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[–] qualia@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 230 points 1 week ago (19 children)

Will Smith would have been disastrous in The Matrix and now I want to see it

[–] starik@lemmy.zip 100 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I was thinking, thank god he turned it down.

Inception, on the other hand - I can’t recall any of the characters, so I don’t know which role he was considering. It’s a perfect Will Smith movie.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 89 points 1 week ago (5 children)

If memory serves me right the protagonist in Inception was confused a lot and Wil can pull off confused.

[–] Shrubbery@piefed.social 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If memory serves me right the protagonist in Inception was confused a lot

Dicarpio's character wasn't confused, you may be thinking of Elliot Page's character, but I wouldn't count that character as the main protagonist.

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Imagine the tie-in music video he would have done.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

With the squid machines doing hip hop dances in the background

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[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 147 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Sean Connery turned down both Gandalf in Lord of the Rings and Morpheus in The Matrix because he didn't understand the scripts. He turned down Dumbledore in Harry Potter because it was too fantastical. Then he tried a reverse approach where he accepted the next role he didn't understand, because clearly that was where the money was at. So he accepted Allan Quartermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a movie which flopped hard. Then he ragequit the industry and retired.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 83 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I love that movie, I thought he did great in it too

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Same here. It’s a fun action romp with some interesting characters. I get that it’s not peak cinema but it’s still good.

Some of the CGI in it is insanely good too (the invisible man), Corridor Crew did a react episode or two about it.

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[–] KuroiKaze@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm so glad he skips movies he would have ruined

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

Strongly agree. As an actor Will Smith always brings some sass to movies. I feel like he would've ruined a few scenes. Especially him teasing Agent Smith unnecessarily.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 44 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Will smiths thing is most similar to dwayne johnson, he wanted to be the LEAD or the most prominent actor and not the side character

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[–] TheSeveralJourneysOfReemus@lemmy.world 39 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Yeah but, what if you could star in this instead?

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[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (11 children)

He also turned down Django Unchained. Will Smith is just shit at picking roles.

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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He slapped a man on national television because he made a joke about his wife. That wasn't even a mean joke, it was just in somewhat bad taste. (He was also laughing at the joke until he saw his wife roll her eyes at it)

He is quite dumb

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

She's basically his boss tbh. It does not seem like a healthy relationship

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He didn't want to have to go home in the same limo with her screaming at him for not defending her in front of the whole world. So he destroyed his Oscar winning night, his reputation, and his career, because he was too afraid of her acting like a psychopath.

And she probably did it anyway.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

I've been in that relationship too. It really fucks with you.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 4 points 6 days ago

She fucks other dudes and talks about it on TV. She's his Dom, and an unhealthy one.

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 week ago (5 children)

maybe he just didnt get the point of the story or something. I dont think you can act well if you cant get into the character

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

From the interview I heard they pitched the matrix terribly.

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Back in the late 90s, I have no idea how you'd pitch that any other way. It's a miracle that movie got made.

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