Donald Glover Gives Update on Community Movie (Exclusive)
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00:00 I tell y'all, he's looking like he just stepped out of a magazine.
00:03 This is my boomerang look.
00:05 Oh yeah.
00:06 I want to be Eddie.
00:07 Honey, you are looking fly.
00:09 Thank you.
00:10 And Mr. Smith is pretty fly too.
00:12 He's not bad.
00:13 The fashion is on point.
00:14 His skiing may not be on point.
00:16 It's not, but his turtleneck season is, yes, very good.
00:20 Very strong.
00:21 Very strong.
00:22 How are you?
00:23 I'm doing great. I'm Rachel by the way.
00:24 I'm Donald.
00:25 I've never met you in the flesh, but such a fan of your work.
00:27 Oh, thank you.
00:28 And you and your partner are so adorable.
00:31 Were you making a statement out there just a second ago on the carpet?
00:34 No, I just love her.
00:35 I don't know.
00:36 I just love her.
00:37 I was wondering, because she was like, "Stop it. Stop it."
00:39 She was like, "What are you doing?"
00:40 I like to embarrass her.
00:42 You can see it in the movie.
00:43 Mission accomplished.
00:44 Mission accomplished.
00:45 And speaking of missions, you had the mission as a co-creator.
00:48 You're serving up Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
00:49 Now, this is a title we've seen in 2005 with the film.
00:52 As a co-creator, how did you want to shake things up, differentiate it from the film version?
00:56 I'm not a big fan of remakes, so this was kind of a big deal to kind of take it.
01:01 Once I saw the original, I was like, "Oh, there's a good date movie."
01:04 I was like, "Maybe I can make a good date show out of it."
01:07 Something me and my wife could watch together.
01:10 So I just wanted to make a good movie.
01:12 Well, you accomplished that mission of doing something different, giving us something fun to watch.
01:17 Did you reach out to Brad and Angie at all?
01:19 I reached out to Brad.
01:21 Did you?
01:22 What did Brad have to say?
01:23 He just Brad-bitted his way out of it.
01:25 I was like, "I just need some tips."
01:27 He just charmed his way out of it.
01:29 He was like, "You'll do great, kid," kind of thing.
01:31 Really?
01:32 Yeah.
01:33 That was pretty much it.
01:34 He was very sweet and nice.
01:36 I was very helpful.
01:38 I just wanted to get a good understanding of, "Is there anything I need, any pitfalls, any idea that I might need help with?"
01:46 It was great. He gave me good advice.
01:49 You put your Donald Glover spin on it.
01:51 Yeah, that's pretty much it.
01:52 I love the foundation of it talks a lot about the arranged marriage, the awkwardness of the beginning of a relationship.
01:58 How much of your real-life relationship influenced the characters?
02:02 We actually talked about it a lot.
02:04 We actually talked about that today.
02:06 What did wifey say about that?
02:07 Oh, she hasn't seen it yet.
02:09 That's why I'm leaving halfway through.
02:11 You didn't know that?
02:12 I'm leaving halfway through.
02:13 So you can make up for--
02:15 So when she gets home, there's flowers and stuff.
02:18 That's what all that was about.
02:20 I'm buttering her up for the fact that a lot of it was actually inspired by me and Maya's marriages.
02:27 Okay, Donald, community, the movie's happening.
02:29 Allegedly, as long as it works with y'all's schedules.
02:32 I was told that the script--
02:34 Literally, I was texting today.
02:36 I was told the script is done.
02:38 Well, was it in your inbox?
02:40 No, I haven't read it yet.
02:42 But I was told it was done.
02:44 It's really just a schedule thing.
02:46 I'm in, I'm all in.
02:47 I love it.
02:48 So, Josh Gambino, the next album finished, done.
02:50 It's been four years.
02:51 Why are you keeping us waiting?
02:52 I know.
02:53 I don't know.
02:54 I'm busy.
02:55 I got all this stuff happening.
02:56 You can add a little something else to the plate.
02:58 I know.
02:59 I love this accent.
03:00 This is great.
03:01 I feel like I'm at home.
03:02 You know what?
03:03 If you need any work on your southern accent in the future, call me.
03:05 Call your gal.
03:06 Absolutely.
03:07 Nice to meet you.
03:08 So nice to meet you.
03:09 Congratulations.
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