Donald Glover Says Brad Pitt 'Charmed His Way Out of' Giving ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’
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00:00 The new chapter in the Mr. and Mrs. Smith universe.
00:03 Donald Glover taking over the role that Brad Pitt made famous,
00:06 and he even got Brad's blessing, too.
00:08 Did you reach out to Brad and Angie?
00:12 I reached out to Brad.
00:14 I'm the dad.
00:15 What did Brad have to say?
00:18 Brad was like, you know, he just Brad Pitt-ed his way out of it.
00:20 Like, I was like, I just need some tips.
00:22 And he, you know, he just charmed his way out of it.
00:24 He was like, oh, you'll do great, kid.
00:26 For his New York premiere, Donald had his longtime love,
00:29 Michelle White, by his side.
00:31 The notoriously private couple showed some rare PDA.
00:34 And then Donald seemed to confirm, after eight years together,
00:37 the two had tied the knot.
00:38 Were you making a statement out there just a second ago on the carpet?
00:41 No, I just love her.
00:43 I don't know.
00:43 I just love her.
00:44 As the co-creator, how did you want to shake things up?
00:47 I'm not a big fan of remakes, so this was kind of a big deal to, like, kind of take it.
00:51 I just, you know, once I saw the original, I was like, oh, there's a good date movie.
00:54 I was like, maybe I can make a good date show out of it.
00:56 Like, you know, something me and my wife could, like, watch together.
01:00 A lot of it was actually inspired by me and Maya's, like, marriages.
01:04 Maya Erskine brings the heat as Mrs. Smith in the drama.
01:08 As for the biggest difference from the film?
01:10 It's two spies who already know that they're spies together.
01:14 The movie is, they don't know that they're spies.
01:16 What is it that you two do?
01:17 We're in sophomore year.
01:20 Jon Turturro and Parker Posey are more famous faces you'll see in the series, streaming now on Prime Video.
01:26 I had a really big day.
01:27 I had my passport renewed because I'm going to White Lotus.
01:31 It'll be six months in Thailand.
01:33 Oh my God.
01:34 Your Best in Show co-star, Jennifer Coolidge, did she give you any tips on what to anticipate?
01:39 We've only texted.
01:40 She's on that side of the world right now.
01:43 She's in New Zealand.
01:44 You'll have to have a little reunion.
01:45 I know, darling, I will.
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