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Will Smith Regrets Turning Down the Matrix?

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Will Smith Regrets Turning Down the Matrix?

Will Smith turned down 'The Matrix'
He said that, while he doesn't really regret it, he decided to pass on The Matrix. ... Even so, Smith maintains, “I would have ruined it,” noting that it would have been very different as Val Kilmer would have played the role of Morpheus.

Why did Will Smith turn down Django?

Smith turned down Tarantino's "Django Unchained" because he "didn't want to make a slavery film about vengeance." Will Smith is currently filming the slavery drama “Emancipation” in New Orleans. ... “I've always avoided making films about slavery,” Smith said.

Who was not offered the lead role of Neo in The Matrix?

Will Smith turned down the role of Neo to make Wild Wild West, because of skepticism over the film's ambitious bullet-time special effects. He later stated he was "not mature enough as an actor" at that time, and that if given the role, he "would have messed it up".

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