According to Deadline, Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets, The Boogeyman) is in negotiations with Prime Video’s Mr & Mrs.Smith. Thatcher will work alongside her co-star Mark Eydelshteyn (Anora, The Land of Sasha) if her deal closes. The duo will have the potential of playing Mr. and Mrs Smith. Singer Billie Eilish(Bad Guy, What Was I Made For) was considered for the role, but she is currently on t
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) is an action-comedy film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as a married couple who are secretly spies working for rival agencies. Their mundane marriage takes a turn when they are assigned to eliminate each other, leading to high-energy action sequences, humor, and romance. The film was directed by Doug Liman (Road House, Go) and became a box office hit, praised for its leads’ chemistry and stylish action. It later inspired a 2024 Prime Video series in an attempt to reimagine the concept.
The Mr. & Mrs. Smith series on Prime Video reimagines the 2005 film, created by Donald Glover (Community, The Lion King) and Francesca Sloane (Twenty Cigarettes, Fargo). Starring Donald Glover and Maya Erskine (Pen 15, Plus One), the show follows two strangers recruited by a mysterious spy agency and assigned to work as partners while posing as a married couple.
The season one finale was described by Sloane, via Deadline, as a “nod to 70s cinema cliffhanger”. The interview continued by hinting that season two will take an anthology series route with a different story and different characters. It is rumored that a formula for Amazon’s on the New Regency-produced.
Deadline stats rumors have been going around that John and Jane will be replaced by different actors in the upcoming season. However, the direction of the show will most likely have Eydelshteyn and another actress play Mr. and Mrs. Smith as Glover and Erskine conclude their roles in the series.