Editing The Animatrix (section)

== Production ==
Development of the ''Animatrix'' project began when the film series' writers and directors, [[The Wachowskis]], were in Japan promoting the [[The Matrix|first ''Matrix'' film]]. While in the country, they visited some of the creators of the [[anime]] films that had been a strong influence on their work, and decided to collaborate with them.<ref>"What is ''The Animatrix''?" feature on ''[[The Matrix Revisited]]'' DVD.</ref>

''The Animatrix'' was conceived and overseen by the Wachowskis, but they only wrote four of the segments themselves and did not direct any of their animation; most of the project's technical side was overseen by notable figures from the world of Japanese animation.

The English language version of ''The Animatrix'' was directed by [[Jack Fletcher (voice actor)|Jack Fletcher]], who brought on board the project the voice actors who provided the voices for the English version of [[Square (video game company)|Square]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', including [[Matt McKenzie]], [[James Arnold Taylor]], [[John DiMaggio]], [[Tara Strong]], [[Hedy Burress]], and [[Dwight Schultz]]. The English version also features the voices of [[Victor Williams]], [[Melinda Clarke]], [[Olivia d'Abo]], [[Pamela Adlon]], and [[Kevin Michael Richardson]].

The characters [[Neo (The Matrix)|Neo]], [[Trinity (The Matrix)|Trinity]], and [[Kid (The Matrix)|Kid]] also appear, with their voices provided by their original actors, [[Keanu Reeves]], [[Carrie-Anne Moss]], and [[Clayton Watson]].