Prime Video finds its Phoebe Waller-Bridge replacement in Mr and Mrs Smith reboot

Date:
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:37:44 +0000

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After creative differences saw the Fleabag star leave the Prime Video
project, she has now been replaced.

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Prime Video's new TV adaptation of hit action-comedy Mr and Mrs Smith has a new Mrs Smith.

When it was first announced in February 2021 that the 2005 movie, which starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, was being taken to TV by Prime Video , the news was accompanied by confirmation that Donald Glover and Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be taking the title roles.

Glover has remained on board, but Waller-Bridge departed the project in September 2021, citing creative differences.

The question of her replacement has been the subject of intense speculation, but a name has now been confirmed by Glover himself.

Speaking to Interview Magazine, the Atlanta star revealed that Maya Erskine, who is best known for her role as Maya Ishii-Peters in hit Hulu comedy Pen15, will play opposite him.

Glover said of the casting: "She's dope. Its exciting. I really love the
show. Im writing the finale now."

On Waller-Bridge's departure, Glover simply put the reasoning down to
"classic creative differences."

Mr and Mrs Smith starred Pitt and Jolie as a married couple going through difficulties. As far as both characters are aware, John Smith is a construction executive and Jane is a tech support consultant. However, the pair quickly discover that they are both assassins, belonging to competing agencies, who have been assigned to kill each other.

The film was a box office hit, taking in almost $500 million. While no sequel was ever green-lit, writer Simon Kinberg wrote a spin-off for TV back in
2007, though it never got beyond the pilot stage.

For the reboot, Glover, who has an overall deal with Amazon, is the project's co-creator, writer and executive producer.

There is no release date for the series as yet. Want to catch Maya Erskine in Pen15? Find out more about Hulu... Best Hulu Movies: the best movies on Hulu from Deep Water to Happiest Season



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