Nearly a quarter of a century ago, sibling directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski changed the face of action cinema with The Matrix trilogy. Actually, strike that. They changed the face of cinema, period.

Will Smith took to social today and made everyone think he’s starring in the next Matrix movie in development at Warner Bros. “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix.

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