HITCH Director Andy Tennant Says Will Smith Is Making Sequel Without Him: "Hey, That's Hollywood"

Andy Tennant has directed several fantastic romantic comedies over the years, including Fools Rush In, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After, and Hitch.

He recently had an idea for a sequel to the 2005 Will Smith vehicle, but when he approached the studio, Tennant found that Smith was already working on a Hitch 2.

In an interview with Business Insider, Tennant explained:

“I submitted a proposal for a sequel, which was quite fun, but I guess Will is developing a Hitch sequel without me. I just found out about it three months ago. I had a really good idea for a sequel, and I was talking to an executive at Sony, and he said Will’s production company is developing a sequel. Hey, that’s Hollywood.”

Tennant said he doesn’t “have anything against Will,” adding, “He hired me to make this movie. It was not an easy job for anybody, but we went around the world with the movie … And when it was over, my time with Will was over. That was it. And I have never heard from him since.”

In 2014, Fox was developing a half-hour series based on Hitch, but it never panned out.

Though the film was a big success, Tennant detailed in the same interview the many “difficulties” he had making Hitch with Smith.

“We had our difficulties. The movie I wanted to make and the movie Will wanted to make neither one of those movies is as good as the movie we made together. It was a battle. [Smith’s wife] Jada [Pinkett Smith] was a big help. She kind of seconded some of my instincts. There was a time during prep when I was pushing back. A lot of crazy shit that was happening.”

Hitch is a 2005 romantic comedy starring Will Smith as a “date doctor” coaching men in the art of wooing women. The film also starred Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta, Michael Rapaport, and Adam Arkin.

I liked the first movie, and would be interested in a second film, but it’s too bad that Tennant, who clearly has ideas for the franchise, isn’t involved. He has made a lot of great romcoms over the years, and it seems like he’d be a great asset.

via: Deadline