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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Showrunner Unpacks That Open-Ended Finale
[This story contains spoilers from the season finale of Mr. & Mrs. Smith.] Prime Video unloaded all eight episodes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith on Feb. 2 — and, given the short order and relatively propulsive nature of the spy drama, it’s likely that more than a few viewers plowed through the entire run. That’s […]
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Amazon Prime Video’s New Releases Coming in February 2024
Amazon originals like Jennifer Lopez’s This Is Me… Now: A Love Story, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Upgraded are just some of the titles hitting Prime Video in January. Features like Annie Hall, Eat Pray Love, Get Out, I Am Not Your Negro, Hot Fuzz, Just Friends, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Scream I and […]
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How Francesca Sloane Reimagined a More Relatable ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’
Updating a 2005 action movie, one most remembered for a tabloid frenzy inspired by the on-set romance between its stars, was not on Francesca Sloane’s to-do list. And yet, Donald Glover called her a few years ago with that very proposition. Sloane had been writing and producing on the final two seasons of Atlanta, a […]
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Review: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine Lack the Romantic Fizz to Lift Amazon’s Spy Caper
Two espionage agents are assigned to work together posing as a married couple in a reboot of the 2005 big-screen action comedy that paired Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
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How ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Explores What It Means to Be Human in a Hellish Place
[This story contains mild spoilers for season one of Hazbin Hotel.] “On paper, there’s a lot of people that might say no to something like this — a very raunchy animated musical comedy world written by a young woman,” Hazbin Hotel star Stephanie Beatriz tells The Hollywood Reporter. But for the Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Encanto actress, […]
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Zac Efron Hires John Cena to Become His Best Friend in Peter Farrelly’s ‘Ricky Stanicky’ Trailer
John Cena is the best friend whom Zac Efron never had in the first trailer for Prime Video’s comedy Ricky Stanicky. Peter Farrelly directed the Amazon MGM Studios feature that begins streaming March 7. The movie follows Dean (Efron) and two lifelong friends who invent an imaginary pal named Ricky Stanicky as someone to blame […]
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‘Reacher’ Boss Says Viewers Can Count on One Thing for Season 3
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Reacher‘s second season.] Viewers of Reacher have now had one week to decompress, perhaps rewind, and think about how archvillain Shane Langston (Robert Patrick) finally got his in the season two finale. After saving love interest Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan) from dropping mid-air out of a helicopter, […]
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Maria Sten Set to Return to ‘Reacher’ in Season 3
Jack Reacher won’t be working alone in season three of Reacher. The Prime Video series — one of the biggest shows on the Amazon platform — will feature the return of Maria Sten as Frances Neagley, Reacher’s (Alan Ritchson) former military colleague, in its third season. Prime Video renewed Reacher for a third season before its season […]
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With Nicole Kidman’s ‘Expats,’ Creator Lulu Wang Finally Has a Project Her Mother Likes
Scribbled on a chalkboard in director Lulu Wang’s kitchen is a list of films and TV shows she and her partner, Barry Jenkins, have yet to see. As is tradition, their friends, many of them fellow filmmakers, come through their Silver Lake home and jot down suggestions for the pair. On this morning, the list […]
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‘Role Play’ Director Reveals Scrapped Chaotic Ending for Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo’s Married Pair
[This story contains spoilers for the Prime Video film Role Play.] The team behind the Prime Video action-comedy movie Role Play had initially intended to make things a little extra challenging for Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo’s lead characters before the lights went up. Thomas Vincent, who directed the recent Amazon MGM Studios film from […]
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Amazon Makes Big Play for Faith-Based Content
Amazon MGM Studios is getting spiritual. The company announced Wednesday that it’s brokered a partnership with the recently formed Wonder Project, which bills itself as an independent studio designed to “develop series and films rooted in spirituality.” The latter is led by veteran producer Jon Erwin (Jesus Revolution) and former Netflix and YouTube exec Kelly […]
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Amazon Cutting Hundreds of Jobs at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios division. Mike Hopkins, the executive who leads the division, announced the reduction in an email Wednesday morning, writing that “several hundred roles” would be eliminated. “Our industry continues to evolve quickly and it’s important that we prioritize our investments for the […]
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