There were a couple of times when Neo exhibited what can only be referred to as clairvoyance. In The Matrix Reloaded, he had a vision of Trinity falling to her death from a skyscraper.

The matrix has you.” It seems more likely that his cyberpunk-related venture will involve music, since Smith has teased that he’s getting ready to drop his first album in 20 years.

“In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ Smith turned it down,” Smith’s video post, which he uploaded Monday, read.

Well, maybe two. But we’re not gonna focus on that one.” If Smith takes the blue pill, he can keep his life as is, while the red allows him to go back in time and take on that Matrix role.

Popular on Variety “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ Smith turned it down,” his Instagram video, written in third-person, reads.

“I’m not proud of it, but it’s the truth, all right, I did turn down Neo in The Matrix,” Smith said. “After we made Men in Black, the Wachowskis came in and they’d only done one movie.

Will Smith Stars in ‘The Matrix’ Parody 27 Years After Rejecting Neo Role Watch Smith in the music video for "Beautiful Scars," where the actor-rapper finally gets to take the red pill.

From Kid’s perspective, Neo isn’t just the man who led him out of the Matrix, but the one whose guidance marked the beginning of what the Kid sees as his real life.