"When helium did that archetypal day, I was like, ‘Yep, got it. We're not playin','" Will continued. "This is real. This is serious. We're not fooling astir with these ideas. And I truly recognition Ben for clicking maine into the adjacent cogwheel of extent and focus."

Eventually, the brace did speak, but it wouldn't beryllium until the task was wrapping up.

"So, the last day, maine and [director] Antoine [Fuqua] are astatine the show looking astatine the shot, and Ben comes over," Will recalled. "He comes to the show and helium watches the shot, and Antoine said, ‘I'm happy. We got it.' And past I look implicit astatine Ben. He says, ‘Nice to conscionable you. Ben.'" 

As for wherefore Ben decided to support region from his co-star until the past minute, the Hell oregon High Water histrion recalled a definite vigor from Will that led to that decision.

"The archetypal time of acceptable was staggering," Ben shared during the Red Table Talk episode. "I was walking past men successful chains, and successful situations of specified tremendous violence. And past I felt him. I didn't spot him, I felt him. It was Will connected set. But it wasn't Will Smith arsenic we cognize him. It was a man, and that antheral was vibrating. It's carnal stuff. It's hard to explain."

Ben continued, "But I could consciousness the beingness of this antheral who was digging deep. And I passed him, and I felt, well, I'm gonna springiness him his space."

And though helium didn't talk with the 54-year-old overmuch behind-the-scenes, Ben noted helium has a large respect for Will and the mode his endowment delivered.

"This is simply a show that speaks to the quality tone against each odds," Ben said. "To combat for love. The combat of faith, the combat to endure and endure for love. I'm blown distant by what Will Smith did successful this film."