Will Smith made “Hitch” a fight, the film director says
on the other hand Will Smith-The romantic comedy “Hitch” with LED may look easy.
Andetenant just directed the 2002 Reese Witherspoon Classic Rom.com “Sweet Home Alabama” This week, he and Smith stabbed their heads constantly while pre-production of the 2005 “Hitch.”
“I didn’t want cheap jokes, but he didn’t trust me,” Tennant told the outlet in an interview published Wednesday.
“We had difficulties. We wanted to make the films and movies I wanted to make. One of these films isn’t as good as the films we made together. It’s It was a battle.”
The Will Smith-led romantic comedy Hitch may seem easygoing, but it wasn’t anything, the director revealed this week. (Corvis via Stefan Card Dinar/Getty Images)
He told the outlet that three days before they were scheduled to start filming the film, Smith tried to shut it down so he could continue working on the script.
“I think there was a lot of fear about making big, expensive romantic comedies with Will,” admitted Tennant. “It was in danger. I tried to back out three days before we started filming. He wanted to close and work further. It was insane.”
But when director Ever After started filming “Hitch,” he said, “It was a bunch of good creative people who were doing their best. There was some debate, but it turned out to be really interesting. You’re keeping everything. Something really fun, you have a good movie.
At one point before filming began, he said, Smith approached him with a draft of a script he didn’t love.
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“It brought me a draft saying I wasn’t a fan,” Tennant said. “I finally told the studio that I was afraid they would make a version of the film than they would fire me. That they were on the edge of firing me before we started filming. Because we knew, we didn’t go to that draft.
Will Smith and Eva Mendes are filming the jet ski scene from “Hitch.” (Lawrence L’Essie/Film Magic)
Tennant also tells co-star Kevin James how to go the most path for a kiss with the girl he likes, while the two guys accidentally say I believe he convinced Smith to do a movie scene where he kisses him.
The crew accidentally went to Sarah Jessica Parker’s New York Brownstone gateway and had her filmed there for a scene not originally in the script.
“Will started saying things about 90 and 10: men become 90% of the road, women go 10% with their first kiss,” Tennant said of the improvisation scene. “So we messed up that a bit, then someone ingling the key. Then Kevin was riffing on some things. It was all just an idea.”
Will Smith and Andy Tennant are with the rest of the cast of “Hitch,” including Amber Valletta, Eva Mendes and Kevin James. (Corvis via Stefan Card Dinar/Getty Images)
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Tennant wrote the scene on the spot that afternoon with one of the producers, but “Will was still worried about the scene. Kevin James told him, “It’s really funny. It’s a good scene.” It’s going to happen.” And he thanked God to Kevin, as he got the will to shoot it. ”
“The scene is 5½ pages long and is written on the day. It’s one of the best scenes in the film,” he said. “We filmed a 5½ page scene in three hours and went for dinner with Amy Pascal.”
Pascal was Sony’s chairman at the time.
Tennant said Smith also didn’t want to do the Ellis Island scene from the film that Smith’s character takes. Eva Mendes In a historic location to show some information about her ancestors who moved to the US.
Cast Will Smith, Tennant and “Hitch.” (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)
“Will said black people couldn’t get through Ellis Island, so he didn’t want to do that,” Tennant explained. “I asked him to come out on Ellis Island, so at least I was able to sell it. It was me, Will, the production people, and James, the producer partner of his best friend, Will. It was Lassiter. To save the sequence, behold, we see that James’ family has passed through Ellis Island.
He said Smith is a great sport about the sequence when Smith has to jump into the water after accidentally kicking Mendes off the jet ski.
“The other thing that everyone was worried about was that they couldn’t swim, so they didn’t want to put a $20 million movie star in the water, he said.
“We had difficulties. We wanted to make the films and movies I wanted to make. One of these films isn’t as good as the films we made together. It’s It was a battle.”
He said he didn’t say goodbye to him when they wrapped Smith.
“I think he felt the same way as me. He thought the film was a disaster,” he said. “We wrapped it up and it was melancholy.”
But they were both wrong.
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“When I first saw it, it was a test screening in Vegas, so I had Will Smith on my left and Amy Pascal on my right. It was a horrifying place,” said Tennant. admitted. “The film was over, and the audience was completely embraced by the film. When it was over, people were cheering for it.”
Will Smith publicly declared his love to her as she tried to leave him after falling from the top of Eva Mendes’ car. (Ian Wingfield/Getty Images)
He said Pascal turned to him and said, “You’re done. I’ll put it in a box and ship it out.” It was our first test screening.
The film was to earn $371 million worldwide.
Tenant said he wouldn’t hold grumi.
“I’m not against the will,” he emphasized. “He hired me to make this film. It wasn’t an easy job for anyone, but we went around the world with films. He always said, “Wait until the junket. This and that. The World. “And we did, and it was the most amazing trip I’ve ever done.
“And when it was over, my time with Will was over. That was it. And I’ve never heard of him.”
The “Bounty Hunter” director said he also had ideas for a sequel to “Hitch,” but found out that Smith was planning himself without him.
“I submitted a suggestion for a sequel, which was a lot of fun, but I think Will is developing a sequel to “Hitch” without me,” he said. “I learned that three months ago. I had a really good idea about a sequel and I was talking to an executive at Sony. He said Will’s production company is developing a sequel. Hey, It’s Hollywood.”
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