Fifth sign of the Apocalypse: Movie remake of *gulp* Get Smart

[Richardo]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/

:cry: Why can't they just leave well enough alone? Yes, it says written by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, just like the show, but they'll never capture the goofy innocence that the TV show had. (I'm betting fart and shit jokes in the dozens.)

Call the wahhhhhhmbulance, please. :cry:

[NewJeffCT]

1. who can play Maxwell Smart?

I'm drawing a blank.

[Skip Intro]

3. Jim Carrey?

:shrug:

[Richardo]

4. I don't think so. Please God no.

Jim Carrey. :puke:

[lenidog]

7. He is too hyper

Jim Carrey is the modern day equivalent of Jerry Lewis

[Richardo]

They've cast Steve Carrell

:shrug:

[wakfs]

6. Steve Carrell

He's supposed to be playing Maxwell Smart, but he's got a TV series ("The Office") that may interfere.

Steve Carrell by the way used to be on The Daily Show and appeared in "The Almighty Bruce" and "Anchorman."

[trotsky]

9. He'll be great!

He's done an awesome job on "The Office."

[Richardo]

11. He does play the right mixture of officious befuddlement

Probably the closest match to Don Adams.

But who, WHO, could possibly replace Barbara Feldon? :loveya:

Answer: NOBODY.

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Aha!

Thanks for alerting me to your post!

Dunno about nobody, though. There are some beautiful women with good senses of humor that could do it. But, they better pick a good one, or that would just stink. And i would be most disappointed.
The Professor

[NewJeffCT]

19. Katie Holmes

just kidding...

[peekaloo]

20. lol....damn you.....I was going to post the same thing!

[Bunny]

21. No one can replace Barbara Feldon, of course.

But Hollywood will try. I'll bet you right now that they end up with Sandra Bullock.

Oh, and I think Steve Carrell would be perfect as Maxwell Smart.

But I'm afraid you may end up being right about the poop/fart/tits level of humor. Sadly, that's what seems to sell in H-wood today. :(

[Richardo]

23. I was just thinking Sandra Bullock, which I'd accept

But then I got a brainstorm for Janeane Garofalo.

[ProfessorGAC]

25. I Like That One, Too!

The Professor

[Bunny]

31. Janeane Garofalo. Hmmm....

Now THAT has potential. :think:

Let's do lunch before we pitch it to the studio. Have your people call my people and we'll set it up. :rofl:

[iconoclastic cat]

2. We need a smilie for "clutching your eyes while shrieking incoherently."

[lenidog]

5. I wouldn't get that worried

this idea has been floating around for a very long time. Even longer than they have been trying to make a new Superman movie.

[Rob H.]

34. Uh, maybe worrying is a good thing

Filming for the new Superman movie is underway right now--it'll be released June 30, 2006.

[lenidog]

35. Yeah but it took like 7 or 8 years to get it done

Two or three directors and about 4 actors who kept getting lower and lower on the Hollywood food chain.

[shoelace414]

8. the nude bomb?

:)

[Richardo]

10. Say no more.

And that was with the original cast.

Horrible.

[NewJeffCT]

30. did it have the original writers?

They made the show...

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Who's Playing Agent 99?

That's a critically important question. When i was a kid, i had a thing for Barbara Feldon.
The Professor

[Richardo]

13. You are right on, Perfessor

See my #11. :thumbsup:

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Hey. The Word Is Spelt, Perfesser

Boy, you don't nuthin', 'bout nuthin', do ya? Well, except about the Agent 99 thing.

The Professor

[Richardo]

22. Janeane Garofalo as 99.

I'm a genius.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Oh. OK

Actually, i think it would be funny to have Janeane play the agent who was always hiding in weird places. She'd be a hoot in that role.
The Professor

[Misunderestimator]

26. Me toooo! So let's cast Angelina Jolie in the role.

[Richardo]

27. You disappoint me, M

:(

99 was not a pneumatically-enhanced uber-sleaze.

[Misunderestimator]

28. Pshaw.... she is not a sleeze.

And 99 was sexy... I love Garafalo, but that would never work.

Ok... let's compromise... Queen Latifah!!

[Richardo]

29. I say let's compromise on Sandra Bullock...

Queen Latifah could be Chief!

[Misunderestimator]

32. I like Sandra, but....

:shrug:

However... in the spirit of fairness, sure... I'll just have to change how I look at the Chief. :)

[redqueen]

15. Am I the only person here who really doesn't care WHAT they remake?

:shrug:

[peekaloo]

16. I love Buck Henry. I will try to be optimistic about this movie

knowing that B.H. is a superb satirist and Gawd knows he's sitting on a goldmine in terms of today's political climate.

Downside is I don't want to see Carrell just doing a Don Adams impersonation.

[Orsino]

17. We don't need a remake of Get Smart...

...but if we did, Steve Carrell is the man to star in it.

That stubborn befuddlement of his will be perfect for a faithful remake.

[Deja Q]

33. Andy Dick as Zachary Smart?