• P1k1e@lemmy.world
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    Ok so this is mega interesting and I haven’t seen most of these but… Mr and Mrs Smith? There’s like 5 characters in that movie. None of which I can recall are black or Asian…

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        I love Donald Glover but not even this can convince me that Mr. and Mrs. Smith needed a Remake in 2025.

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        And that wasn’t the original co-star. Maya Erskine was a replacement for Jane when Phoebe Waller-Bridge left the production. Waller-Birdge was originally cast Jane. So the characters would have been a biracial couple.

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          Interesting. I didn’t watch it, but seemed another let’s check the diversity check box by replacing another straight white couple with an Asian-black biracial couple. I didn’t know the original casting for the show.

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          They are a biracial couple, just none of them is white.

          That said, Phoebe Waller-Bridge would have made a totally different show.