One of the possibilities, it turns out, wasSandra Bullock.
We went out to so many people I dont remember.
We went to Sandy Bullock and said Well change Neo to a girl.
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It was pretty simple.
We sent her the script to see if she was interested in it.
And if she was interested in it we would venture to make the change.
di Bonaventura continued, It just wasnt something for her at the time.
So really it didnt go anywhere.
It was hard for me to be serious!)
Representatives for Bullock and Warner Bros. did not immediately reply to EWs request for comment.
But theres a fine line in a pitch meeting between genius and what I experienced in the meeting.
di Bonaventura confirmed Smiths potential involvement and revealed that a couple other actors were also in the mix.
Then we go to Leonardo [DiCaprio].
Then Will Smith joins it and he drops out …
The good news was, Keanu said yes and he was awesome.
Turns out he truly wasthe onefor the job.
