Mr. and Mrs. Smith Getting A Reboot At Fox?
Don’t let the headline fool you the way it fooled me. This is in fact more of a reimagining story. Vulture is reporting that Fox is developing Mr. and Mrs. Smith remake, though we see reimagining as a clearer way of describing the direction the studio is taking.
The site also reports that the new film will be titled Mr. and Mrs. Jones and will not feature the original film’s stars
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (duh!). This new film will revolve around a younger couple who are set up as a fake husband and wife when they complete their agency training. Slightly different from the 2005 film as it centered on a dull married couple who both lead double lives as assassins without either of them knowing their spouse’s true profession until they are caught up on the same mission.
Akiva Goldsman is attached to produce the new “remake.” It was said that financial matters were at the heart of the remake, since the studio could revisit a popular title without the high-priced talent attached to the first film, going with younger, more cost-efficient stars. I like this new movie’s concept but do not consider it a remake as much as I do a reimagining of the same concept. JJ Abrams is currently producing and developing a TV series for NBC called Undercovers which blends the Mr. and Mrs. Smith concept with the Bourne Identity. That series has a lot more promise to me than this remake/reimagining.
What do you think? Is this too soon? Do you agree with the studio’s direction? Do you care?
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