Will Smith explained how confusion over "The Matrix" screenplay led him to pass on the role of Neo after a weird pitch by the directors.

Neo has a plethora of powers in The Matrix ... Hes near-invulnerable to attacks; he can see the code of the Matrix, similar to heat vision; and he even possesses a precognitive awareness.

"Based on a True Story," the Oscar and Grammy winner's first new album in over 20 years, drops in March The post Will Smith ...

So I probably would have messed The Matrix up. I would have ruined it. I did y’all a favor.” The role of Neo, of course, went instead to Keanu Reeves, who went on to reprise the character in ...

Will Smith is stepping into the Matrix. Smith and rapper Big Sean have released the song “Beautiful Scars,” featuring OBanga, ...

Did you know that before Keanu Reeves, Will Smith was offered the role of Neo in The Matrix by The Wachowskis ... the time to trust the filmmakers’ vision. “I don’t think I was mature ...

Will Smith is still wondering about how the trajectory of his career would have changed had he taken the role of Neo in The Matrix rather than starring in Wild Wild West. While Keanu Reaves shined ...

In the scene, computer programmer Neo (Keanu Reeves ... Discovery is thrilled for Drew to be making his new Matrix film, adding his vision to the cinematic canon the Wachowskis spent ...

recalling his decision to pass on the starring role of Neo (which eventually went to Keanu Reeves) in Lana or Lilly Wachowski’s seminal 1999 sci-fi epic “The Matrix.” With Reeves and Carrie ...

Will Smith famously passed on playing Neo in The Matrix ... Discovery is thrilled for Drew to be making this new Matrix film, adding his vision to the cinematic canon the Wachowskis spent a ...

In the music video, Smith takes on the role of Neo, the character made famous by Keanu Reeves in the 1999 sci-fi classic “The Matrix,” while Big Sean steps into the shoes of Morpheus ...