According to the producer, they got so desperate that they were willing to gender-swap the role in order to accommodate Keanu Reeves’ Speed co-star Sandra Bullock as Neo.
The Matrix, one of the most important sci-fi movies ever made, will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in a number of days.
We went to Sandy Bullock and said ‘We’ll change Neo to a girl.’
Sandra Bullock, meanwhile, went on to star in Miss Congeniality, which was a huge hit.