re: Will Smith has turned down some really big roles

He had a ton of positive public cred on his side & he’s just let it flush down the drain. Not drugs, not seedy kiddie related scandals, but simple being a spineless simp to his manipulative evil wife who’ll flaunt her affairs in his face , the entire world & laugh.

Just can’t understand why.

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it wasn’t as painful in retrospect as his decision to turn down Neo in “The Matrix.”

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The movie would have sucked with Will fricking Smith in it. I thank god every day he turned it down.

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I wonder if people, especially Smith, ever consider that some of these movies might not have been hits if he had accepted the roles. We often underestimate how much influence an actor brings to a film, from how they interpret a character and improvise lines to how they interact with the cast and shape the story itself. Great movies succeed because they capture something elusive, something magical that cannot be predicted or fully explained. That is why they are so rare. Change just one element, especially the lead actor, and that magic can easily disappear.

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Is this where we pretend that Will Smith wasn't one of the biggest box office draws in the universe for a while?

He would have absolutely killed it in Django. Foxx is good in that, but Smith would've done just as well, if not better. He also could have pulled off Inception as well since that was more about story/plot than Leo's acting. Will Smith may be sort of a piece of shite in real life, but he's an excellent actor, especially back then.

The Matrix is one of the only ones I think he wouldn't have been as good in. That role seemed perfect for someone like Keanu, and I'm not sure the feel of the movie would've been the same with Smith in it.

And of all the things to consider about Will Smith's career, the biggest role he should've turned down was the role of "jealous husband" at the Oscars and he should've told Jada Pinkett to kick rocks for making him do that. frick Will Smith.

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I wonder if people, especially Smith, ever consider that some of these movies might not have been hits if he had accepted the roles

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True, but Nolan and Tarantino have a pretty good track record at the box office, no matter the actor.

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Will Smith has turned down some really big roles

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Not surprising. He’s not exactly known for making good decisions.

I give thanks unto the Lord that Will Smith didn't prevent the existence of such an awesome movie.

If you take Jada out of the sequels, they aren't bad. A lot of their suckness comes from angry count Jada snapping at everyone. Seeing her onscreen is like nails on a chalkboard.

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I give thanks unto the Lord that Will Smith didn't prevent the existence of such an awesome movie.

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Smith told GQ magazine that he “didn’t want to make a slavery film about vengeance,”

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How ironic.

The Django one is the worst he said he turned it down because Waltz killed Leo’s character instead of Django.

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I wanted to make that movie so badly, but I felt the only way was, it had to be a love story, not a vengeance story.”

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Yes of course. Quentin Tarantino is known for making love stories.

Dumbass.

Will Smith should learn to shut the frick up, sign on with quality directors, and do whatever they pay him to do - which should include shutting the frick up unless its in the script.