Will Smith said no to a great film by Christopher Nolan because he didn’t understand anything about the script
“These films that explore alternative realities … They are hard to pitcher.”
Decidedly, Will Smith does not have a hollow nose. After having already confessed that he had refused roles in Matrix (to play in … Wild Wild West) And Django Unchainedthe American star recently revealed during an interview with Kiss Xtra radio station which he also said no to Christopher Nolan. And not for any movie.
“”It hurts too much … I think I never talked about it publicly, but I’m going to say it because we speak frankly. Chris Nolan introduced me Inception First, and I didn’t understand anything.“”
Will Smith also draws a parallel with his refusal of the role of Neo in Matrix (“It’s one of my beautiful scars“, He said with philosophy), to explain why he missed it next toInception. “”I never said it aloud. Now that I think about it, it is these films that explore alternative realities … They are hard to pitcher. But it hurts me to have missed these two films. ”
Will Smith Reveals Director Christopher NOLAN BRAGHT HIM The Movie “Inception” first, but he turned it down and say movies about alternate realities don pitch well.
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THE Hollywood Reporter had already revealed in 2010 behind the scenes of the casting ofInception. According to the newspaper, it was Brad Pitt who was Nolan’s first choice, before the role was proposed to Will Smith, who has just revealed that he did not understand the scenario.
Inception tells the story of Dominic Cobb, an “extractor” who steals industrial secrets by entering into people’s dreams. It was ultimately Leonardo DiCaprio who found himself headlining the film, with immense success: $ 839 million in the world.
