Is Will Smith about to re-take a well-known missed alternative?
As the legend goes, Will Smith was nearly solid as Neo in The Matrix again in 1997. He turned it right down to make Wild Wild West and Keanu Reeves ended up within the lead position, and the remaining, they are saying, is historical past. Reeves went on to start out in three extra Matrix motion pictures directed by the Wachowskis, and Will Smith went on to a have a fairly good profession himself. But Smith as Neo was all the time one in all Hollywood’s most well-known “What if” eventualities.
Well, Smith appears to be teasing some type of Matrix collaboration. On Instagram, Smith posted a video message that outlines the well-known story however asks the query, “What would The Matrix have been like with Will Smith as Neo?” after which posts a reply, “Wake up, Will…The Matrix has you…”
Sadly, The Hollywood Reporter says Smith will not be starring within the subsequent Matrix film, directed by Drew Goddard. In truth, no one appears to know what Smith is teasing right here, although we’ll hopefully discover out quickly.
In the meantime, The Cabin within the Woods director might be writing and directing the brand new Matrix film for Warner Bros. Aside from The Animatrix animated movie, that is the primary mainline Matrix movie that will not be directed by the Wachowskis, although Lana Wachoski will function government producer on Goddard’s film.
The most up-to-date Matrix film was The matrix: Resurrections which was launched in 2021. Starring Reeves as Neo and Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, Resurrections served as one thing of a conclusion to Neo’s story that started in 1997. But given the size of the universe, there are many different tales that could possibly be instructed in The Matrix universe.
We gave The Matrix Resurrections a 4 in our overview, calling it “a bunch of actually good concepts stacked collectively to make a nasty – and typically ugly – movie.” Ouch.
Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor.
