Despite having an absolute banger for a lead soundtrack song, Wild Wild West was, let’s face it, not Will Smith’s finest hour.
I wanted to win and be the biggest movie star, and what happened was there was a lag – around Wild Wild West time – I found myself promoting something because I wanted to win versus promoting something because I believed in it.”
I have to be in tune with their needs and not trick them into going to see Wild Wild West.”
Interestingly, though, Smith made no such apology for After Earth, Seven Pounds or Hancock.