“Star Wars” is exactly what people think about when they mention escapism in films and TV. The Original Trilogy, especially, is filled with fun, whimsy, and amazing situations. But somewhere down the line, things went from a farmboy learning how to use a laser sword to political maneuvering and sons killing their fathers. It just can get really serious. And that’s something Donald Glover would like to change with his forthcoming Lando Calrissian spinoff film. 

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It may not seem like there is a lot to celebrate in Hollywood these days, but the 2024 Emmy Awards nominations provided joy for many this morning. “Shogun” and “The Bear” were some of the major winners in nomination totals And Netflix topped competitor HBO/Max with the most nominations overall with 107. But, leave it to Larry David to provide the most blunt reaction to his own Emmy Haul.

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Donald Glover is definitely an artist who marches to the beat of his own drum. He regularly goes back and forth from his work in Hollywood, starring in big projects and producing others, and his music career as Childish Gambino, where he is incredibly popular. Sometimes, like in the project “Bando Stone & the New World,” he mixes the two. 

READ MORE: Donald Glover Confirms He Has Creative Control On ‘Lando’: “Control Allows For The Vision To Be Singular”

As seen in the trailer, “Bando Stone & the New World” is an upcoming movie featuring Glover as his musical alter ego Childish Gambino.

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The 2024 Emmy category for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is so wide open that not only is picking the nominees a crapshoot, but we’re not even sure there is a legitimate frontrunner yet to win it (or ever will be). The reason is a rare one in Emmy land, it appears none of 2023’s nominees are eligible this go around. It will be five (or potentially six) new nominees. Sorta wild, to be honest.

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Donald Glover has another TV hit on his hands with Prime Video‘s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” which means industry eyes will be on his next television venture: “Lando.” Glover and his brother Stephen took over writing duties from Justin Simien on the upcoming Disney+ series last summer, which basically guarantees them complete creative control. In a new THR interview, Glover confirmed that’s the case, and why honing a singular vision for the show informed his choice to take its reins creatively.

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Amazon’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” TV series is one of the biggest television releases of 2024, as it stars Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, two beloved actors. But it wasn’t always those too. When the series was originally announced, Phoebe Waller-Bridge was set to star opposite Glover. However, as it got closer to production, she left and Erskine was brought in. Now, Glover is shedding some light on what happened between them behind the scenes. 

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It used to be kind of known as the “Nolan or ‘Dark Knight’ effect,” and it was arguably first widely felt in Sam Mendes’ “Skyfall,” where the English filmmaker admitted taking cues from the psychologically realistic, emotionally dark superhero film and applying it to his James Bond spy series. Maybe it’s just now better known as commencing from psychologically authentic terra firma, but whatever the effect is, it certainly permeates Donald Glover’s “Mr.

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After what feels like myriad delays and setbacks, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” finally makes its premiere on Prime Video next month. And to drum up hype for Donald Glover‘s latest TV outing, Prime Video has a new trailer for the reimagining of Doug Liman‘s 2005 film of the same name with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. This time, Glover and Maya Erskine are the married couple who are also spies, but this series has a new spin on its source material.

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Earlier today, the internet was abuzz with questions surrounding a cryptic post by rapper 21 Savage and actor Donald Glover. The image shared was seemingly a poster for a film titled, “American Dream: The 21 Savage Story,” with Glover, 21 Savage, and actor Caleb McLaughlin appearing. As you might expect, people were confused. Is this a joke? Is it a real film? Well, we got a new piece of evidence in the form of a “trailer”… or is it just a music video? 

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In the current media landscape, every pre-existing piece of IP with any semblance of brand awareness can take to updating. The latest is a new television series expansion of 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” starring  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. While this new television show, created by Donald Glover (the brains behind “Atlanta”) and Francesca Sloane (“Atlanta” “Fargo”), follows a globe-trotting super-spy couple, it finds different rooms within the concept to play in from the 2005 original. 

READ MORE: The 67 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Series Of 2024

The most glaring departure, the television show, starts at the very beginning of a romantic relationship rather than following a long-established relationship that has fallen into a rut, as in the original.

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One of Prime Video‘s most anticipated series finally has a release date: all eight episodes of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” premiere on February 4, 2024. But star and co-creator Donald Glover had never seen Doug Liman‘s 2005 film with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie before a producer friend snagged the rights. And IndieWire (via EW) reports that Glover got why the action rom-com is so “iconic,” but he didn’t understand the story at all.

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After a string of delays, one of Prime Video‘s most anticipated series finally has a release date. That’s right, all eight episodes of “Mr. And Mrs. Smith” will premiere on the streamer on February 2, 2024. Based on the 2005 movie of the same name, Prime Video’s series reimagines Doug Liman‘s film with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine as the leads: a married couple who also happen to be super spies.

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With both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes still ongoing, more and more titles set for release this Fall now have 2024 bows. The latest project pushed back? THR reports that Prime Video‘s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” with Donald Glover and Maya Erskine now premieres early next year instead of its original November release date.

READ MORE: Fall 2024 TV Preview: Over 35+ Most Anticipated Shows To Watch

A remake of Doug Liman‘s 2005 romantic comedy with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the series stars Glover and Erskine as two strangers matched by an agency to pose as a married couple as they carry out international espionage.

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Back in July, Donald and Stephen Glover took over writing duties from “Dear White People” creator Justin Simien on the long-gestating “Lando” series over at Disney+. But now there’s new intrigue on the “Lando” front, with Stephen hinting that the project he and Donald are working on may no longer be series. Instead, Variety reports that “Lando” is now a standalone movie, and will be part of the upcoming spate of “Star Wars” films that include James Mangold, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, and Dave Filoni‘s movies.

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“Star Wars” fans have two more Disney+ series coming this year, “Ahsoka” and “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.” But now they have new confirmation about a title announced nearly three years ago and has languished in development ever since. Variety reports that, yes, that’s right, “Lando,” all about the charismatic space pilot, is still coming to the streamer, but someone else other than Justin Simen will write the series.  

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Reboots, sequels, and prequels are all the rage in Hollywood. Building franchises and expanding IP is the name of the game in 2023. So, it’s not a surprise that Prime Video is hoping a TV series based around “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” could be the next big hit. And in the first little tease of the series, it’s clear the streaming service nabbed some great actors to fill out the title roles.

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While “Solo: A Star Wars Story” isn’t one of the premier films in the franchise, most people can agree that Donald Glover’s performance as a young Lando Calrissian is pretty great. And there have been rumors about more Glover in the galaxy far, far away, but no confirmation that it’ll happen. Well, it appears the actor has just confirmed that there are discussions about bringing back his version of Lando in a future project.

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Black creatives’ struggle in the media world can often feel quite stark. “Swarm,” the new Amazon prime series from the collective minds of Janine Nabers and Donald Glover, is in its first week of release at the time of writing. While doing the usual google research for this review, I typed in “Swarm” TV news and headed along to the news tab. My eyes rolled so far into my head; you could have sworn Paul Bearer was standing beside me holding an urn.

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All it takes is a very basic search on social media to find that fandoms can be taken to the extreme in some scary ways. Obviously, as a film and TV outlet, we have covered things such as Zack Snyder’s fans threatening executives over silly DC superhero films. Then there are Marvel fans obsessed (to an almost unhealthy degree) with their favorite characters. Not all fans are like this, but there are definitely groups that take things way too far.

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The SXSW Conference and Festivals, which runs March 10-19, 2023, just announced the second wave of the 2023 Film & TV Festival Lineup, including all Visions, Global presented by MUBI, 24 Beats, and Festival Favorites, plus numerous additions to Headliners, TV Premieres, Narrative and Documentary Spotlight, and other sections. The Festival also announced that Janine Nabers and Donald Glover‘s “Swarm” and Lee Sung Jin’s “Beef” will be the Opening and Closing Night TV premieres.

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The problem with owning one superhero character and the universe they live in—in this case, Sony Pictures owning Spider-Man and everything within the Spider-Man universe, and that’s it—is it leaves you with a lot of limitations. That said, something like “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” really showed how you could expand things with a lot of flavor, style, and attitude with the right creative team. This is maybe why we’re cautiously optimistic about a “Hypno-Hustler,” Spider-Man villain movie.

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“Six seasons and a movie” is a mantra that has kept the hope alive for “Community” fans over the past several years. What was once a joke turned into a rallying cry and then a reality, as it was recently announced that the canceled sitcom, “Community,” is getting a new film in the future. And now, Dan Harmon is shedding a bit more light on who is set to appear and who is definitely not. 

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It looks like “six seasons and a movie” is finally coming true.  Peacock is giving “Community” fans what they’ve clamored for since the NBC/Yahoo! Screen series ended in 2015: a full-length movie that wraps up the show.  

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“Community: The Movie” brings back original series stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash, and Jeong for the show’s feature film finale.

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It’s the nature of most television to lose its edge, for a series to tumble backward as new shows push the envelope further than that original series could ever envision. When star and creator Donald Glover’s hilarious and surreal black-comedy series, “Atlanta,” premiered in 2016 on FX, a quartet of African Americans moving through the music business while venturing across the eponymous city landscape was biting, and in some respects, revolutionary. 

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In “Atlanta” season three, we saw a side of the gang we’d never seen before: out of their element and fish out of water. Season three of “Atlanta” found “Earn” (Donald Glover), “Alfred’ Paper Boi’ Miles” (Brian Tyree Henry), “Darius” (LaKeith Stanfield), and “Van” (Zazie Beetz) in the midst of a successful European tour, as the group navigated their new surroundings as outsiders, and struggle to adjust to the newfound success they had aspired to.

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