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Published 14:30 IST, November 12th 2019

Will Smith releases his own homemade version of Matrix with son Trey

Will Smith shared a post on his social media handle which featured his first-born Trey Smith, and their homemade version of the movie The Matrix

Reported by: Hrishikesh Gawade
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Will Smith has been playing the role of the protagonist for a while now in Hollywood. He has starred in multiple critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies throughout his career. He is mostly known for his sci-fi movie Men in Black and Independence Day. Smith’s versatility knows no bounds as he has not only starred in science fiction movies but has also played a part in comic and drama movies alike. He portrayed the heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali in the biopic Ali, in the year 2001. Recently, the actor shared a post on his official social media handle which featured his first-born Trey Smith.

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Will’s home-made Matrix influenced movie, The Treytrix:

Will Smith was supposed to play Neo in the movie franchise The Matrix, but he passed on the role. However, unbeknownst to his fans and the world, The Pursuit of Happyness actor had been shooting a home-made movie called The Treytrix. The actor uploaded a video on his official Instagram handle which featured a young Trey Smith and Will himself. He said that when his first-born Trey Smith was growing up, every year, for his birthday, Will would shoot an episode of a home-made movie called The Treytrix, where Will would play the bad guy trying to kill Trey, while Trey is trying to defend him and his family.

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In the caption of the video, Will Smith called his son T-ball, wishing him on his birthday. The actor added that it might be time to shoot another episode and went on to say, ''I think I can get you now.” Trey Smith, who is all grown up now, was tagged in the post. The video features a young Trey and Will Smith fighting in Kung Fu style, as Trey is seen having an upper hand in the fight. He has also been shooting thunderbolts at his father in the video. The video is filled with action and screaming, yet the presence of Will Smith makes it hilarious, according to fans.

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12:45 IST, November 12th 2019