Will Smith Gets Candid About The 1 Reason He Turned Down Inception Role

Will Smith in 2022Will Smith has revealed that he turned down an acting role in Inception.The actor said writer and director Christopher Nolan pitched the 2010 science fiction film to him, but Smith “didn’t get it.”“I’ve never said that out loud,” Will said last week on radio station KISS XTRA.“And now that I think about it, it’s those movies that go into those alternate realities, they don’t pitch well.”It’s unclear what role Will was up for, but Leonardo DiCaprio ultimately took the lead role in the film. Leonardo DiCaprio in 2010's InceptionWill also said he turned down The Matrix, calling turning it down one of his “beautiful scars”.“I’m hurt by those two,” he said of The Matrix and Inception.Earlier this year, Will posted a cryptic video on Instagram.“In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix. Smith turned it down,” text on the Instagram video reads. “He chose Wild Wild West, believing it was a better fit for him at the time. But the question remains: What would The Matrix have been like with Will Smith as Neo?”Many fans thought the video meant that Will would act in the fifth Matrix instalment, but Variety reported that wasn’t the case. The Matrix, the 1999 science fiction film starring Keanu Reeves, did well critically and at the box office, spawning a string of sequels. Wild Wild West, however, was panned by critics and won several Razzies.MORE FILM NEWS:11 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Probably Never Knew About How Batman Begins Was MadeLilo & Stitch Remake Director Addresses Backlash Over The New Film's Changed EndingJodie Comer Names 1 Thing She Wants To Never Do Again After Starring In Ryan Reynolds Blockbuster

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