Hugo Weaving Reprises The Role Of THE MATRIX's 'Agent Smith' In New TV Commercial

Hugo Weaving Reprises The Role Of THE MATRIX's 'Agent Smith' In New TV Commercial

Regardless of how disappointing the two sequels to The Matrix were to some, there's no denying that it was an awful lot of fun seeing Hugo Weaving's villainous 'Agent Smith' back on the big screen.

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By JoshWilding - Apr 13, 2013 08:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Matrix
Source: Bleeding Cool
Hugo Weaving has made it clear that he didn't exactly enjoy his time working on either the Transformers franchise or Captain America: The First Avenger, but 'Agent Smith' is obviously a role he has no issue with returning to. In the following commercial for GE, the actor once again suits up as The Matrix bad guy in a promo shot by Pineapple Express helmer David Gordon Green.




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Sephiroth
Sephiroth - 4/13/2013, 8:46 AM
Sophia Stewart, not the Wachowski brothers, is the real creator of The Matrix. Google it.
Ragnaroknroll
Ragnaroknroll - 4/13/2013, 8:49 AM
Glad to see he's keeping busy with meaningful projects by not playing the Red Skull.
kneelbe4zod
kneelbe4zod - 4/13/2013, 8:52 AM
Nice commercial. Although I thought he said in his last interview that these roles we not his style anymore. Must have paid him an a**load of money, although we haven't seen him inn any flicks for awhile.
StarlordX
StarlordX - 4/13/2013, 8:57 AM
And he dont wnat to be Red Skull again Because....
kenechokeesey
kenechokeesey - 4/13/2013, 8:58 AM
A commercial that associates The Matrix with technology in hospitals makes it seem like the ad people didn't watch the movies.
Minato
Minato - 4/13/2013, 9:00 AM
Commercial wasn't that impressive especially seeing that he doesn't play roles like this anymore.
ClarkFarley2012
ClarkFarley2012 - 4/13/2013, 9:04 AM
Kool.. he still plays that role Well. He should so be Skeletor in He-Man.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 4/13/2013, 9:05 AM
Awesome. Specially the end!
Brady1138
Brady1138 - 4/13/2013, 9:08 AM
Considering The Matrix is sort of "out of fashion" and Hugo Weaving as a fairly high-profile actor (for commercials, anyway), it's a wonder this commercial got made.

That said, I'm glad they did it!
Aeyan
Aeyan - 4/13/2013, 9:13 AM
That was fun. I can see part of why he agreed to do it. You go, Hugo!
whoa123
whoa123 - 4/13/2013, 9:14 AM
Nice commercial but damn Hugo's getting old!
imnotwearinghockeypants
imnotwearinghockeypants - 4/13/2013, 9:19 AM
Mr. Smith's evil suits GE just fine.
Silentman
Silentman - 4/13/2013, 9:23 AM
Haha, it actually made me laugh at the end there with the lollipops. Fun to see but kind of random too. Unless this is some way of saying that Matrix 4 is on its way... Oh, I can dream.
Supes17
Supes17 - 4/13/2013, 9:26 AM
I hate how you can't watch videos on here from an iPhone
Optimus83
Optimus83 - 4/13/2013, 9:29 AM
Cool Agent's Smith Red Skull Comercial. ...
pintoman
pintoman - 4/13/2013, 9:30 AM
This commercial gave me much happiness. :o)

You have to understand that waiting for prosthetics to be applied, and wearing them all day, isn't a fun gig.
edmundo
edmundo - 4/13/2013, 9:52 AM
Yeah that commercial made me giggle
lucio7lopez
lucio7lopez - 4/13/2013, 9:58 AM
Great!! This (our) future is better than the matrix =) Smith rules!
flames809
flames809 - 4/13/2013, 10:02 AM
whoa the matrix trilogy was good.. and good commercial.. and really because he does this commercial means he a douchbag because he don't want to play red skull any more? That just something stupid to say.
Tom01992
Tom01992 - 4/13/2013, 10:12 AM
https://vimeo.com/63755669
Azrael725
Azrael725 - 4/13/2013, 10:17 AM
this was actually pretty cool. the way it ended with the phone was great and then the red or blue thing was hilarious haha
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 4/13/2013, 10:36 AM
Beyond awesome seeing Agent Smith again. Or shall I say Agent Smith's, as in THE MATRIX RELOADED; GREATEST ACTION FILM OF ALL TIME.
2013venjix
2013venjix - 4/13/2013, 11:03 AM
cute
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 4/13/2013, 11:26 AM
Meehhh.
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 4/13/2013, 11:28 AM
@supes17, yeah I just click on the source and it always let's me watch it. This is the only website I can't watch videos on.
storyteller
storyteller - 4/13/2013, 11:51 AM
When it comes to Megatron, all he is doing is providing the voice. He didn't need to so up on set or do mocap. They didn't copy his faced digitally. If they had it all ready he could do all his lines in a day. Megatron shows up near the climax of film one and is barely in 3. He's not a voice actor so it was probably a boring gig compared to spending months learning how to fight.

With Red Skull As the RED Skull, he just kinda just drives up to places and yells at blue screen(he does it well mind you). But again all this is quite boring. And again he probably didn't have to do a whole given that screen time in makeup. As his regular self he was just in the same room all the time.

I think he would want the Red Skull role again if they showed him a challenging role. He'll play a bad guy if he gets to do stuff. I think he was having some fun with that evil demon role in Cloud Atlas.
sephiroth211
sephiroth211 - 4/13/2013, 2:55 PM
I was thinking the same thing @ThePowerCosmic.
pro346
pro346 - 4/13/2013, 3:29 PM
The two matrix sequels were more entertaining than any of the mcu movies!
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 4/13/2013, 4:42 PM
And this makes me want to buy something that'll keep track of me?...
Shades
Shades - 4/13/2013, 5:40 PM
Weaving is an actor who does films that he enjoys. He didn't enjoy playing Red Skull, but enjoys playing Agent Smith. Get over it!
113
113 - 4/13/2013, 7:53 PM
References from 14 years ago? I loved the Matrix as much as anyone but that ship has sailed long ago.
Number1Wolverine
Number1Wolverine - 4/14/2013, 12:43 AM
A little late for a Matrix commercial, but it was still awesome.
Canon38
Canon38 - 4/14/2013, 5:53 AM
Sell out! lol.
Armyshot
Armyshot - 4/14/2013, 7:59 AM
forget weaving as the redskull, his performance was laughable, forget him as skeletor, let him dwell on his older roles, and move on to something new, better
CaptainLantern
CaptainLantern - 4/14/2013, 8:46 AM
@pro346, what kind of drugs are you on?
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