Will Smith played a significant role in the 1993 movie 'Six Degrees of
Separation'. During one of the shots, the actor refused to kiss his co-star,
know why.
The list of Will Smith's films which turned out of
commercial successes at the BO is infinite. But, irrespective of
featuring in a plethora of movies one film of the I, Robot actor
which sure managed to leave an impact in the minds of critics and
audience was none other than Six Degrees Of Separation. Released in the year
1993, the romantic-drama Six Degrees Of Separation is one of the earliest
movies of Will Smith. A highly riveting fact about the film is that Will
Smith, who essayed the role of Paul, refused to kiss his
co-star Anthony Michael Hall who played Trent Conway in the
movie minutes before the shot.
Know Why Will Smith Refused To Kiss Anthony Michael Hall
Helmed by filmmaker Fred Schepisi, Six Degrees Of Separation is
an interesting film revolving around the lives of an Art dealing pair
and an African-American man. A significant scene in the movie demanded Will
Smith's character, Paul, to kiss his co-star Anthony Michael Hall's
screen character Trent in the film. Initially, Smith was initially not
reluctant to pull off the scene but minutes before the take, he refused to
go ahead with it.
As per trivia on IMDb, Will Smith did this because he thought
that kissing a man on the silver-screen might portray a wrong image of him
and would further disturb his career. The kissing scene in Six Degrees
of Separation was ultimately filmed with the help of a camera
trick which just showcases 'the back of the heads' of the
actors in that frame.
According to Will Smith, he took such a decision also because his friend and celebrated Hollywood personality Denzel Washington also told him not to kiss a man on-screen as it might give a wrong message to other filmmakers and would eventually hamper his career. These words by Denzel influenced Smith's decision in a major way.
Later in an interview with a popular entertainment portal, the
Wild Wild West actor said now he regrets his decision. In fact, he thinks it
was very immature of him to think like that when he was young. On the
professional front, Will Smith will be next seen in a Hollywood biopic film
titled King Richard in the lead role. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus
Green, King Richard is slated for a 2021 cinematic release.
