Andy Tennant, director of a film with Will Smith, revealed the creative tensions between them that ultimately improved the movie. Tennant admitted they had differing visions for the film and expressed fear over Smith's draft script. Smith's desire to back out shortly before filming to rework the script added to the tense dynamic. However, their collaboration brought out the best scenes, including one rewritten on the spot. Ultimately, the movie benefited from their disagreements, leading to a successful outcome.
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.
Because I knew they were right on the edge of firing me before we even began shooting. And to Will's credit, we didn't go with that draft.
The tension was key to the movie's success, sharing that one of the movie's best scenes...was rewritten on the spot at Will's request.
He wanted to shut down and work on it some more. It was madness.
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