When 'The Matrix' was being developed, the Wachowski's wanted Will Smith for the lead role. When he turned it down, it might have had larger ramifications.

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 ...

Will Smith teased a new project as he referenced his decision to turn down the role of Neo in The Matrix, leading fans to speculate that the venture might be related to the sci-fi franchise.

This unexpected resurgence on Tubi is proving once again that even movies that did not get the best reception on their ...

In 1997, the Wachowski siblings approached Will Smith with an offer that, in retrospect, he really should have accepted.

which dropped back in January and came with a video that channeled The Matrix (a film Smith almost starred in back in the day, before declining the role as Neo, which went to Keanu Reeves).

Smith also shared a new track ... and the red one letting him go back to star as Neo, the part eventually taken by Keanu Reeves. In the lyrics, he reflects how mistakes make a person stronger ...