At least, that’s what the Oscar winner hinted at in a mysterious video posted on social media Jan. 6, which addressed his decision to turn down the lead role in the blockbuster franchise created by ...

Smith is the first to acknowledge that he missed the casting boat big time when the Wachowskis — who both created and directed The Matrix — came calling with a wild-sounding pitch about bullet-time ...

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 ...

Watch Smith in the music video for "Beautiful Scars," where the actor-rapper finally gets to take the red pill. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Five years ago, Smith posted a video (also below) ...