Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Critic’s Notebook: Emmy Vacuum Enables Voters to Right Some Wrongs — but Perpetuate Others
'Reservation Dogs,' 'Shōgun,' 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' and 'Palm Royale' led big nomination mornings for FX, Amazon and Apple TV+, as category confusion continued to reign.
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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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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Showrunner Unpacks That Open-Ended Finale
[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.] Prime Video unloaded all eight episodes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Feb. 2 — and, given the short order and relatively propulsive nature of the spy drama, it’s likely that more than a few viewers plowed through the entire run. That’s […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ Grammys Parties and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and the Grammys. Curb Your Enthusiasm premiere Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman and J.B. Smoove attended the L.A. premiere event for Curb‘s 12th and final […]
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How Francesca Sloane Reimagined a More Relatable ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’
Updating a 2005 action movie, one most remembered for a tabloid frenzy inspired by the on-set romance between its stars, was not on Francesca Sloane’s to-do list. And yet, Donald Glover called her a few years ago with that very proposition. Sloane had been writing and producing on the final two seasons of Atlanta, a […]
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Review: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Lack the Romantic Fizz to Lift Amazon’s Spy Caper
Two espionage agents are assigned to work together posing as a married couple in a reboot of the 2005 big-screen action comedy that paired Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
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Donald Glover, Maya Erskine See Romantic Sparks, Bullets Fly in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Trailer
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as two lonely strangers get to grips with undercover marriage and dangerous espionage in the latest trailer for Prime Video’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, a reboot of the 2005 New Regency film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. “They didn’t bring up [that] we’d be pairing until the last […]
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Teaser Puts Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Peril
The first teaser for Mr. & Mrs. Smith from Amazon’s Prime Video showcases the beginnings of a relationship between its two lead characters — and a lot of bullets. The series, loosely based on the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has Donald Glover and Maya Erskine playing the two title characters. The […]
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Amazon’s ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ Lines Up A-List Guest Cast
Mr. & Mrs. Smith will be in some good company when the Prime Video series premieres. The series, based on the 2005 Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie movie of the same title, has added a number of high-profile guest stars opposite leads Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. Alexander Skarsgard, Eiza González, Sarah Paulson, Sharon Horgan, Ron Perlman, […]
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Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Remake Delayed to 2024
With no end in sight for the writers and actors strikes, another title is getting pushed to early next year: Prime Video’s reimagining of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The project was originally scheduled for a November release and is from co-creators and executive producers Donald Glover (Atlanta) and Francesca Sloane (Fargo), starring Glover as John Smith […]
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Maya Erskine Replaces Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Amazon’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’
PEN15 favorite Maya Erskine has replaced Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Amazon’s update of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, star and co-creator Donald Glover revealed Thursday. “She’s dope. It’s exciting. I really love the show. I’m writing the finale now,” Glover said in an interview for Interview magazine in which he reiterated The Hollywood Reporter’s previous reporting that […]
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge Exits Amazon’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Series (Exclusive)
Amazon’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith is in the market for a new leading lady. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has exited the straight-to-series adaptation of the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie film. Sources say that the Fleabag Emmy winner had a different creative vision for the series than Donald Glover, with whom she was poised to star. Glover, who came […]
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