The Mr. and Mrs. Smith series, which will be a remake of the 2005 film of the same name, will not be released until 2024. The reason for the postponement was the strikes in Hollywood. The premiere was supposed to take place on Amazon Prime Video. The Hollywood Reporter writes about this.
A company executive explained the suspension of the contract: “If you were in active production and ready to work [не в качестве сценариста], we would continue to pay you. If you didn’t have projects or didn’t want to work, we stopped collaborating.”
The Mr. and Mrs. Smith series has been in development for several years. The release was planned for November 2023. Plans for filming the project became known in 2021. Together with Glover, the author of the project was Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was also supposed to play the main role, but left the show due to creative differences .
As a result, Glover creates the film along with screenwriter Francesca Sloan. He himself will play John Smith, and his wife on the series, Jane Smith, will play Maya Erskine. The original 2005 Mr. & Mrs. Smith was directed by Doug Liman, whose credits include American Made and Edge of Tomorrow. The main roles were played by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
Previously, a trailer for the series “Chemistry Lessons” appeared on the Apple TV YouTube channel, dedicated to the biography of scientist and TV presenter Elizabeth Zott. It will launch on October 13 on the Apple TV+ streaming service.
