Will Smith accused of trying to back out of hit movie ‘days before filming’ started Hitch was the first rom-com of Will Smith’s career.
The director, whose other credits include Sweet Home Alabama and Fool’s Gold notes that Smith’s decision to appear in Hitch was based on a challenge after the actor was told that "romantic comedies with Black leads don't travel well overseas".
Hitch director Andy Tennant has claimed that Will Smith tried to leave the hit rom-com just three days before filming started and described the production as being "fraught with peril”.
“The movie I wanted to make and the movie Will wanted to make, neither one of those movies is as good as the movie we made together,” said Tennant.
Tennant admits that although there were creative differences between him and Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith “was a big help” and helped push things forward.
