Another excuse this present is thrilling entails the lead performers. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had each been in action-adventure mode in varied tasks earlier than starring within the film, however this present provides Donald Glover and Maya Erskine the possibility to unfold their wings as actors and undertake personas they’ve by no means donned earlier than. Each of them have been identified for comedies — Glover for exhibits like “Group” and “Atlanta,” Erskine for “PEN15” and the 2019 film “Plus One” — however this places them squarely in big-tent motion mode with a facet of simmering romance. I am unable to wait to see what they do right here.
I spoke about this with /Movie’s Chris Evangelista on immediately’s episode of the /Movie Day by day podcast, which you’ll hearken to under:
We additionally touched on Sean Gunn becoming a member of the DCU, the dying of Norman Lear, “The Zone of Curiosity,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” and extra.
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All eight episodes of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” hit Prime Video on February 2, 2024.
