The upcomingMr. and Mrs. SmithAmazon series, being led byDonald Gloverand Maya Erskine, will feature a Gotham City reunion. Variety is reportingPaul Dano, andJohn Turturroare joining the cast in guest-starring roles, but no other character details are known at this time. In addition,Michaela CoelofI May Destroy Youfame will also be part of the series in a similar capacity to Dano and Turturro.Mr. and Mrs. Smithis a reboot of the 2005 film of the same name, which famously starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The Doug Liman-directed action-comedy about two married assassins assigned to kill one another grossed more than $478 million worldwide, the most successful film in the careers of both Pitt and Jolie at the time. The new version of the story for Amazon is being co-created by Glover as part of the actor’s overall deal with Amazon Studios.
Both Dano and Turturro were part of the ensemble cast ofThe Batman, which earned more than $768 million around the globe earlier this year. Dano took on the iconic role of The Riddler, manipulating and psychologically torturing Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne to his near breaking point. Turturro also took a villainous turn inThe Batman, playing crime boss and head of Gotham City’s underworld Carmine Falcone. The performances of both actors were well received, and the pair are using that momentum to catapult themselves into another established property in the world of streaming.
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Mr. and Mrs. Smithis Full of Comic Book Movie Connections
Speaking of comic book films, Cole will be jumping head first into that world later this year inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.It’s unknown what role Cole is going to be playing in theBlack Panthersequel, but it marks the highest-profile project of her career. Of the five cast members that have been revealed forMr. and Mrs. Smithso far, four of them have been part of either a DC or MCU film, as Glover played Aaron Davis in 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming. In the comics, Davis is the uncle of Miles Morales, which means Glover may have a future in the MCU down the line once Miles is officially brought into the fold. In the meantime, Glover will be hard at work producing and starring in the new iteration ofMr. and Mrs. Smith.
Glover’s original co-lead for the Amazon series was Phoebe Waller-Bridge, but the actress left the project last year due to “creative differences.” Erskine stepped into the role earlier this year, and will play the wife of Glover’s character. No further details about the series have been revealed, including how closely the story ofMr. and Mrs. Smithwill resemble the 2005 big screen version. It’s safe to assume the core tenets will remain the same, with Glover and Erskine playing a married couple who hide being assassins from each other. The series iscurrently filming, and a premiere date has yet to be set by Amazon.
