Brad Pitt on passing on playing Neo in ‘The Matrix’: “I took the red pill”

Brad Pitt has spoken about passing up on the chance to play Neo in The Matrix in a new interview.Read more: The Matrix at 20: the enduring impact of the sci-fi sensationThe actor was honoured with the Maltin Modern Master Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival yesterday (January 22), where he took part in an In Conversation event.
Film critic Leonard Maltin, who the award is named after, asked Pitt to reveal what roles he remembered passing up on. After being initially reluc