What can’t Madonna do? She’s a triple threat, but the singer has one major regret—turning down a role in The Matrix.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Madonna revealed to Jimmy Fallon she turned down a tole in The Matrix.
“Can you believe that?”, she said to Fallon during the interview. “That’s like one of the best movies ever made. A teeny-tiny part of me regrets just that one moment in my life.”
The Matrix was released in 1999 and it follows hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves), who gets stuck in a simulated reality. Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano also started in the film. The film spawned two sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, which were released in 2003. The Matrix Resurrections, the first movie in the franchise, is going to be released on December 22.
Other roles Madonna turned down include playing Catwoman in Batman Returns and a leading role in Showgirls.
“I saw them both and I regret that I turned down Catwoman, that was pretty fierce,” Madonna told Fallon. “Showgirls? No.”
Currently, Madonna’s working on a movie about her life, which she wrote and directed. No name or release date has been announced. Her new concert film, Madame X, premieres Friday on Paramount+.
Check out the interview below.
