If you can believe it, Will Smith was almost cast as Neo in The Matrix, and his recent anecdote explaining why he turned it down actually made his decision more understandable to me. It’s hard ...

Will Smith may be choosing between the red and blue pill, but the Oscar-winning actor isn't entering The Matrix for a movie. Warner Bros. previously announced a fifth "Matrix" installment with ...

Will Smith is stepping into the Matrix. Smith and rapper Big Sean have released the song "Beautiful Scars," featuring OBanga, along with a "Matrix"-inspired music video. The actor has also ...

Will Smith is getting to play Neo nearly three decades after he famously rejected the lead role in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix. In the music video "Beautiful Scars" (below), Smith teams with ...

Did you know Will Smith turned down The Matrix? He didn’t understand the Wachowskis’ pitch and feared being typecast after Independence Day. Instead, he chose Wild Wild West, which flopped.

Laurence Fishburne hasn't seen Will Smith play Neo in the "Matrix"-inspired music video for Smith's single "Beautiful Scars" with rapper Big Sean. In fact, Fishburne wasn't even aware the video ...

Agent Smith's fascinating dynamic with Thomas "Neo" Anderson throughout the Matrix is one of the saga's best elements, and it ...

Jada Pinkett Smith landed her starring role in The Matrix Reloaded after failing her audition for the first Matrix. Although she needed little convincing to do the sequel, she was further sold on ...

However, their attempts fell flat on Smith's ears. Of course The Matrix does have a complicated plot of aliens inserting a realistic, digital world into the minds of unsuspecting humans ...

The Matrix remains a groundbreaking movie, with CGI slo-mo action that lives and dodges bullets in our heads rent-free decades later. Not only was the action movie a standout for being one of the ...