From Will Smith to Emily Blunt: 10 actors who rejected roles that later became iconic
Will Smith turned down Neo after a pitch meeting with the Wachowskis left him genuinely baffled, choosing Wild Wild West instead. Reflecting on the decision at the 2019 premiere of Gemini Man, he said, “I’d go back to the Wild Wild West set and I would say, ‘Asshole, why didn’t you make The Matrix?’” He…