Earlier today, Will Smith took to Instagram to casually share some news with his nearly 70 million followers. The reel, which you can see below, sums it up the superstar’s notorious career decision back in 1997 to choose Wild Wild West above The Matrix. “What should I do?” The Matrix were they like Will Smith as Neo? ,” the post asks, then adds “Wake up, Will… the Matrix has you…”
Without caption or context – most people already knew that Smith refused The Matrixwhich became a blockbuster that defines the genre, and can still remember with a laugh how Wild Wild West ended up coming back – the post immediately sparked a firestorm of Internet speculation.
The most obvious answer would be that Will Smith appears in a new one Matrix movie – and such a project is actually in the works. According to a news that was shared last yearDrew Goddard (The Martian, The Cabin in the Woods) he writes and directs a fifth Matrix film, with series co-creator Lana Wachowski on board as an executive producer. At the time, no casting or story details were shared, and that’s still the case — and that includes something to do with Smith’s involvement.
After his Instagram post went viral, io9 reached out to Warner Bros., but the company — which owns The Matrix– didn’t know what Smith was talking about. A similar “uh, no” reaction came from Hollywood Reporter film editor Aaron Crouch, who tweeted through his personal X account that “Will Smith is not starring in the new Matrix movie.”
Another trade, Varietydoubled down on this actually running an article on Smith’s post under the headline “Will Smith is not starring in New Matrix Film, so what neo-related project are you teasing? Although some on the Internet have speculated that it could be related to a Super Bowl commercial – the game is on February 9, so the time is ripe to start dropping hints – the publication’s theory is that it is something to do with Smith. other career: “It seems more likely that his cyberpunk-related venture will involve music, as Smith has teased that he is preparing to drop his first album in 20 years.”
Smith, who won an Oscar for 2021 King Richard– an honor forever linked with one of the strangest moments in Oscar broadcast history – most recently starring in Bad Boys: Ride or Diehis quarter Bad Boys buddy-cop film opposite Martin Lawrence.
What do you think of Smith’s Neo recovery? Do you think new music is on the way, or something else?
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