In the first movie, Neo visits a mysterious character called The Oracle (Gloria Foster) — who's later revealed to be a sapient part of the Matrix itself — and is subtly inspired to become The ...

In the music video, Smith takes on the role of Neo, the character made famous by Keanu Reeves in the 1999 sci-fi classic “The Matrix,” while Big Sean steps into the shoes of Morpheus ...

Will Smith is still wondering about how the trajectory of his career would have changed had he taken the role of Neo in The Matrix rather than starring in Wild Wild West. While Keanu Reaves shined ...

Spoiler: Neo chooses the red pill. He wakes up naked, hairless and afraid in a flotation tank, is rescued by other Matrix escapees, and “is drawn into a rebellion against the machines”.

When we first met Neo, hero of "The Matrix," it was 1999. The idea of A.I. feeding on human brains and bodies seemed like a thought experiment. But the movie’s warnings about A.I. — and ...

But what makes The Matrix shine is in its narrative structure, specifically the journey the Keanu Reaves' character Thomas Anderson goes through to become Neo, the chosen one. To better understand ...

In 1997, the Wachowski siblings approached Will Smith with an offer that, in retrospect, he really should have accepted.

Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his ...

The music video matches its epic nature, featuring Smith as Neo, The Matrix film character he famously turned down to star in Wild Wild West. "Look, you’ve made some awesome career choices your ...