Maya Erskinehad just had a baby, so an action series wasn’t really something on her radar.
But then,Mr.
& Mrs. Smithcame calling.
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine on ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’.David Lee/Prime Video
“I didn’t expect to do something like this, but I’m so glad I did.”
The action-packed Amazon Prime Video series is inspired by the 2005 movie that starred Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
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“We watched a lot of thrillers and espionage films,” recalls co-creator/showrunner Francesca Sloane.
Donald Glover, Ron Perlman, and Maya Erskine in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’.David Lee/Prime Video
And most importantly, we wanted New York to be a character.
So funny enough, we watched a lot of Woody Allen for it as inspiration."
Erskine turned to an unexpected piece of pop culture history for research.
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’.David Lee/Prime Video
“When it comes to strength training or being in a really overly masculine gym, it scares me.
she says, laughing.
I got so strong.
The strength training totally put me there and made it possible for me to play Jane.”
“Im not a runner, but let me just say this: I became one that week.
I was also sick that week.
I had a cold, and it cured it,” she shares.
So I did steal theTom Cruiserun, which is lifting your hands it does help.
I was wearing Mary Janes.
That was crazy."
