Donald Glover
‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Co-creator Francesca Sloane Breaks Down the Emmy-Nominated Drama’s ‘Couple’s Therapy’ Episode
Francesca Sloane, writer and co-creator of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, worked with Donald Glover to reinterpret the 2005 film of the same name into a dark dramedy about two for-hire agents embroiled in a tumultuous fake marriage. Sloane selected this scene from episode six, “Couples Therapy,” where John and Jane Smith (Glover and Maya Erskine) […]
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Maya Erskine on ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Emmy Nom, Becoming a Mom of Two and What She’ll Work on Next
Maya Erskine was speaking to a contractor when the Emmy nominations were released. “We’re turning our garage into an office,” she says. They were talking about paint samples when her husband called with the news. Erskine, known for playing a 13-year-old on PEN15, is nominated for her performance in Amazon’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, the […]
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Justin Simien Recalls Feeling “Grief” Over Scrapped ‘Star Wars: Lando’ Series
Justin Simien is opening up about the grief he felt after Disney’s decision to scrap his Star Wars: Lando series. The filmmaker recently told Collider that the project was shelved despite reaching a significant stage in the development process. “It was pretty developed,” Simien recalled. “Yeah, there was a Bible, there was concept art, there […]
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Donald Glover Says Joel McHale Inadvertently Prepared Him for ‘Hot Ones’
Donald Glover’s Hot Ones episode took him back to a behind-the-scenes moment shared with Joel McHale while filming Community. He recalled that during the show’s first season, he “really looked up to” McHale, whose diet at that time only consisted of espresso and eggs. “Like, that was it — literally — because he wanted to get […]
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Donald Glover Talks Retiring Childish Gambino Moniker: “It’s Not Fulfilling” Anymore
Donald Glover says he decided to retire his Childish Gambino moniker after a swift moment of realization. “It really was just like, ‘Oh, it’s done,’” he told The New York Times. “It’s not fulfilling. And I just felt like I didn’t need to build in this way anymore.” Glover first announced he was done with […]
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Donald Glover Battles for Survival in ‘Bando Stone & The New World’ Movie Trailer
Donald Glover as both rapper and actor comically battles for his life in a post-apocalyptic world in the trailer for Bando Stone & The New World, his latest movie. Actor-writer-producer Glover, in the role of Bando Stone, has to outrun gigantic animals and sci-fi lasers in a tropical Jurassic Island-like setting in the teaser trailer […]
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Childish Gambino Among New Roster of Performers Set to Hit BET Awards Stage
Childish Gambino is back. Donald Glover is confirmed to hit the stage at Sunday’s BET Awards, bringing his music alter ego back into the spotlight by joining a roster of newly announced performers that also includes Chlöe, Coco Jones, Keke Palmer, Marsha Ambrosius and Summer Walker. Also set to take the stage will be presenters […]
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Mel Brooks Achieves “PEGOT” Status With Career Honor at Peabody Awards: “I Will Not Sell This One”
Mel Brooks entered even more prestigious awards territory on Sunday, upgrading his EGOT to a PEGOT as he was recognized with the Career Achievement Award at the 84th annual Peabody Awards. Brooks became only the fourth person to win a Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, behind Barbra Streisand, Rita Moreno and Mike Nichols. Billy […]
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon
It’s official: Mr. & Mrs. Smith will be back on the case. Amazon kicked off its inaugural meeting with Madison Avenue ad buyers Tuesday with a slew of announcements, including news that the action series starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine has been renewed for a second season. A reimagining of the 2005 feature that […]
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Donald Glover Announces First Childish Gambino World Tour Since 2019
Donald Glover is heading out on a world tour in support of his reworked version of his 2020 Childish Gambino album 3.15.20, now titled Atavista. The extensive tour, which kicks off in August, includes stops in North America, Europe, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. The live shows, currently dubbed The New World Tour, mark […]
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Donald Glover Announces Final Two Albums Under Childish Gambino Moniker
Before closing the chapter on performing as Childish Gambino, Donald Glover is releasing two final albums under the moniker. A day after making a surprise appearance during Tyler, the Creator’s headlining set at Coachella, Glover shared the news of upcoming music during an Instagram Gilga Radio livestream that aired on Sunday night. Bando Stone & […]
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Donald Glover and Maya Erskine on Real-Life Marriage, Professional Divorce and When to Walk Away
When Donald Glover was first approached about the possibility of remaking Mr. & Mrs. Smith, he wasn’t exactly enthused. “I don’t really do remakes,” he told his buddy, an exec at New Regency, which produced the 2005 original starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as married spies. Of course, he’d never actually seen the film, just […]
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