Get Smart Comic Con 2007!
The Get Smart Panel starts off and we are informed that the cast will
include Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Masi Oki, Steve Carell and Masi Oka of Heroes. off! A short video of Get Smart is shown it features explosions, rock and roll, and more gadgets than the old TV show ever had. It concludes with Steve in an F-16, and a little tiny bag full of puke, which pretty much explodes all over the place.
They bring out director Pete Segal, Masi Oka, Ken Davitian (from Borat), Dwayne “The 
Rock” Johnson (crowd goes nuts), oh … and Steve Carrell. Woot! The goes crazy for Steve Carrell for a good five solid minutes.
A fan asks “Can you guys tell us any behind the scenes funny stories?” This draws a sort of blank look from the entire panel. Steve Carrell says
, “Well, Pete Segal pretty much never wore pants the whole time, and no underwear either. And I found that funny.”
What’s it like playing Maxwell Smart? “It’s great … it was one of my favorite shows. I got a call and was asked to come into Warner Bros., and I showed up with my headshot and my resume, because I thought I was auditioning, but I walked into a conference room and was asked if I wanted to play Maxwell Smart. It was one of the most surreal moments of my life. I’m trying to play tribute to Don Adams, and I don’t think I can ever be as good as we was. It’s an honor for me to be able to do this.”
A fanboy gets up and rambles and rambles, never getting to the point, and Steve yells “Get to the point! Is there a question?!” He’s joking. Finally, the guy spits it out, and asks if they thought of the film as a comedy. Steve quips, “I thought of the film as a comedic The Bourne Identity. This is a real world, and the villains are quite ominous. I don’t think it’s funny when the character in a movie ‘realizes’ they’re in a comedy.”
Directed at The Rock, “What’s the funniest movie you’ve ever made?” Big surprise coming here, you ready? Wait for it … “I’d have to say Get Smart. The thought of working with Steve Carrell, just … ” Catcalls from the audience at this point. The Rock asks Steve, “Is that your wife?”
An adorably cute little girl gets up and asks “What was cool about playing spies and stuff?”
“I have a question for The Rock … how much can you bench?” The Rock, “How much do you weigh?” The crowd loves it.
Someone asks what their characters are like, and Masi Oka says “Well, I play one of the gadget guys, and we make gadgets that .. don’t … quite … work.” Ken Davitian says, “I got to wear clothes.” Thank god for that is all I can say.
According to Pete, says Agent 13 is in the movie in a really cool cameo, and Heimie the Robot is in it too.
credit: cinematical
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