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 ...

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 ...

Big Sean and Will Smith team up on Smith's new single "Beautiful Scars," the video for which finds them cosplaying as Neo and Morpheus from "The Matrix." Why "The Matrix?" Smith says in the intro ...

Earlier this month, Smith posted a cryptic message on Instagram, where he recalled his decision to pass on the role of Neo (which ultimately went to Reeves) in “The Matrix.” “In 1997, the ...

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 explained how confusion over “The Matrix” screenplay led him to pass on the role of Neo after a weird pitch by the directors. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip ...

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 announced ...