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,

Andy Tennant is looking back on his 2005 film, Hitch, with less than fond memories.

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.

Andy Tennant, the director of the rom-com movie Hitch, claims that Will Smith tried to back out just three days before shooting on the film was due to start. The film, which went on to earn over $371 million worldwide,

Per IMdB, Will was also responsible for the casting of Kevin James, who he’d enjoyed in The King of Queens. But he also said some misalignments were so strong that Will Smith “tried to back out three days before we started shooting” in order to improve the script.

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,

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,