Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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Mr. & Mrs. Smith Trivia

When Jane is going to her first shown kill, she correctly answers a question from the quiz show "Jeopardy!" (1984). This was unscripted and spur of the moment on the part of Jolie.
Brad Pitt reportedly left the project after Nicole Kidman dropped out and her replacement had not yet been found. Once Angelina Jolie signed on, he returned to the project.
Angelina Jolie's Jane and Brad Pitt's John ranked #3 on Moviefone's 'The Top 25 Sexiest Movie Couples'. [May 2008]
Cate Blanchett was also considered for the role of Mrs. Smith
Catherine Zeta-Jones was also considered for Mrs. Smith, while Johnny Depp and Will Smith were considered for Mr. Smith when it was not sure if Brad Pitt would sign on.
Many of the scenes from the trailer were not in the movie, including Brad Pitt riding a bike while shooting and Keith David ordering someone to "bring in everyone," after finding out "it's the Smiths".
The 35mm prints of this film come from a digitally grain reduced digital intermediate. They are full of digital grain reduction artifacts.
Brad Pitt left in the middle of shooting for three months to shoot Ocean's Twelve.
Was shipped to theaters under the code name "Jones".
The shot of the helicopter flying over Bogotá at the start of the flashback sequence was originally used in Clear and Present Danger. For its appearance in Mr & Mrs Smith, CGI was used to enhance it with burning buildings and someone sitting in the rear passenger seat of the chopper.
Eva Green was considered to play Jane.
Nicole Kidman was originally cast as Mrs. Smith.
I-Temp is located in Suite 5003 at 570 Lexington Avenue. The building is real and it has 50 floors.
Gwen Stefani was considered for the role of Jane Smith after Nicole Kidman dropped out.
Aishwarya Rai was the first choice for "Jane" but she turned it down due to filming dates.
The script reportedly went through over fifty drafts. Although original writer Simon Kinberg was the final writer during production, various uncredited writers worked on drafts throughout the film's development, including Jez Butterworth, 'John Butterworth', Carrie Fisher, Akiva Goldsman, Ted Griffin (III), Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, and Terence Winter.
The film's original script was actually writer Simon Kinberg's thesis for his Masters in Fine Arts.
Angela Bassett was cast as Mr. Smith's boss but her scenes were subsequently cut from the film. Her voice is still heard in the film, giving him instructions of his next assignment.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were each paid US$20m for their roles.
Johnny Depp was originally cast as John Smith, but turned it down after being overworked with other movies he was shooting.
In order to get a wider PG-13 audience, a very steamy sex scene between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was cut.
SPOILER: The original ending featured villains played by Jacqueline Bisset and Terence Stamp. After this was dropped, a second ending was filmed with Angela Bassett and Keith David as the villains. This too was dropped when it was decided that the film did not need a final confrontation with the villains at all.
SPOILER: After the Smiths discover each other's identities, Jane speeds away in the car and John is running after her. He ends up tripping and crashing through a fence, and his gun goes off. The trip was a mistake, and Brad Pitt's reaction, as well as his following ad-lib, "Oh dear God," are genuine.
SPOILER: Body count: 43