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Smarties on alert: "Get Smart" the movie is set to begin production this March in Los Angeles, and has made some new casting announcements. Steve Carell is set to play the Don Adams role of Maxwell, agent 86, and Anne Hathaway will take over Barbara Feldon's agent 99. Now the word is hunky British actor Terence Stamp be playing a KAOS villain, and Dwayne "The Rock " Johnson will be in the film too, according to reports from Variety.This news isn't going over so well the legions of "Get Smart" television show fans, and chief "Smart" historian Carl Birkmeyer reports on his website that "Max is not Johnny English, Tommy Boy or Austin Powers, he's Maxwell Smart and that uniqueness is what made the show work on all levels. "It's also what made the show funny...Just look at Casino Royale and Superman Returns, both of which re-invented two iconic characters while remaining true to their core characters and sources. Daniel Craig is not Sean Connery, but he sure as heck is James Bond. Carell doesn't have to imitate Don Adams, but he does have to be Max."

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Based on the classic television series of the same name. This film is about the battle between good and evil that takes place under society's nose. The story, set in modern-day Manhattan, follows ...more

US Release: 2008-06-20
UK Release: 2008-08-22

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