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 ...
Typed out with mechanical keyboard clicks, Smith again regaled his millions of followers with the time in 1997 when “the Wachoswkis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix.” ...
The 30-second clip, which you can watch below, reads: “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix.Smith turned it down. He chose Wild Wild West, believing it was a ...