Pakistan, July 17 -- Will Smith has shared why he walked away from one of Hollywood's biggest movie roles. The 57-year-old actor recently looked back at turning down The Matrix, saying that he simply did not understand the idea when it was first explained to him.

In a recent interview, Smith shared he was first offered the role of Neo before Keanu Reeves joined the film.

He also revealed that Val Kilmer was being considered for the role of Morpheus. "I had Neo. It was going to be me, and Val Kilmer was Morpheus," Smith said.

The Men in Black actor explained that the directors tried to tell him about a new camera technique they wanted to use. They said they planned to use around 30 cameras that would all take pictures at the same time t...