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 . In a new interview, the filmmaker looked back at how it was shooting the 2005 romantic comedy that also starred Eva Mendes,

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,

Ahead of the 20th Anniversary of "Hitch," director Andy Tennant sat down with Business Insider to talk about his experience making the film - including big clashes with star Will Smith. Apparently, tensions came to a head just three days before filming was slated to start when Smith tried to back out and rework the script.

A Hitch 2 is reportedly in the works, according to the film’s original director, who also says he isn’t involved and that he and Will Smith clashed during the original film’s production. In a recent interview with Business Insider,