Will Smith as Neo?!?

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Christian Bale would have made a better Neo. Here's proof:

Equilibrium

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KneeCo,

You butchered what is arguably one of the most recognizable movie quotes from the 80's. You deserve whatever you get.

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not to mention it wasn't even the sensei that shouted it.

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U bring up Jesus alot NT.

Any reason why?

fyc

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A friend mentioned that Will Smith turned down playing Neo in the matrix, and it was his biggest regret as an actor.

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If Will Smith were Neo, then he would have had to have been Constantine as well, since that was basically the same role. And that definitely wouldn't have worked.

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I think if they cast Smith they don't go with Fishburne as Morpheus FWIW.

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What white actor would you cast as Morpheus (in keeping with the whole racial balance thing)?

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Lance Henriksen

[Jay Riall]

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Happyness >>>>> anything Keanu has ever done.

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rofl

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All you people who say Will Smith can't act need to see Six Degrees of Separation.

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It's not that he can't act. It's that he now only plays a character called "Will Smith" and any role will be rewritten so that it is appropriate for this character. There are a lot of roles that would be absolutely destroyed by the requirements of fitting the "Will Smith" persona.

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"Enemy of the State" is one of my favorites.

[AngusThermopyle]

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You turned down the part of Neo in The Matrix - any regrets?

You know, The Matrix is a difficult concept to pitch. In the pitch, I just didn't see it. I watched Keanu's performance - and very rarely do I say this - but I would have messed it up. I would have absolutely messed up The Matrix. At that point I wasn't smart enough as an actor to let the movie be. Whereas Keanu was smart enough to just let it be. Let the movie and the director tell the story, and don't try and perform every moment.


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Will Smith interview in Wired

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I'm not surprised they asked Val Kilmer, because I can totally see him doing that character.

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insert do not want pic here,

It's hard for me to say who could take the place, but it would have to be someone like vin diesel.

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Christopher Walken all the way "Neeeo, [pause] you are the one".

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[img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img] That would have been amazing, I feel conned by the Matrix now.

[Crazylittlehead]

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I'll be the first to say that I don't think the movie would do as well with two black male lead actors. Not in that genre and with that storyline.

Not that it wouldn't be a good movie, because even though I think Will Smith sucks he's better than Keanu Reeves, but purely because of demographic appeal and the willingness of the film's audience to accept a black guy as a Christ figure.


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I also dont think anyone would have enjoyed seeing a black lead actor with a pretty white girl. A love plot between Trinity and Will Smith would have been gross.