Director Andy Tennant is finally telling that story as the film approaches its 20th anniversary.
Smith even “tried to back out three days before we started shooting.
He wanted to shut down and work on it some more.
Will Smith and Eva Mendes in ‘Hitch’.Credit:TBS
There were some debates but there were things that turned out really funny.
You keep all the really fun stuff, you have a good movie.
But it was a wild ride.”
Will Smith and Eva Mendes star in ‘Hitch’.Barry Wetcher/SONY PICTURES
So why start then?
Will the businessman wanted to break that barrier and expand his brand.
But the road to success was paved with trials and tribulations.
It was a battle."
“We didn’t have a location to shoot this.
We didn’t have permission.
We had nothing,” Tennant remembered.
So she was like, ‘Hi!’
And we were like, ‘Hi, can we shoot on your doorstep?’
And she was like, ‘Ah, yeah.'"
I think I started crying."
Co-starEva Mendesindicated heropenness to being part of a sequelthe same year, saying, “You know what?
It’s time for aHitch 2… Will, let’s do this.Hitch 2.”
Smith is also celebrated for his successful franchises likeBad BoysandMen in Black, which also bodes well for aHitchsequel.
But Tennant said that the film’s whirlwind international press tour marked the end for him.
“When it was over, my time with Will was over.
That was it,” the director said.
“And I have never heard from him since.”
