Filming has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' comedy Get Smart,starring Steve Carell (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and Anne Hathaway (The Devil Wears Prada). The announcement was made by Jeff Robinov, President of Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Inspired by characters from the classic television series Get Smart, the film stars Carell as secret agent Maxwell Smart; Hathaway as his partner, Agent 99; Dwayne The Rock Johnson (Gridiron Gang) as Agent 23; Terence Stamp (The Limey) as Siegfried, a key KAOS operative; and Academy Award winner Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) as the Chief of CONTROL. The film also stars Ken Davitian (Borat) as Shtarker; Masi Oka (TV's Heroes) as Bruce; Nate Torrence (TV's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) as Lloyd; David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) as Agent Larabee; and Terry Crews (TV's Everybody Hates Chris) as Agent 91.
Joining the director behind the scenes are Academy Award-winning director of photography Dean Semler (Dances with Wolves), production designer Wynn Thomas (A Beautiful Mind), Oscar-nominated editor Richard Pearson (United 93), Academy Award-winning costume designer Deborah Scott (Titanic) and Academy Award-winning special effects supervisor Michael Lantieri (Jurassic Park).
Filming began in Los Angeles on March 21, 2007, and will continue in and around Los Angeles, with future location filming taking place in Washington, D.C. and Montreal.
Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp, Terry Crews, David Koechner, James Caan, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Kenneth Davitian