Earlier today, Will Smith took to Instagram to casually share some news with his nearly 70 million followers. The reel, which you can see below, recaps the superstars notorious career decision back in 1997 to pick Wild Wild West over The Matrix. What would The Matrix have been like with Will Smith as Neo?, the post asks, then adds Wake up, Will the Matrix has you With no caption or contextmost people already knew Smith turned down The Matrix, which went on to become a genre-defining blockbuster,and also can recall with a chuckle at how Wild Wild West ended up turning outthe post immediately set a fire of speculation across the internet. The most obvious response would be that Will Smith is appearing in a new Matrix movieand such a project is indeed in the works. According to news that broke last year, Drew Goddard (The Martian, The Cabin in the Woods) is writing and directing a fifth Matrix film, with series co-creator Lana Wachowski aboard as executive producer. At the time, no casting or story details were shared, and thats still the caseand that includes anything to do with Smiths involvement.After his Instagram post went viral, io9 reached out to Warner Bros., but the companywhich owns The Matrixdidnt know what Smith was talking about. A similar uh, no reaction came from Hollywood Reporter film editor Aaron Crouch, who tweeted through his personal X account that Will Smith is not starring in the new Matrix movie. Another trade, Variety, doubled down on that by actually running an article about Smiths post under the headline Will Smith Isnt Starring in New Matrix Movie, So What Neo-Related Project Is He Teasing? Though some on the internet speculated it might be tied into a Super Bowl commercialthe game is February 9, so the time is ripe to start dropping hintsthe publications theory is that its something to do with Smiths other career: It seems more likely that his cyberpunk-related venture will involve music, since Smith has teased that hes getting ready to drop his first album in 20 years. Smith, who won an Oscar for 2021s King Richardan honor forever linked with one of the oddest moments in Oscar telecast historymost recently starred in Bad Boys: Ride or Die, his fourth Bad Boys buddy-cop movie opposite Martin Lawrence.Whats your take on Smiths Neo reclamation? Do you think new music is on the way, or something else? Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.