Half of Neo's dialog in The Matrix is questions

Neo does not kick much in fight scenes because Keanu Reeves had undergone surgery just months before filming began

Keanu Reeves actually climbed out the window for the scene in which he escapes from the 34th story of an office building

Both Will Smith and Nicolas Cage turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix

The filming of the lobby shootout scene featured all practical effects, no cgi

Samuel L. Jackson and Russell Crowe turned down the role of Morpheus in the Matrix