Smith is the first to acknowledge that he missed the casting boat big time when the Wachowskis — who both created and directed The Matrix — came calling with a wild-sounding pitch about bullet-time ...

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 ...

It's been nearly a year since we first learned of plans for Drew Goddard to write and direct a new Matrix movie. Rumours of a reboot or spin-off have persisted for years (the prequel starring Michael ...

In 2019, Smith posted a YouTube video to explain why he turned down a role in The Matrix to star in Wild Wild West. After making Men in Black, a movie Smith initially passed on, the Wachowskis pitched ...

Will Smith teams up with Big Sean in a Matrix-inspired teaser after sparking speculation about a possible role in the franchise. Will Smith caused a stir online over his recent cryptic Matrix teaser, ...

Smith’s fans are well aware that prior to establishing himself as an actor, he was famous for his exploits in the music industry. Smith rose to prominence in the ’80s as a hip-hop duo with DJ Jazzy ...

A couple of weeks ago, Will Smith got the internet buzzin’ when he posted a video suggesting that he could be in a new The Matrix project. We eventually learned that his tease was for “Beautiful Scars ...

Big Sean and Will Smith team up on Smith's new single "Beautiful Scars," the video for which finds them cosplaying as Neo and Morpheus from "The Matrix." Why "The Matrix?" Smith says in the intro to ...

With the song featuring OBanga, the "Beautiful Scars" video starts with an old clip of the Academy Award-winning actor explaining that he regrets turning down the role of Neo in The Matrix. The scene ...

Over the past month or so — possibly even the last 20 years — Will Smith has been dwelling on “the biggest mistake” of his career: passing on starring in The Matrix, the 1999 sci-fi action movie that ...