Andy Tennant, who directed Hitch twenty years ago, recently opened up about his clashes with Will Smith during the pre-production phases for the hit romcom. He also says that he brought a sequel proposal to the studio and was informed that Smith is already working on one.
Despite the clashes, “Hitch” was a box office success and Tennant “submitted a proposal for a sequel.” But “Hitch 2” never got made in the aftermath of the first movie’s global success, a surprise given Smith’s franchise bonafides.
“But I guess Will is developing a ‘Hitch’ sequel without me,” Tennant revealed. “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.”
Source: Variety