00:00Pen15 star and co-creator Maya Erskine is replacing Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Amazon's
00:05update of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. This news comes after The Hollywood Reporter previously said
00:09that Waller-Bridge exited the role after having a different creative vision for the show than
00:14star and co-creator Donald Glover. Glover revealed Erskine's casting to Interview Magazine saying,
00:19She's dope. It's exciting. I really love the show. I'm writing the finale now.
00:23He also reiterated that Waller-Bridge won't be playing Mrs. Smith due to creative differences,
00:28but said the parting was amicable. He revealed,
00:30I still like her. I assume she still likes me. Amazon did not respond to multiple requests for
00:35comment. The series is a reboot of the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
00:40Waller-Bridge remains involved as co-creator and executive producer. Mr. and Mrs. Smith stems from
00:45an overall deal that Glover signed with Amazon last year. As for Erskine, she can next be seen
00:50in the Disney Plus Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi. For more on this story and the latest TV news,
00:55go to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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