BlueDream

3y

https://ew.com/donald-glover-maya-erskine-preview-mr-and-mrs-smith-tv-show-8402607

"It's definitely going to be different for a lot of people, which I think is good," Glover tells EW of his eight-episode Prime Video series. "You can always go back and watch the old one, but this one gives you a different feeling. People are definitely going to be shocked. I just know how much people love the other one, so if everybody's like, 'Eh,' we didn't do a good job. I hope some people are like, 'This is better than the original,' and some people are like, 'This is far worse.'"

Co-created by Glover and Francesca Sloane (Atlanta, Fargo), Mr. & Mrs. Smith stars Glover and Maya Erskine (Pen15) as the titular spy couple. But this isn't a remake of Pitt and Jolie's Mr. & Mrs. Smith — while the movie centered on a married couple realizing they’re both spies working for rival agencies who have been hired to kill each other, this is a completely different story about two lonely strangers who sign up for a mysterious spy agency, unaware their new identities are a package deal as a married couple. As they complete high-risk missions together, their arranged marriage slowly becomes something more real. But can they ever really trust each other if their entire relationship is built on lies?

"I had never seen the movie, which I know was sacrilege," Glover admits. But when a producer friend of his acquired the rights to the film, he finally gave it a shot. "I watched it and honestly, I was like, 'I don't understand it.' I mean, I get why it's iconic because of the people starring in it — it's just two gorgeous people in this situation. But the story I didn't quite understand. I called my brother and he was like, 'This is just a great date movie. It's boys vs. girls. What else do you want?'"

Glover wished it explored something deeper, which is why he began thinking about doing a TV reimagining that would tackle modern ideas of marriage and relationships. "Why do people even get married anymore? Half of it ends in divorce — what's the purpose?" Glover says. "Let's make a show dealing with relationships, but from this point of view, centering more on really what a marriage is and trust and teamwork and loneliness and all that stuff. I just wanted it to be something that spoke to people right now because in a time of abundance, why do we feel lonely? The movie wasn't about that."

Shin Chan

3y

Classic show coming so soon I’m afraid

earthwalka

3y

kind of weird to call this mr & mrs smith when the plot is totally different hmmmm

Mac Wit Da Cheese

3y

Said it earlier but it sounds more like a contemporary version of The Americans show.

Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are two KGB spies in an arranged marriage who are posing as Americans in suburban Washington, D.C., shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected president. The couple have two children, teenager Paige and preteen Henry, who are unaware of their parents' true identities. The complex marriage becomes more passionate and genuine each day but is continually tested as the Cold War escalates.

I’m sure it’ll have it’s own twist on the story and more humor

earthwalka

3y

been thinking about watching the americans, heard good things about it. have you seen?

earthwalka

3y

been thinking about watching the americans, heard good things about it. have you seen?

BlueDream

3y

Oo ok. Good to know that you don’t know what you’re talking about .

Mac Wit Da Cheese

3y

Said it earlier but it sounds more like a contemporary version of The Americans show.

Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are two KGB spies in an arranged marriage who are posing as Americans in suburban Washington, D.C., shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected president. The couple have two children, teenager Paige and preteen Henry, who are unaware of their parents' true identities. The complex marriage becomes more passionate and genuine each day but is continually tested as the Cold War escalates.

I’m sure it’ll have it’s own twist on the story and more humor

BlueDream

3y

Gonna be really interesting to see Donald make a show that doesn’t have surreal elements in it

I’m curious what the tone will be like. I’d imagine it’ll be pretty funny though, but I’m not expecting it to be weird and trippy like Atlanta

Shin Chan

3y

It’s hilarious MFs are mad about this being remade

Like the original movie was not some Kino classic that everyone loved trust me lmao

BlueDream

3y

I literally never hear anyone mention the movie lmao. Now all of a sudden it’s “noooo you can’t remake this classic film!!!”

Like bruh y’all probably haven’t even thought of this movie in over a decade

AK Fresh

3y

The power of Donald for you guys to magically not want original media being made anymore.

ilgnd

3y

That’s exactly what it is

Just open up and let bino feed you

AK Fresh

3y

Which is fine, I'm just making jokes

dear april

2y

Skarsgard and Eiza should be the leads lol