“In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ Smith turned it down,” Smith’s video post, which he uploaded Monday, read. “He chose ‘Wild Wild West ...
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 ...
Spoiler: Neo chooses the red pill. He wakes up naked, hairless and afraid in a flotation tank, is rescued by other Matrix escapees, and “is drawn into a rebellion against the machines”.
When we first met Neo, hero of "The Matrix," it was 1999. The idea of A.I. feeding on human brains and bodies seemed like a thought experiment. But the movie’s warnings about A.I. — and ...