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, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, and Adam Arkin.

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

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,

Director Andy Tennant reveals behind-the-scenes clashes with Will Smith during the making of Hitch and discusses the film's unexpected success.