Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’.Photo:Prime Video
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Prime Video is gearing up for the release ofMr. & Mrs. Smith, a reimagined television series based onBrad PittandAngelina Jolie’s 2005 film.
In a press release shared with PEOPLE, the streamer announced that theDonald Glover-led series will debut sometime in early 2024.
ThoughMaya Erskinewill take on the role of the titular female agent, the series originally starred Glover as Mr. Smith andPhoebe Waller-Bridgeas Mrs. Smith.
TheFleabagcreator and star, 36, eventuallystepped away from the projectback in September 2021 due to creative differences with theCommunityalum.
“I worked on that show for six months fully in heart and mind and really cared about it — still care about it,” Waller-Bridge later toldThe Hollywood Reporterin June 2023. “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.”
At the time of her departure, Prime Video echoed similar sentiments in a statement shared with PEOPLE: “We can confirm that Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover have mutually and amicably parted ways on the series.”
Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.getty images (2)
The streaming platform also stated that Waller-Bridge’s role will be recast as Glover “whom the series idea first originated, continues as EP and star, with co-creator and executive producer Francesca Sloane (Atlanta,Fargo), who will serve as showrunner, and executive producers Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer (New Regency).”
Glover, 39, first announced the project with Waller-Bridge on his Instagram Story in February 2021, sharing a video of himself dancing alone before cutting to footage of the award-winning Fleabag creator and actress.
“Mr + Mrs Smith,” he wrote at the time. “Donald Glover x Phoebe Waller-Bridge.”
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2005’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’.20th Century Fox
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In the video, Waller-Bridge leaned against a door frame in a similar fashion to Jolie’s pose in the movie poster for the originalMr. & Mrs. Smith.
Despite calling it quits after teaming up forMr. & Mrs. Smith, Glover and Waller-Bridge have worked together in the past, starring as Lando Calrissian and L3-37 respectively in 2018’sSolo: A Star Wars Story.
source: people.com
