Email confirms Will Smith upcoming live event name change

An email sent today revealed updated details about Will Smith’s upcoming event, officially titled Exclusive Livestream Screening Interview & Global Music Video Premiere. The music video premiere is set for January 30, 2025, but will be featured at advanced screenings in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. It will also include an interview with Smith and the debut of his new song, Beautiful Scars featuring Big Sean.

Following the email, Smith shared a new Instagram post featuring himself as Neo and Big Sean as Morpheus. The post also included an audio snippet from Beautiful Scars, which is set to premiere during the event. These updates confirm the project’s connection to The Matrix while highlighting its integration of music and visual storytelling.

This announcement follows days of speculation sparked by Smith’s earlier Instagram post referencing The Matrix. As reported by AllHipHop, Smith reflected on his decision to turn down the role of Neo in 1997 and teased fans with the phrase, “Wake up, Will… The Matrix has you.” While Smith is not officially attached to the next Matrix film, these recent developments suggest he’s exploring a creative reimagining of the franchise through music and multimedia.

Some fans in the comments have theorized that Smith could portray Geoffrey, a character introduced in Paul Chadwick’s The Miller’s Tale from The Matrix Comics: 20th Anniversary Edition. For anyone unfamiliar, Geoffrey is a freed human from the Matrix’s sixth iteration, known in Zion for cultivating wheat and representing resilience. While a wheat farmer might not seem like the most obvious Matrix character to spotlight, Geoffrey’s role as a historical figure in Zion has led some to speculate that Smith could be playing him as a mentor to Morpheus. The idea of Smith as Geoffrey guiding Morpheus, providing wisdom and humor to balance the franchise’s philosophical themes, fits well with his unique approach to historical figures.