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,

Will Smith becoming a rom-com legend didn’t go off without a hitch. The actor, 56, starred opposite Eva Mendes in 2005’s “Hitch,” and now the film’s director Andy Tennant revealed it wasn’t smooth sailing working alongside the onscreen lead.

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,

So much so that Smith wanted out just a few days before filming began. “Will tried to back out three days before we started shooting. He wanted to shut down and work on it some more,” Tennant said. “We had our difficulties,

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.