Will Smith Explains How Spielberg Convinced Him To Do Men In Black
Will Smith posted a video a few days ago discussing why he turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix. A small tidbit the actor shares in his Youtube video is how Steven Spielberg persuaded him to do Men In Black. When he was first offered a role in the alien comedy he wasn’t interested.
From Geek Tyrant:
That was a crazy time in my life. It was like, however I threw the ball, it was going in. I had done Independence Day the year before. I was like, ‘I’m not doing another alien movie, I don’t wanna be the alien movie guy,’ so I turned down Men in Black. And Steven Spielberg called me, he was producing, he said, ‘Why are you turning down that movie?’ I said, ‘I just don’t wanna be the alien guy,’ he said, ‘Um, do me a favor, don’t use your brain for this one, use my brain.’ He was so serious that I was like, ‘Alright, he did do Jaws.’ You just get in that universal energy and nothing can go wrong and that other side comes and you can’t do nothing right."
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