THE FATBOY SHOW : 'It hurts': Will Smith shares regret after turning down acclaimed blockbuster.

Will Smith has revealed he turned down one of the most acclaimed blockbusters of the 21st century because he "didn't get it".

The actor has previous experience of turning down films that go on to become huge blockbusters – he was in contention to play Neo in the Wachowski's 1999 sci-fi thriller The Matrix.

Smith made another bad call in the late 2000s when Christopher Nolan, fresh off his Dark Knight success, approached the actor to play the lead role in the 2010 film Inception.