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I’m sure I’m not the only person who likes Doug Liman’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith](Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) - Movie | Moviefone). But I might be the only person who considers it a masterpiece. The problem is, I don’t really know how to defend it without sounding like a bad combo of fanboy and academic. Saying it’s the best action movie interpretation of the comedy of remarriage subgenre since *Twister *surely isn’t bringing anyone to my side, even if they are fans of both *Twister *and classic screwball comedies of the '30s and '40s.
Regardless of my inability to properly convince people of how perfect *Mr. & Mrs. Smith *is, I’m sure I can get enough people to agree with me that Fox should not dismiss the film by trying again with a sort of remake/reboot. According to Vulture, the production company New Regency, which operates out of the Fox lot and through its distribution, and original producer Akiva Goldsmith are hoping for a new franchise this time around with a prequel/origins movie (now titled Mr. and Mrs. Jones) that recasts the title characters, originally played by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
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