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

The text of green bands of code in "The Matrix" is Japanese sushi recipes

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