TIL that Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix to star in Wild, Wild West
TIL that Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix to star in Wild, Wild West
"....So i made 'Wild Wild West.' I'm not proud of it."
![Will Smith explains why he passed on Keanu Reeves' 'The Matrix' role](https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/f2d85fc6-96ff-4c69-abdc-7c311c874db2.jpeg?format=webp&thumbnail=256)
"Keep Trinity's name out of your fucking mouth!"
67 0 ReplyI think you mean Niobe.
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Thank fucking <deity>.
54 0 Reply<insert diety here> was definitely looking out for us. I'll celebrate this weekend at <insert place of worship here> and with a month-long <insert label for religious adherence to diet, clothing, and activities>
20 0 ReplyYeah, imagine living in a world where Wild Wild West was never made.
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The Matrix Rap, which would have dominated the charts for months, would have changed the entire cultural impact of the films.
29 0 ReplyI’m imaging the alternative timeline:
Will Smith is Neo in The Matrix and it doesn’t do well and is the only entry in the series.
Keanu Reeves stars in The Wild Wild West and it ends up being a well received movie and spans 2 sequels and an anime spinoff and a 4th sequel nearly 20 years later that isn’t as well received.
Wonder what these sequels would have been like.
26 0 ReplyShit we've been robbed
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Morpheus: “Free… your… mind “ as he jumps an impossible gap between two high rise buildings.
Neo: “aww hell naw.”
25 0 ReplyWild Wild West was a good movie, IMO it was just ahead of its time.
24 0 ReplyIt was a reprisal of a tv show from the ‘60s. Maybe after its time?
12 0 ReplyGIANT MECHANICAL SPIDER.
That is all.
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I've been meaning to rewatch it, I saw it as a kid in theaters and thought it was cool but haven't seen it since
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Thanks
14 0 ReplyBut then his song wouldn't have made any sense.
12 0 ReplyReleasing his song as the soundtrack of The Matrix? That would have been like the Wild West. The wicky wicky wild wild west.
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Breath of fresh ass
2 0 Reply...We're going straight~! TooOo~! The oracle now~!
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