Will Smith revealed how the terrible 'The Matrix' pitch was to blame. While everyone knows what an epic film The Matrix ended up being, Smith admitted that the reason he passed was because of the way the Wachowskis pitched it to him. It was so vague, he said, he couldn't wrap his head around what the concept was.

Who turned down The Matrix role?

Madonna's pretty much done it all, but she does have one regret. On Thursday night's episode of NBC's The Tonight Show, the queen of pop revealed to host Jimmy Fallon that she once turned down a role in The Matrix.

Why did Will Smith turn down inception?

Warner Bros. offered to greenlight "Inception" before Nolan finished the script, but he declined in an effort to maintain creative control.