It didn't take a genius to figure out that Steve Carrell's "Get Smart" remake would end up a franchise. I remember seeing the first promo at Comic-Con 2007, before it was replayed into numbing oblivion, and knowing it was not going to be the only one. People were going too nuts for it. And Carrell was just too perfectly cast as Agent Maxwell Smart.
Warner Bros has only just started mobilizing the sequel, so it's uncertain as to whether the rest of the cast will return. But Anne Hathaway already told MTV that she'd love to reprise her role as Agent 99. And surely they can write a return for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? He needs a break from Disney movies! Read More...
Here's a news flash: Many movie lovers consider "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" to be among the funniest films of the past decade. And now, here's a story even bigger than the Panda Watch: Steve Carell is ready to get classy again, San Diego.
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Steve Carell's 'Get Smart' Battles Mike Myers' 'Love Guru': Which Are You Gonna See?
Posted 6/20/08 7:45 pm EST by Brian Jacks in Commentary
In one corner you have Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway reviving the classic "Get Smart" franchise, and in the other you have the five-year-in-the-making, live-action return of Mike Myers in "The Love Guru."
Will Myers' first new homegrown non-cartoon character since Austin Powers as the enlightened Guru Pitka draw you in, or are you more apt to check out the explosive shenanigans of Carell and Hathaway going undercover with their whiz-bang gadgetry? We want to know which you plan on seeing, and what you think of the flicks after you do, so be sure to chime in below with all your thoughts. Yuk it up, folks!
Tags anne hathaway, get smart, mike myers, steve carell, the love guru