Will Smith turned down an iconic role in a major sci-fi franchise, which resulted in the best possible casting for the film.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...