USA Today has released the first production photo, seen above, from the upcoming Get Smart movie starring Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway. Am I the only one excited about this one? Anyone? Hello?
UPDATE: Warner Bros has sent us a HUGE version of the above photo, click here to view it.
Director Peter Segal says that the film version has been updated to satire the disconnect between government agencies post-9/11. The movie’s storyline focuses on “KAOS’ blackmailing the United States by threatening to give away launch codes for nuclear bombs that are in the hands of bad guys.” Max’s mission is to find and stop the bombs, ultimately saving the world.
The new film also tells the origin story of how Smart became an agent and met 99. The twist this time around involves Agent 99 as the veteran spy who takes Max under her wing. It looks like Hathaway will be more active as the movie version of 99.
Carell (40 Year Old Virgin) plays Maxwell Smart, and Anne Hathaway (Devil Wears Prada) is Agent 99. Alan Arkin plays the chief of CONTROL, the organization that fights the evil foces of KAOS. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Agent 23) and Terrence Stamp also have been cast.
Get Smart will hit theaters on June 20th 2008.
April 11th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Stevel Carell is an inspired (if obvious) choice for Maxwell Smart (and yes, I was a fan of the original series, which I caught in reruns back in the day), but am I the only one who thinks Anne Hathaway is too young for the role? Don’t get me wrong. Anne Hathaway’s beautiful and not untalented. I would have liked someone closer to Carrell’s age as Agent 99. Ah well, I’ll still it when it comes out next year.
April 11th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Has anyone seen the preview for the movie on wouldyoubelieve.com ? It looks awful! Also, Segal’s comments about the original 99 are rather insulting and shows that he doesn’t really understand what made the original series work. The least they could have done is gotten Mel Brook’s advice.
March 4th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
The film looks phenomenal. I don’t understand why there’s frustration with Hathaway. I can’t think of anyone who is a better casting pick. As a fan of the old show, I think she will be perfect. And, Barbara Feldon’s character was supposed to be pretty young.