Smith explains why he turned down the lead role in Christopher Nolan's multi-layered thriller — but he wasn't the only ...

Why He Turned Down Nolan's Masterpiece Will Smith is no stranger to blockbusters, but even global icons have regrets. One of ...

Wil Smith could be playing Cobb in Inception instead of Lionardo DiCaprio, if he hadn't rejected the role. Now, 15 years ...

David S. Goyer celebrated the 20th anniversary of “Batman Begins” on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, where he revealed ...

Nolan was reported to have gone to Brad Pitt for Inception’s leading role first, then Smith, before finally landing on ...

Will Smith revealed that filmmaker Christopher Nolan approached him for the role of Dominic Cobb in Inception.

The Oscar-winning actor shared that Christopher Nolan had first offered him the lead role in Inception, the 2010 sci-fi hit ...

The Independence Day star shared during an interview with radio station KISS XTRA that Nolan pitched the 2010 mind-bending ...

Smith has an Oscar and box-office clout, but his judgment in picking sci-fi blockbusters isn't always the best.

Will Smith recently painfully recounted the loss of a role in one of Christopher Nolan’s most beloved films. The process of ...

The "Bad Boys" star also famously turned down the role of Neo in "The Matrix" The post Will Smith Passed on Christopher Nolan ...

Will Smith was approached by Christopher Nolan for the now-iconic Leonardo DiCaprio role, but ended up rejecting it ...