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The Matrix’s Hugo Weaving To Star In Full-Length 3D VR Film

The Matrix’s Hugo Weaving To Star In Full-Length 3D VR Film

As Agent Smith, actor Hugo Weaving helped shape modern perceptions of virtual reality with his role in The Matrix trilogy. Now, Weaving is set to star inside VR itself.

The actor, also know for his role in The Lord of the Rings and Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, will star in a full-length VR movie called Lone Wolf, Variety reports. The film, directed by Jonathan Ogilvie, will also feature Hotel Mumbai’s Tilda Cobham-Hervey.

Lone Wolf follows a terrorist cell that conspire to attack the Sydney Opera House in Australia, with Weaving playing a police minister. The audience will view the action through surveillance-style shots in a point of view mode and more. Currently the piece is looking to raise $2 million in funding before going into full production, with plans for a full release in 2019.

As with other recent VR experiences starring well-known actors, there will be a full 2D version of the movie as well as the VR edition. Whereas most VR movies offer 360 degrees of viewing and 2D footage, though, Lone Wolf will feature 200 degrees viewing but show in 3D. It will be interesting to see if sacrificing a full panoramic image for the 3D effect pays off.

In the past year we’ve also seen VR features starring John Travolta, Wesley Snipes and Nicolas Cage. It certainly seems like VR film making is finally attracting big names.

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Hugo Weaving Is Making A Full-Length VR Movie

Hugo Weaving may be best known for his roles as Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy and Elrond in The Lord of the Rings films but now it seems he is to star in the first feature-length virtual reality (VR) movie.

Sydney Opera House

Based on the Joseph Conrad novel The Secret Agent, the film will will be modern-day adaption of the 1907 novel exploring themes of fanaticism and terrorism. Titled Lone Wolf, Weaving will be playing a police minister who is involved in the conspiracy of a proposal to attack the Sydney Opera House. Weaving will be joined by Hotel Mumbai actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey with executive producer Lee Hubber overseeing the production of Lone Wolf while being directed by Jonathan Ogilvie.

The movie is planned to have a theatrical release in 2019 with a traditional 2D release alongside a full-length VR version. This will allow the viewers to become fully immersed within the story and action that unfolds but also gives Lone Wolf the right to claim the title of the world’s first VR feature movie. The VR effect is planned to be achieved by the production team using a cluster of lenses that will offer a 3D 200-degree viewing angle which will be accessible via smartphone-mounted headsets.

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“This is an incredibly timely story. A film shot entirely as surveillance in objective and POV mode — the character of Stevie incessantly films everything on his phone — plays on our conflicted collective concerns regarding surveillance, i.e. the loss of personal privacy vs. the sense of security in having someone watch over us,” said Ogilvie.

The movie is set to enter production soon following the completion of funding for it’s $2 million budge. Though not many more details are available at this time it is interesting to see a feature-length film offering a VR option. As headsets continuing to improve in quality, comfort and battery life, the hardware to support the run time of a feature film is there. The question is more if viewers will want to spend that long in VR engaging in a 3D 200-degree viewing experience. Regardless, Lone Wolf is set to be an interesting release and will surely not be the last feature-length VR release.

VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest on Lone Wolf in the future, so stay tuned for more.