This extended trailer for the forthcoming film Cloud Atlas — written and directed by Lana (formerly Larry) Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, and adapted from David Mitchell’s 2004 mindblow of a novel — looks positively extraordinary. I don’t know how the film can possibly live up to it. But I’m hopeful, since the Wachowskis actually delivered on the fairly transcendent promise of The Matrix and, in a writing-producing capacity, V for Vendetta.
As you’ll see, this thing grows progressively more astonishing with each passing scene and second. It’s a rather fulfilling viewing experience in its own right.