It’s pretty well-known that Will Smith was sought out by the Wachowskis to play Neo in The Matrix, and he has finally addressed the situation in detail in a recent video. Smith was on top of the world in the mid-to-late 1990s, but he didn’t want to be pigeonholed as a sci-fi actor following Independence Day and Men in Black, and he also admitted that the original pitch for The Matrix didn’t wow him. While he confesses he made a mistake by doing Wild Wild West instead, his career didn’t take too much of a hit. Let’s take a look at the major details that have been revealed about Will Smith and The Matrix. #Matrix #Actor #Movies Read Full Article: https://www.looper.com/145616/how-will-smith-saved-the-matrix/