Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Cloud Atlas / X Filme Creative Pool / Anarchos production ; written for the screen and directed by Lana Wachowski & Tom Tykwer & Andy Wachowski ; principal photography of 1849, 2144 and 2321 sequences directed by The Wachowskis ; principal photography of 1936, 1973 and 2012 sequences directed by Tom Tykwer ; produced by Grant Hill, Stefan Arndt ; produced by Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski