So, one of the surprise highlights of seeing Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix this week was being treated to the first trailer for Get Smart. And hey, Harry Potter had the kids use a phone booth as a secret entrance, too. Hmmmm. For those who don’t know, I’m a huge Get Smart fan. I’ve got the (currently) exclusive Time-Life complete series DVD set (and am slowly pacing myself at watching through them all again). I was curious as to how Steve Carrell would work in the role of Maxwell Smart. After seeing this trailer, I’m convinced he was perfect casting. Anne Hathaway was a surprise casting choice for 99. If I slow down her brief appearance in the trailer, I do think it’ll work. I’m a fan of Hathaway, but thought she might be a bit young for the role. Make-up and wardrobe helps age her up a bit, and I think she can do a good job with it. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is an even stranger piece of casting. But, he does fit the “other agent” kind of role pretty well. Besides, he’s shown he can branch out in his acting with roles like he had in Be Cool. And Alan Arkin is excellent casting for The Chief, the “straight man” to all of Max’s antics. It’s great to see not only Siegfried will be in it but Shtarker will be there as his sidekick. Terence Stamp is a good casting choice for Siegfried. And hey, even Larabee is gonna be in it. I’ve heard that certain things about the movie will be fairly different from the show, but they are clearly keeping certain things.

So, as a major fan of the series, here is a list of all the things I hope they feature in this new film version. I’ve avoided reading spoilers, so I don’t know what they will and won’t be using.

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