At the height of his powers in Hollywood in the early 2000s, Will Smith made a change.
After gaining fame as a Grammy-winning hip-hop artist in the late 1980s, Smith added TV star and then movie star to his résumé with the iconic 1990s series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and a string of box-office hits like “Bad Boys” (1995), “Independence Day,” (1996) and “Men in Black” (1997).
After receiving mixed reaction to his 2004 release “I, Robot,” Smith recalibrated by turning to a genre he’d never done before: the romantic comedy.
The movie that would become “Hitch” had the makings of a hit. It would go on to earn over $371 million worldwide.
Still, the movie’s path to becoming a beloved rom-com was far bumpier than it appeared, the film’s director said. Andy Tennant told Business Insider that creative battles behind the scenes defined his working relationship with Smith.
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