CLOUD ATLAS Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis join forces to co-direct

BERLIN (April 14th, 2011) --- Iconic filmmakers Andy and Lana Wachowski, directors/ writers of THE MATRIX trilogy, and Tom Tykwer, award-winning director/ writer of PERFUME and RUN LOLA RUN, have joined forces to write and co-direct CLOUD ATLAS, and together with award-nominated producers Grant Hill and Stefan Arndt they will produce the film under their new label Five Drops. Philip Lee completes the team as executive producer. Tom Hanks will star in this unprecedented international production which is based on the best-selling, award-winning novel by David Mitchell. Focus Features International will handle international sales and distribution and will commence sales in Cannes.
With a story that travels the globe starting in the 1900s and reaching into the future, CLOUD ATLAS is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in September 2011.
CLOUD ATLAS is an epic story of humankind in which the actions and consequences of our lives impact one another throughout the past, present and future as one soul is shaped from a murderer into a savior and a single act of kindness ripples out for centuries to inspire a revolution