Ride or Die' star stirred speculation about joining the ‘Matrix' universe with an Instagram message seeming to talk about an upcoming project.

Will Smith teased joining 'The Matrix' franchise, but sources confirm he won't be part of the fifth installment.

Will Smith will not be joining the next Matrix movie after all, despite speculation. In a mysterious recent post, the actor set the rumour mill into overdrive as he shared the sci-fi franchise 's iconic text style, recounting the well-known story of him turning down the role of Neo in the 1999 movie.