According to 'Matrix' producer, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Keanu Reeves' Neo could have been played by a female actress. Not only that, it would have been Reeves' 'Speed' co-star, Sandra Bullock. di Bonaventura says that producers went to Bullock after Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role. He adds that despite Neo being a male, the script would have been changed for her. During a 2009 interview, the Oscar-winning actress admitted that she passed on appearing in 'The Matrix.'
