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Laurence Fishburne Didn’t Watch Will Smith’s ‘Matrix’ Music Video, Offered to Play Morpheus in ‘Matrix 4’ but ‘They Didn’t Respond Well’

Laurence Fishburne says his offer to play Morpheus again in 'Matrix 4' got shut down.

In Smith’s video, Big Sean steps into the role of Morpheus, originally played by Fishburne. During a recent appearance on “The View,” host Sarah Haines asked if Fishburne would consider returning to the “Matrix” franchise. Although Fishburne didn’t return as Morpheus in “The Matrix Resurrections, ” he will get to showcase his fighting skills once again in the upcoming espionage thriller “The Amateur, ” which also stars Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan and Jon Bernthal.

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