Smith and Sean Don team up for ‘Beautiful Scars’ while having fun with a Matrix-inspired clip
Will Smith has teamed up with Big Sean to unveil the truth behind his recent cryptic Matrix teaser. While fans speculated that Smith might be starring in a new Matrix movie, the pair revealed that they are, in fact, collaborating on a new single called “Beautiful Scars.”
A trailer promoting the track, released on Sunday, January 26, reimagines the iconic scene from the 1999 film The Matrix, where Keanu Reeves’ character, Neo, faces a choice between a blue pill and a red pill. In the teaser, Big Sean plays Morpheus, and Will Smith portrays Neo. In a playful twist, Sean’s Morpheus offers Smith’s Neo a choice: the blue pill to keep things the same or the red pill to go back and star in the film that slipped through his fingers—the one where Smith famously turned down the role of Neo.
The video ends with Smith swallowing both pills, leaving Sean stunned. Fans can expect the music video for “Beautiful Scars” to follow suit with the Matrix-inspired theme when it drops on Thursday, January 30.