In front of the 20th anniversary of “Hitch”, director Andy Tennant sat down with Business Insider Talking about their experience of making the film – including major clashes with Star Will Smith. Obviously, the tensions in the head came just three days before the filming was planned to start when Smith tried to back out and rework the script.
Tennanten admitted to difficulties on both sides and said: “The movie I wanted to make and the movie will want to make, none of these films is as good as the movie we did together. It was a battle. (Smith’s wife) Jada (Pinkett Smith) was a great help. She posted some of my instincts. It was a time during Prep when I drove back on a lot of crazy S – T that happened. “
Smith brought in his own draft of the 2005 movie that Tennant said he was not a fan of. So much that he threatened to quit. “I didn’t want cheap jokes, but he didn’t trust me,” Tennant said. Fortunately, Smith and Tennant could come to a passive agreement.
“I finally told the studio that I was more afraid to make that version of the movie than I was about shooting me,” the director said. “Because I knew they were right at the edge of shooting me before we even started shooting. And to Wills Credit we did not go with that draft. I don’t think I was ever to anyone’s advantage. “
However, the functioning script was still not right with Smith. Tennant criticizes the actor’s behavior to “fear (to) make a large, expensive romantic comedy.” In fact, “Hitch” was the first move in the Smith genre. Previously, he was known for making action movies like “But in Black” and “Bad Boys.”
“It was full of danger,” Tennant added to the experience. “Will tried to back out three days before we started shooting. He wanted to turn off and work with it a little more. It was madness. “
Despite lots of unknown conflict, the final result of the film was a resounding success. While we may never know what changes were made, the final version of the movie Smith sees as a secret dating expert who helps men find their chance with the women in their dreams. His job, and his life is thrown into disarray when he meets a gossip columnist (Eva Mendes) who is determined to reveal and reveal the mysterious dating guru. The film was a critical success and a box office juggernaut Grossing $ 371.6 million all over the world.
Surprisingly, the movie never got a sequel, a regular staple for Hit Smith franchise. Now, exactly 20 years later, Tennant says that a sequel is apparently in the works – just doesn’t involve him.
“I just got to know about it three months ago,” Tennant said. “I had a really good idea for a sequel, and I talked to an CEO at Sony, and he said that Will’s production companies are developing a sequel. Hi, it’s Hollywood. “
“I don’t mind Will,” he continued. “He hired me to make this movie. It wasn’t an easy job for anyone, but we walked around the world with the movie. Even the difficult times he would always say: ‘Wait until the junk. We are going to walk around the world with this’ – and we did, and it was fantastic. It was the most amazing trip I’ve ever been to. And when it was over, my time was with Will over. It was. And I’ve never heard of him since. “
