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The Get Smart fan site WouldYouBelieve.com previewed an unauthorized early draft of the script<ref name="draft">[http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/movie.html Wouldyoubelieve.com] - Get Smart - The Movie</ref>, with mostly negative response. It's also been heard that neither Mel Brooks or Buck Henry, the show's original creators, are enamored with this upcoming film. |
The Get Smart fan site WouldYouBelieve.com illegally previewed an unauthorized early draft of the script<ref name="draft">[http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/movie.html Wouldyoubelieve.com] - Get Smart - The Movie</ref>, with mostly negative response. It's also been heard that neither Mel Brooks or Buck Henry, the show's original creators, are enamored with this upcoming film. |
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The plot of the new film deals with a hunt for nuclear weapons, leading |
The plot of the new film deals with a hunt for nuclear weapons, leading the fansite to nickname the project "The New Bomb." |
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Mel Brooks in interviews with both Newsweek and TV Guide has dismissed the concept of a new [[Get Smart!]] movie saying: "Leave it alone." Nevertheless, Brooks has cited that he thinks Steve Carell is "very talented" and wondered why no one has bothered to seek his advice about the production. Brooks said that a new [[Get Smart!]] would need to be political in nature in order to honor the original's satirical tone and thought it should feature references to Condeeza Rice and other contemporary hot topics. |
Mel Brooks in interviews with both Newsweek and TV Guide has dismissed the concept of a new [[Get Smart!]] movie saying: "Leave it alone." Nevertheless, Brooks has cited that he thinks Steve Carell is "very talented" and wondered why no one has bothered to seek his advice about the production. Brooks said that a new [[Get Smart!]] would need to be political in nature in order to honor the original's satirical tone and thought it should feature references to Condeeza Rice and other contemporary hot topics. |
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[[Get Smart!]] is one of the most revived TV shows outside of [[Star Trek]]. It has spawned two feature films, a reunion MOW and a retooled new series on Fox. |
[[Get Smart!]] is one of the most revived TV shows outside of [[Star Trek]]. It has spawned two feature films, a reunion MOW and a retooled new series on Fox. |
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Warner Brothers has struggled for years to come up with a workable [[Get Smart]] script for a variety of talents such as [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Will Ferrell]]. The current production finally going ahead is |
Warner Brothers has struggled for years to come up with a workable [[Get Smart]] script for a variety of talents such as [[Jim Carrey]] and [[Will Ferrell]]. The current production finally going ahead is certainly due to the growing popularity of Steve Carell, and production has been scheduled around his busy TV schuedule as well as fitting the film around his other movie commitments. The fansite WouldYouBelieve.com doesn't consider the screenplay currently credited to Matt Ember and Tom Astle to possess the same razor sharp satire of the original series and is considerably more lowbrow. Industry insiders, however, disagree. |
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The plot of the new [[Get Smart!]] movie bears many similaries to the recent British spy spoof [[Johnny English]]. |
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Revision as of 18:52, 15 April 2007
| Get Smart | |
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| Directed by | Peter Segal |
| Written by | Tom J. Astle Matt Ember |
| Produced by | Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, Andrew Lazar |
| Starring | Steve Carell Anne Hathaway Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Alan Arkin Terence Stamp David Koechner Ken Davitian Dalip Singh |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Language | English |
Get Smart is an upcoming film adaptation of the hit spy parody 1960's television show Get Smart. The film will star Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart [1] and Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 [2]. Alan Arkin will play the Chief. Terrance Stamp and The Rock will also star. WWE's The Great Khali (real name Dalip Singh) will also have a role in the movie[3]. Shooting is scheduled to begin in February of 2007, and the film will be released on June 20, 2008.
Plot
Template:Spoiler Maxwell Smart is an overweight intelligence expert for the secret government security agency CONTROL. He dreams of being a spy in the field, like his hero, CONTROL Agent 23, portrayed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. When enemy agency KAOS breaks into CONTROL files and learns the identity of all CONTROL spies, The Chief (played by Alan Arkin) is forced to place Smart in the field, working with recent plastic surgery patient Agent 99. 99 must teach Smart that there's more to being a spy than following the manual.
Smart and 99 chase down Nenad Krstic, a nuclear weapons smuggler for KAOS. Overeager wanna-be spy Max shoots the spy before they can get any information from him. The duo hunt clues that lead them to an Italian Bakery and KAOS agent Szczerbiak.
KAOS turns serious, threatening to detonate a nuclear bomb in America if their demands are not met. It's up to Max and 99 to team together again and save the day... and reveal that Agent 23 is actually a double agent under the employ of KAOS.
Cast
- Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart / Agent 86
- Anne Hathaway as Agent 99
- Alan Arkin as The Chief
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as CONTROL Agent 23
- Terence Stamp as Nenad Krstic
- David Koechner as Agent Larabee
- The Great Khali
- Masi Oka as Bruce
- Terry Crews as Agent 91
- Ken Davitian as Shtarker
Fan reaction
The Get Smart fan site WouldYouBelieve.com illegally previewed an unauthorized early draft of the script[4], with mostly negative response. It's also been heard that neither Mel Brooks or Buck Henry, the show's original creators, are enamored with this upcoming film.
The plot of the new film deals with a hunt for nuclear weapons, leading the fansite to nickname the project "The New Bomb."
Mel Brooks in interviews with both Newsweek and TV Guide has dismissed the concept of a new Get Smart! movie saying: "Leave it alone." Nevertheless, Brooks has cited that he thinks Steve Carell is "very talented" and wondered why no one has bothered to seek his advice about the production. Brooks said that a new Get Smart! would need to be political in nature in order to honor the original's satirical tone and thought it should feature references to Condeeza Rice and other contemporary hot topics.
Get Smart! is one of the most revived TV shows outside of Star Trek. It has spawned two feature films, a reunion MOW and a retooled new series on Fox.
Warner Brothers has struggled for years to come up with a workable Get Smart script for a variety of talents such as Jim Carrey and Will Ferrell. The current production finally going ahead is certainly due to the growing popularity of Steve Carell, and production has been scheduled around his busy TV schuedule as well as fitting the film around his other movie commitments. The fansite WouldYouBelieve.com doesn't consider the screenplay currently credited to Matt Ember and Tom Astle to possess the same razor sharp satire of the original series and is considerably more lowbrow. Industry insiders, however, disagree.
References
- ^ Movies.about.com - Peter Segal Signs on to Direct "Get Smart"
- ^ Variety - Hathaway spies a role
- ^ WWE.com - Khali ready to make giant mark on Hollywood
- ^ Wouldyoubelieve.com - Get Smart - The Movie