‘Hitch' Director Andy Tennant Says Working With Will Smith Was ‘A Battle'
Tennant also claimed that just three days before filming was set to begin, Smith wanted to delay production. "He wanted to work on it some more," the director alleged, explaining
‘Hitch’ Director Says Will Smith Is Developing A Sequel Film Without Him: “Hey, That’s Hollywood”
Andy Tennant, the director of the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch, said that Will Smith is developing a sequel to the film but did not include him.
‘Hitch’ Director Recalls ‘Battle’ Working With Will Smith: He ‘Tried to Back Out 3 Days Before’
Ahead of ‘Hitch’s’ 20th Anniversary, director Anny Tennant sat down with Business Insider to talk about his experience making the film - including big clashes with star Will Smith.
"He didn’t trust me"- 'Hitch' Director Andy Tennant Opens Up About Will Smith And Things That Bug Their Relationship
Will Smith starred in the Andy Tennant directed film, which although a huge hit comprising of a smooth romantic duo, had a very hitch-hockey time in development.As Hitch commemarates its 20th anniversary,
‘Hitch’ Director Says Will Smith Tried to Bail on Production 3 Days Before Filming
Well, the production of iconic rom-com “ Hitch ” certainly did not go off without a… hitch.
Will Smith not easy to work with, claims Hitch director 20 years later
Hitch director Andy Tennant has recently reflected on his conflict with onscreen lead Will Smith.In a new interview with Business Insider, Andy, who marked the 20th anniversary of
Hitch director Andy Tennant: ‘I thought I ruined Will Smith’s career’
When Hitch was released 20 years ago today, director Andy Tennant was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief, after convincing himself that he had ‘ruined Will Smith ’s career’, and his own, following a hellish shoot.
“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,
Will Smith Allegedly Tried To Back Out Of This Iconic 2000s Role Days Before Filming
Per IMdB, Will was also responsible for the casting of Kevin James, who he’d enjoyed in The King of Queens. But he also said some misalignments were so strong that Will Smith “tried to back out three days before we started shooting” in order to improve the script.
‘Hitch' Director Says Will Smith ‘Tried to Back Out Three Days Before Shooting' and ‘Is Developing a Sequel Without Me': ‘I Never Heard From Him' After 2005
Hitch” director Andy Tennant marked the 20th anniversary of the romantic-comedy with a new Business Insider interview in which he opened up about clashing with star Will Smith. As the filmmaker put it: “I didn’t want cheap jokes,
‘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,
Will Smith didn’t want to get
“I guess Will is developing a Hitch sequel without me,” Tennant said. “I just found out about it three months ago. I had a ...
'Hitch' at 20: How Will Smith's first rom-com went from near-disaster to instant classic
Director Andy Tennant tells Business Insider about what happened behind the scenes while making the classic Will Smith ...