Get Smart Preview

Another 2008 release that I see becoming a big hit is Get Smart. Get Smart has a big name cast led by Steve Carrel and Anne Hathaway. Other stars include Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (Walking Tall, The Game Plan), Masi Oka (Heroes), Terry Crews (White Chicks, Norbit), and David Koechner (Waiting, The Comebacks). Get Smart is an upcoming action comedy about an organization of secret agents who try to stop a plot to gain world domination.

Steve Carell stars as Maxwell Smart, who is an analyst to the head of a U.S. spy agency called Control, is thrown into action one all of the identities of Control’s agents are compromised after an attack on the headquarters by KAOS, an evil crime syndicate. Being promoted gives Smart a chance to fulfill his lifelong dream and work alongside star Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson), since there were only two agents whose identities were not revealed. However, Smart ends up being assigned to work with the beautiful but deadly Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), the only other agent whose identity wasn’t compromised. As Agent 99 and Smart get closer to finding out KAOS’ master plan, they discover that a key KAOS operative and his sidekick are planning on making money off of the organization. With only his limited training experience and a couple of spy gadgets, Maxwell Smart needs to find a way to stop KAOS and save the day.

This sounds like it’s going to be a big hit next year. Like I’ve said I’m a big fan of Steve Carell’s work, outside of Evan Almighty, and this shouldn’t be any different. It’ll be interesting to see Anne Hathaway in a comedic role for the first time since I didn’t see her in The Devil Wears Prada. Get Smart is directed by Peter Segal, who previously directed three Adam Sandler movies, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, and The Longest Yard. There has to be a reason why Adam Sandler worked with Segal multiple times, so I’m not anticipating any problems with the cinematography. Overall this should be a very good movie and well worth the money when it finally comes outs next year.