Donald Glover decided to pay tribute to Brad Pitt in an interesting manner!

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Donald Glover’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Pays Tribute To Brad Pitt in the Most Gruesome Manner

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie starred in the 2005 movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith and the recently released Amazon series is a direct film to TV adaptation.
With Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in the lead role, the actors and co-creators decided to pay tribute to Bra
Pitin a gruesome manner With the episode titled “Infidelity” and the usage of a device called “bolito”, the manner of tribute was quite an interesting choice

Donald Glover decided to co-create and star in the Amazon series titled Mr. & Mrs. Smith which is a direct adaptation of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s movie into a series. Starring Glover and Maya Erskine in the lead roles, the series has drawn quite some eyes.

On the other hand, Donald Glover decided to pay homage to Brad Pitt in the most gruesome manner possible. Recreating one of the scenes from his movie where Pitt gets his head cut off, Mr. & Mrs. Smith had a unique way to give tribute to the Fight Club star!

Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) | Image via Amazon Studios
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) | Image via Amazon Studios
Donald Glover Decided To Pay Tribute To Brad Pitt In A Gruesome Manner

*Major Spoilers For The Counselor and Mr. & Mrs. Smith*

Starring in 2013’s The Counselor, Brad Pitt portrayed the role of Westray in Ridley Scott’s film.

Pitt’s character is marked for death in the movie by the Mexican cartel and his death is also pretty gruesome.

With a device strapped to his neck called the bolito, Pitt’s head gets cut off in a gnarly way in the movie.

A still of Brad Pitt from The Counselor (2013)
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) | Image via Amazon Studios
Donald Glover Decided To Pay Tribute To Brad Pitt In A Gruesome Manner

*Major Spoilers For The Counselor and Mr. & Mrs. Smith*

Starring in 2013’s The Counselor, Brad Pitt portrayed the role of Westray in Ridley Scott’s film. Pitt’s character is marked for death in the movie by the Mexican cartel and his death is also pretty gruesome.

With a device strapped to his neck called the bolito, Pitt’s head gets cut off in a gnarly way in the movie.

For reasons unknown to mankind, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine, who portray the role of John and Jane Smith in the series, decided to have a similar scene in the show.

With Jane doubting John about infidelity, an assassin by the name of Bev straps a bolito on John’s neck. Unlike Brad Pitt’s movie, Jane quickly snaps the wire off of John’s neck thus saving him in the process.

Since Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were not returning to the series and the bolito is not a real weapon (yet), it only makes sense that the series creators wanted to pay tribute to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in some ways. However, choosing a scene where Pitt’s head snaps off is quite an intriguing choice to recreate.

The Worst Advice A Director Gave Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt as Lieutenant Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds

Having an iconic career, Brad Pitt has worked with a plethora of directors, and oftentimes, they weren’t so normal.

In an interview with the BBC Radio for the promotion of Bullet Train, Brad Pitt was asked about the worst advice a director had given him. Although the actor did not give a name, the answer sounds very Quentin Tarantino-esque.

“I worked with this director. May remain nameless. And he goes, ‘You know when a serial killer has a victim around the throat and chokes him till he pass out and then revives him so he can do it again? Do that.’”

Well, may the director remain anonymous, and may Brad Pitt continue to create iconic movies and stories like these.

The Donald Glover series has received a rating of 6.4/10 on IMDB and a whopping 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and blessings from Pitt! Mr. & Mrs. Smith is available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.