“Life is not only breathing, it is also stopping breathing”: this iconic and glamorous film with Will Smith is coming to Netflix.

A few days before Valentine’s Day, Netflix is ​​adding Hitch, an expert on seduction, to its catalog. This 2005 film, directed by Will Smith, tells the story of Alex Hitchens, a professional matchmaker who uses unorthodox means to train his clients and play with fate.

Despite a small budget of $70 million and rather mixed reviews, Hitch is one of the cult romantic comedies and 5th highest grossing movie in history.

With 180 million greenbacks earned worldwide, it is behind The Proposal, Greek Wedding, Crazy Rich Asians and Pretty Woman.

A film in which Eva Mendes could not play. The one who lends his qualities to the New York journalist who falls under the hero’s spell did not want to appear in Hitch.

In an interview given a few years agoThe Cuban-born actor explains that during this period he wanted to work in more serious films (at that time he gained fame thanks to Fast & Furious):

“I gave him a chance when I read the script and told myself it was impossible. I love Willie, but I wanted to be a serious actor. I didn’t want to do romantic comedies. But I was stupid. Meeting Will and Jada (Pinkett-Smith) was one of the highlights of my career. Working with them and Sony was a lot of fun. ”

Sequel to Hitch?

The presence of Will Smith in the cast – a bankable star at the time – allowed the film to be a box office hit… benefiting Eva Mendes. In 2020, when Hitch celebrated its 15th anniversary, the actor, who still put his career aside, revealed that he was ready for Hitch 2.

At a time when dating apps abound, it would be really interesting to see how our seduction expert can help her clients.

If there is no continuation at the moment (but you never know), A spin-off series could see the light of day. It was even in the pipeline about a decade ago on the Fox side, before the project was buried for good… but for when?

Hitch is available on Netflix.