties, I imagine.   - It''s a life''s work:Image Hosting @ $5/3 Months :30Gig/month bandwidth Reseller Plan @ $40/3 MonthGeneric WebHost: The Cheapest Hosting Around!-ryan@lecherousjester.com ;  I heard that The Matrix is kind of a rip off of Dark City, or some other movie that I can''t exactly remember the name of. ;  I see nothing at the page referenced at the bottom of the quote regarding this.  Maybe I need to look through the forums, but there''s nothing that jumps out and screams fraud.CM ;quote:Original post by mtw  I heard that The Matrix is kind of a rip off of Dark City, or some other movie that I can''t exactly remember the name of.   Dark City came out a bit before the Matrix, and although they do share some common themes, its a pretty superficial comparison.  Dark City is a superb movie, if you havent'' seen it you should.The Thirteenth Floor came out at the same time as the Matrix, and they were pretty similar.  Too similar, in fact, and the 13th Flood didn''t do as well as it probably deserved because people looked at it as a boring Matrix.CM ;quote:Original post by Run_The_Shadows  It appears she sent them the script to be used in a graphic novel/comic book.  They took it and made it into the biggest movie of the late 90''s.  She didn''t see the difference in royalties, I imagine.Remember the "Men In Black" scandal?  That lady who wrote Forget-me-not or whatever was pissed because her song was used differently than she expected, and then it was a huge hit.Rightfully, of course, she deserved what she asked for.  CM ;quote:Original post by mtw  I heard that The Matrix is kind of a rip off of Dark City, or some other movie that I can''t exactly remember the name of.   Dark City was a good movie. I didn''t see too many similarities to the Matrix though... Except Dark City had much better acting and a better script.   Trent Polackwww.polycat.netThe Best Blog in the Universetrent@polycat.netAuthor of Focus on 3D Terrain Programming