Director Christopher Nolan has been the talk of the film industry for the last two weeks after the release of his latest project. odyssey.
The film has received amazing reviews out of the gate and set box office record, Nolan has become quite accustomed to this with many of his previous projects.
However, on Saturday it was revealed that one of Nolan’s most popular films, start – who holds 86% rotten tomatoes scoreWon four Oscars, and starred Leonardo DiCaprio – the role he originally offered to Will Smith.
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Smith revealed that turning down the film was the biggest regret of his acting career as he struggled to understand the film’s pitch.
Smith revealed, “I don’t think I’ve ever said it publicly before, and I’m going to say it now because we’re opening up to each other…Chris Nolan came up with Inception for me in the first place, but I didn’t get it.”
“I never said it out loud. And now that I think about it, it’s the movies that go into those alternate realities that they don’t present well. But I’m hurt by both of them.”
Will Smith revealed that Christopher Nolan first offered him Inception and he turned it down because he didn’t get the concept.
“I don’t think I’ve ever said it publicly before, and I’m going to say it now because we’re opening up to each other.”
“Chris Nolan brought me… pic.twitter.com/Bowe5dh2v9– Complex (@complex) 25 July 2026
Had Smith accepted, the role would probably have been a great fit, as he is no stranger to action-packed films, especially ones with plot twists.
He has starred in bad boys franchise, I am the legend, Hancock, enemy of the state, I, the robotand many other major projects during his career.
related to startThis is a film that many viewers understand better on a second viewing, noticing details they may have missed during the first viewing.
It ultimately became one of Nolan’s all-time classics, joining a catalog that includes historically acclaimed films Oppenheimer, The Dark Knight, Memento, Interstellar, Dunkirkand now odyssey.
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