Sophia Stewart is a writer who claimed to have created the original ideas behind the films The Matrix and The Terminator through a manuscript titled "The Third Eye" that she wrote in the 1980s. She alleged that the Wachowski sisters and James Cameron plagiarized her work for their respective film franchises. Stewart filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in 2003 against both the Wachowskis and Cameron, but the case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence and failure to show substantial similarity or prove access to her work. Despite this, there are widespread rumors and internet legends that she won a large settlement, which are false. However, Stewart did win a separate legal case against her own attorneys for inadequate representation, receiving damages of over $316,000. Stewart continues to strongly assert her claims and maintains her ownership of the franchises, which is disputed by the defendants and not legally upheld in the dismissal of her main lawsuit.
She is active online and vocal about her position, but the claims that she legally owns The Matrix and Terminator franchises or that she successfully sued the studios are not supported by court rulings.
