15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About “The Matrix”

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Sean Hutchinson and Mental Floss present 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Matrix.

Here are my three favorite facts…

1. THE FILM STARTED AS A COMIC BOOK.

Filmmakers Lana (then known as Larry) and Andy Wachowski originally conceived the storyline for The Matrix as a comic. They had both previously written comic books for Marvel.

5. BOTH WILL SMITH AND NICOLAS CAGE FORMALLY TURNED DOWN THE ROLE OF NEO.

Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Leonardo DiCaprio were all also considered before the filmmakers settled on Keanu Reeves for the part.

6. RUSSELL CROWE, SEAN CONNERY, AND SAMUEL L. JACKSON COULD’VE BEEN MORPHEUS.

When they declined, Laurence Fishburne took the role.