Big Sean plays the Morpheus role, which was played in the movies by Laurence Fishburne, while Smith takes on Neo. Smith ...

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 ...

Fans are relieved Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix, after watching his Matrix-themed music video, Beautiful Scars. Will Smith has collaborated with rapper Big Sean and OBanga ...

Rapper and actor teamed up with Big Sean for ‘Beautiful Scars’, which will feature on his just-announced album ...

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 ...

By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Five years ago, Smith posted a video (also below) breaking down exactly why he turned down The Matrix after a meeting with creators the Wachowskis back in 1998.

One of those topics involves him turning down The Matrix. Will Smith was originally offered to star in the role of Neo in The Matrix before Keanu Reeves was also considered to be in the role.

Will Smith is taking on his music career in full throttle, and channeling Matrix to kick it off. On Thursday, the actor-rapper released the video for “Beautiful Scars” with Big Sean ...

A fifth installment in the Matrix film franchise is in development, with Drew Goddard attached to write and direct. It has been reported that Smith is not involved with the movie. The Matrix 5 ...

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 ...