Donald Gloves has revealed how Brad Pitt dodged the chance to give tips on his new series, a reboot of the actor’s 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Glover stars in and co-created the TV show which offers a twist on the original, by making the lead characters aware of each other’s careers as spies. “I’m not a big fan of remakes, so this was kind of a big deal to kind of take it on,” Glover told Entertainment Tonight at the show’s premiere. “Once I saw the original, I was like, ‘This is a good date movie.’ And I was like, ‘Maybe I could make a good date show out of it?’ Like, you know, something me and my wife could watch together.”
Glover also revealed that he “reached out to Brad” before starting the project, but the Oscar winner didn’t offer a great deal of advice. “Brad was like, you know, he just Brad Pitt-ed his way out of it,” Glover said. “I was like, ‘I just need some tips,’ and he just charmed his way out of it. He was like, ‘Oh, you’ll do great, kid.’ That kind of thing. He gave me good advice.”
The new take on Mr. & Mrs. Smith pairs Glover with Pen15 star Maya Erskine. Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, the series offers a twist on Pitt and Jolie’s film by making John and Jane Smith aware of each other’s careers as spies. In the show, the pair are forced to go undercover as a married couple, while in the movie version John and Jane were unaware of each other’s work life.
In a three-star review of the new series, NME wrote that “though they lack the red-hot chemistry of Pitt and Jolie, the relationship between Glover and Erskine feels genuine.” Despite the reboot being based on the film, Glover explained that the show does not seek to replicate it, but to shine light on potential new scenarios for the characters
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