Doug Liman’s 2005 action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith was a major success grossing over $487.3 million at the box office against the production budget of $110 million. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starrer movie has certainly created a huge fanbase and the movie is still praised by fans.
Keeping the popularity and success of the movie in mind, Amazon Studios is all set to bring back the characters in the upcoming 2024 series of the same name. The new show will star Donald Glover as John Smith and Maya Erskine as Jane Smith— the assassins couple. The first look of the show was recently unveiled and fans have a mixed reaction to it.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith Remake Poster Revealed
Amazon Studios unveiled the first look of the Mr. & Mrs. Smith television remake poster starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine. After a long delay, the studio is all set to release the show in 2024. Atlanta star Glover earlier stated that the show has been very close to the actor.
“I worked on that show for six months fully in heart and mind and really cared about it — still care about it – and I know it’s gonna be brilliant. But sometimes it’s about knowing when to leave the party. You don’t want to get in the way of a vision. Creative collaboration is like a marriage, and some marriages don’t work out,” Glover said of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s departure from the show (via GQ).
The show will follow John and Jane, “who have given up their identities to be thrown together as partners — in espionage and in marriage. Matched by a mysterious agency, each episode follows them on a new mission and new milestone in their relationship,” according to Amazon (via GQ). The duo must stick together and the adventure is intended to be a fun ride for fans. However, as the first look revealed fans are not quite happy with it.
Fans Reacted to Mr. & Mrs. Smith Remake Poster
After a long delay, Mr. & Mrs. Smith television reboot is all set to debut on Prime Videos. The first look shows Glover and Erskine in a photo frame placed on a table with a kitchen knife and drops of blood. With the title card, the new duo urged fans to be ready for the trailer release. However, many fans are not happy with the making of the show. Of course, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie can never be replaced as the iconic duo playing the same characters but time will tell how the new actors will pull it off maintaining the essence of comedy in it with the elegant action.
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— 𒅌° 𒅃 𒈟.‱ஹ௸௵꧄.ဪ꧅⸻ (@privacydied) December 6, 2023
There’s only one mr and Mrs Smith pic.twitter.com/iup1BPWBoz
— LITZ EVO (@iEvoAK) December 6, 2023
Why do we need a remake?
— X7 Updates (@x7updates) December 6, 2023
Don’t hate Donald Glover, at all.
Just curious, was there a need for a remake?
I’ll still watch, just wondering
— Travis Curnutte (@TravisCurnutte) December 6, 2023
Literally no one cares. Oh look, another do-over. Only this time, it’s in color.
— SSG_G (@TheParasiteGuy) December 6, 2023
Hollywood is running out of ideas for their film and television shows so they’ve bringing race swapping IPs to keep themselves relevant. pic.twitter.com/Krko685SBu
— Dan Tromp (@Dantromp_) December 6, 2023
Created by Francesca Sloane and Glover, the show will also star Parker Posey, Wagner Moura, Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Paul Dano, Alexander Skarsgård, Eiza González, Sarah Paulson, Sharon Horgan, Ron Perlman, Billy Campbell, Ursula Corbero. Reportedly, all eight episodes of the series are scheduled to be released on February 2, 2024, on Prime Video.
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