‘Hitch' Director Recalls Filming With Will Smith Was "A Battle," Only Found out a Sequel Is in the Works "Three Months Ago"
So much so that Smith wanted out just a few days before filming began. "Will tried to back out three days before we started shooting. He wanted to shut down and work on it some more," Tennant said. "We had our difficulties,
‘Hitch’ Director Recalls “Difficulties” Working With Will Smith & Why Actor Tried To “Back Out” 3 Days Before Filming Began
Hitch director Andy Tennant recalls the “difficulties” in filming Hitch and working with Will Smith. In a new interview, the filmmaker looked back at how it was shooting the 2005 romantic comedy that also starred Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, and Adam Arkin.
“Hitch” director says Will Smith wanted to back out of rom-com 3 days before filming started: 'It was madness'
Director Andy Tennant is finally telling that story as the film approaches its 20th anniversary. "There was a lot of fear doing a big, expensive romantic comedy with [star Will Smith]," the filmmaker behind another gold standard of aughts rom-coms,
'Hitch' Director Recalls 'Battle' Working With Will Smith: He 'Tried to Back Out 3 Days Before'
Ahead of the 20th Anniversary of "Hitch," director Andy Tennant sat down with Business Insider to talk about his experience making the film - including big clashes with star Will Smith. Apparently, tensions came to a head just three days before filming was slated to start when Smith tried to back out and rework the script.
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