It may well be one of his biggest career regrets, but Will Smith has proven that he can still laugh at himself, as he shares a fan-made video imaging what could have been, had he taken the role of Neo in<em> The Matrix.</em> The actor and rapper has shared the video, in which his face replaces that of Keanu Reeves' in the acclaimed sci-fi franchise. In a comment captioning the fan-made video, Smith joked, "Now imagine Keanu in <em>Wild Wild West</em>." Since the 1999 movie was released, Smith has spoken out about passing the role up, chosing instead to star in <em>Wild Wild West.</em> In a separate video posted on Smith’s YouTube channel, he explains in three minutes and 18 seconds why he he turned it down, confirming something of a long-time movie industry rumour. "This is one of [those] stories ... I'm not proud of, but it's the truth, I did turn down Neo in<em> The Matrix</em>," Smith says in the video. <strong>_________________</strong> <strong>Read more:</strong> <strong>_________________</strong>