TIL Madonna turned down a role in The Matrix, one of the biggest regrets of her career
TIL Madonna turned down a role in The Matrix, one of the biggest regrets of her career
The pop veteran stopped by "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" for an interview that explored her past and glanced into her future.
Maybe we don't live in the worst possible universe. Madonna and Will Smith in the Matrix, everybody using the Hulk Hogan Grill, Stallone as Axel Foley, OJ as the Terminator. I guess I'm ok with where we are now.
We'd probably be talking about different awesome movies with actors we've currently never heard of!
I have no particular hate for Madonna, but even as someone who watched the movies she did do when they were new, I am doubtful that Madonna would have made the Matrix better.
I was going to say, "much to the regret of no one else."
I regret it.
Who was she supposed to play here? Trinity?
Edit: read the article, yes, Trinity.
Will Smith passed on playing Neo in The Matrix to do... Wild Wild West. He had previously said it was his biggest regret in acting.
Nah, I'm glad he did WWW instead. I'm just not seeing him in The Matrix, but as someone who grew up watching WWW, Will nailed James West, and I thank him for that.
Unpopular Opinion Time: WWW is a better movie than The Matrix, because it doesn't try to be more than it is - a goofy, silly, wild west meets new technology time... Just like the TV show was. The Matrix tried too hard, took itself too seriously and instead delivered tropes as if they were messages from beyond. I cringed when I saw it. The action was fun, but oof, that story. At least WWW could laugh at itself.
Most definitely an unpopular opinion. When the Matrix originally released it was a technical marvel, that moment Neo is dodging the bullets in slow motion was incredible. I think as the years have gone on the story has lost some of its charm because the wachowskis have been butchering the franchise to try and protect it in some strange way. As a standalone movie The Matrix story and technical implementation were phenomenal, as soon as they made sequels, and other movies started to copycat, it began to lose that magic
The Matrix didn't take itself too seriously in my opinion. You didn't see the Wachowski's flaunting their film as if it were some auteur bullshit like you might see Zack Snyder do today. They did something new and they did it well. So well that it permanently left a mark on the genre.
i oof/cringed at your comment here
Absolutely no changes to the cast would have made The Matrix better than it was/is.
In fact, it would have made it worse. Will Smith? Madonna? No.
Jeff Bridges as Agent Smith
Could have used some script changes tho...
Apparently the producers were shit at pitching it.
Release the Madonna-Will-Smith cut, you cowards!
When AI catches up, it'd be interesting to see her and Will Smith in the movie
