When ‘The Matrix’ hit theaters in 1999, it revolutionized science fiction filmmaking with its groundbreaking visual effects, ...

Smith also said he turned down “The Matrix,” calling turning it down one of his “beautiful scars.” “I’m hurt by those two,” Smith said about “The Matrix” and “Inception.” ...

In any case, Smith and Kilmer aren’t the only casting near-misses from those early production days, when the many now-iconic elements of The Matrix were still mere matters of conjecture.

"And now that I think about it, it’s those movies that go into those alternate realities; they don’t pitch well." Smith also called his decision to pass on The Matrix, a role in which Keanu ...

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.

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.