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

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.

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.

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,

Well, the production of iconic rom-com “ Hitch ” certainly did not go off without a… hitch.

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 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

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 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,