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Will Smith initially refused to do the memorable Ellis Island scene in 'Hitch,' the director says

Director Andy Tennant had creative differences with star Will Smith on the 2005 rom-com "Hitch." Smith rejected a scene on Ellis Island because he thought Black people didn't immigrate via the ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Says Will Smith Had Intense Work Ethic on “King Richard”: ‘Index Cards All Over the Place’ (Exclusive)

For Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, costars don’t get much better than Will Smith. On the set of the 2021 sports biopic King Richard, about a young Venus and Serena Williams and their father and tennis coach ...
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The Story Behind The Hitch Scene Will Smith Had To Be ‘Begged’ To Film: ‘I’m Trying To Save The Sequence’

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. My writing partner Rick Parks and I wrote the Ellis Island scene because friends of mine who live ...
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Will Smith Music Video Faces IATSE Picket After Producers Refuse Union Recognition

Will Smith is filming a music video in Los Angeles on Friday, despite a picket organized by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. The non-union video is being produced at Quixote ...