A new Matrix movie starring Will Smith is hinted at in a cryptic video posted by the actor who turned down the role of Neo in the 1990s.
Earlier today, Will Smith posted a video of orange text on an old CRT screen. 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 .”
Smith uploaded the video with no other details or caption, but the text in the video reads: "In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix. Smith turned
Matrix is one of the successful franchises with fans eagerly waiting for its fifth installment. The franchise follows the fall of humanity with the excessive growth in technology. Recently, there have been rumors of an exciting entry in the film’s reboot which is none other than the Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith.
Speculation started on Monday after Smith posted a cryptic message on Instagram, 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.”
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After previously turning down the role of Neo for the original film, Will Smith is seemingly teasing his casting in the upcoming Matrix reboot.
Will Smith took to social today and made everyone think he’s starring in the next Matrix movie in development at Warner Bros. “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix.
Ride or Die' star stirred speculation about joining the ‘Matrix' universe with an Instagram message seeming to talk about an upcoming project.
The Oscar winner, who famously turned down the role of Neo in the 1999 sci-fi classic, teased... something on his social media today.
"In 1997," the post reads, "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 better fit for him at the time. But the question remains: what would The Matrix have been like with Will Smith as Neo?"