The new Matrix revolution: Director says he's now a pink-haired woman called Lana

THE Hollywood director responsible for the hit Matrix movies has ‘outed’ himself as a pink-haired transsexual called Lana.

Larry Wachowski, 47, one of the most influential directors in Hollywood after Steven Spielberg, has been undergoing hormone therapy as part of his sex-change treatment for nearly a decade. In a trailer for his latest film, the £80 million production Cloud Atlas, Wachowski says in a soft and breathy voice: ‘Hi, I’m Lana.’ It is the first time ‘Larry’ has appeared publicly as ‘Lana’.

Lana Wachowski in the trailer for Cloud Atlas

The new film, which stars Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, is one of the most hotly anticipated of the year. It is based on British author David Mitchell’s hit book which features six interlocking stories beginning in the 1800s and progressing to the future. The cast includes Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon and Jim Broadbent.

The Matrix trilogy, created by Wachowski and his brother Andy, starred Keanu Reeves and earned more than £1 billion worldwide thanks to ground-breaking special effects and spectacular fight scenes.

The director as Larry alongside his brother Andy Wachowski (in cap)

At the height of Matrix mania, Wachowski left his wife for a dominatrix called Ilsa Strix.