Will Smith reveals Christopher Nolan offered him Inception first and he turned it down because he didn’t get it “I don’t think I’ve ever even said it publicly before, and I’m gonna say it now because we’re opening up to one another” “Chris Nolan brought me Inception first, and... I didn’t get it” “I’ve never said that out loud. And now that I think about it, it’s those movies that go into those alternate realities, they don’t pitch well. But I’m hurt by those two, I’m hurt by those two”show more

will smith always fumbling generational lead roles

The matrix and now inception bro is the goat of fumbling.

Then he ended up making Gemeni Man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

He said NO to the Matrix He said NO to Inception He said YES to Wild Wild West

It's Christopher Nolan! That's all you need to “get”

Can kinda forgive the matrix fumble as the directors weren’t THAT known at the time. No way of knowing the matrix would turn out to be what it became. But Nolan had just did the Dark Knight lol. Cmon Will!!

Will Smith turned down The Matrix, Django Unchained, and Inception. I can understand turning down one or two, but not all of them.

Turned down The Matrix, turned down Django Unchained, AND he turned down Inception. This nigga be making some terrible movie role decisions. And terrible wife decisions.

He fully understood wild wild west smh

All signs indicate Will Smith is a moron .

“CHRIS Nolan brought me Inception first [over Leo]”

You don’t turn down Nolan man what are you DOING

Same thing with Matrix lol and turned down Django

Will be fumbling projects all the time, who the fuck is in his circle man

FT Will Smith

@_CallMeDennis_ Matrix, Django and now Inception?!?

so every major project gets offered to will first and then he moves on and chooses after earth

I genuinely think Independence Day and Men & Black being so successful influenced bro to think he was well versed in the sci fi genre so anything he didn’t understand he was cool off of

Waiting on the day he announces he passed on training day or gladiator lol because every time he opens his mouth saying what he passed on I’m astonished

Will Smith's biggest fumble:

This fool always gotta say he passed on some hit movie. Shut yo ass up no one cares about ur sorry ass decisions

It’s Nolan even if you don’t get it that’s a director you gotta trust his vision.

Turning down both The Matrix & Inception lol

I can imagine turning down The Matrix since the Wachowskis were new and it can be hard to grasp but Django and Inception are about as slam dunks as you can get. He really can’t get out of his own way

Reveals over a fucking year ago

No wonder he married that women, this mf its terrible at choosing and making decisions

If this is true then he’s just a generational fumbler. After famously passing on The Matrix for the same reason, he passes on Inception from Nolan who was coming off of The Prestige and The Dark Knight back to back??? Like is you cool???

I think Will Smith feels most comfortable and shines best in biographical movies because they have a lot of real-life source material that helps inform how he can perform that character. 1. Ali 2. Concussion 3. King Richard 4. Emancipation 5. Pursuit of Happyness

Thank God he said no

Smith....to DICAPRIO!

Dude turned down Matrix, Django and Inception but did Wild Wild West. Dude is the biggest idiot of all time

Didn't he also turn down the role for Neo in the Matrix trilogy? 😂 What a clown.

Nolan’s probably been trying to have all these black people star in his films but they keep turning him down because they don’t understand his movies 🤣🤣

Every year he talking about how he was brought a different box office hit movie and he “turned it down” he starting to act like Soulja Boy aka Mr. “I did it first” 🤦🏾‍♂️

Now that he brings it up can see why nolan considered him for the role because will is an expression actor. He gives you the full gamut [i am legend, concussion, pursuit] and inception is all about emotional range. Would've nailed it.