Tuesday, June 17

• Steve Carell’s Got Good Kicks

  

  Jill Simonian is a correspondent for Dailies (ReelzChannel TV, weeknights @ 6PM ET), and occasionally shares stories from the field. This week: Get Smart

  Ok. So Steve Carell kisses Dwayne Johnson in Get Smart. Thought I'd get that out of the way. More about that later though. This one's about Steve's kicks.

  As in SHOES. No, I'm not referring to Maxwell Smart's famously absurd shoe-phone-gadgets from the '60s TV show. Turns out that Carell himself has good shoes. Anne Hathaway told him so on the day of our recent junket interviews for the movie. And thanks to their antics together in Get Smart, I am officially "Carell-ed Away." (And so is Dwayne Johnson! Ha!)

  Back to the junket: Earlier that day, Anne told us that she learned much on-set about comedy from working with Steve and Alan Arkin (2006's Little Miss Sunshine's 'grandpa'... also in Smart).

  So, when I asked Steve about "what he learned" from working with Anne, he simply teased "her inner beauty and fashion sense," followed by a chuckle. Seriously, he cited her talent, kindness, obvious good looks, and gushed about her staggering ability to whip out super-high kicks -- as her own stunt double -- in some of the movie's powerhouse action scenes involving 7'2" two-time Mr. India bodybuilder, Dalip Singh. (Note: watching Steve go against this giant is classic Carell!) But Steve was also excited to boast that -- on the day of our interviews -- Anne complimented him for the very first time on a fashion choice... his new white sneakers. Cute.

  But the real question is: Are they equipped to make international calls?

  Get Smart opens nationwide Friday, June 20.

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  Posted 06/17/2008 by Jill

  Anne Hathaway | Steve Carell | Get Smart

Friday, August 10

• Movie newz: Dancing with Shiva, Powder Blue, Awaken the Dragon, and Mr. Big is back!

  The news just keeps getting better for Sex and the City fans.

  According to Variety, Chris Noth, aka Mr. Big, has indeed signed on to reprise his role for the Sex and the City movie!! Given, it's hard to imagine they would have moved forward with the project without him, but still, it sure is nice to have it confirmed.

  As we reported last month, Anne Hathaway has signed onto Jonathan Demme's ensemble piece, Dancing With Shiva. Today's Variety says the actress will be joining Bill Irwin (Lady in the Water, The Laramie Project), Anna Deavere Smith (The West Wing, Rent) and Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment, Forget Paris) in the comedy, which was written by Jenny Lumet. Filming begins next month in Connecticut.

  Three more have signed on for the Timothy Linh Bui Christmas indie, Powder Blue, says The Hollywood Reporter. Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Ghost), Kris Kristofferson (Blade, The Wendell Baker Story), and Eddie Redmayne (The Good Shepherd) have joined the cast. Swayze will play a sleazy strip club owner, Redmayne will play a mortician who falls in love with a stripper who works there (Jessica Biel), and Kristofferson will play a corporate crime organization head. Could be quite interesting...

  And finally, Warner Independent has plans to do a noir-style remake of the 1973 Bruce Lee martial arts classic, Enter the Dragon. According to Variety, the remake, which will be called Awaken the Dragon, will be written by producer Kurt Sutter (The Shield). Sutter will also be making his feature directing debut on the project.

  
  

  Posted 08/10/2007 by Heather

  Anne Hathaway | Kris Kristofferson | Patrick Swayze | Chris Noth | Eddie Redmayne | Sex and the City: The Movie | Dancing with Shiva | Powder Blue | Awaken the Dragon

Tuesday, July 17

• More dealz: Hathaway, Leto, and Polley projects in the works

  Jordan Catalano rises again! Yes, brooding, sexy Jared Leto has signed on to star in Belgian writer/director Jaco Van Dormael's American film debut, Mr. Nobody, says The Hollywood Reporter.

  The romantic drama, a 'multilayered love story inspired by the butterfly effect' (the theory, not the movie) is about the 120-year-old Nemo Nobody (Leto), the last mortal in a world now full of happy immortals. Sarah Polley will co-star...

  ...In other news, Anne Hathaway (Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada) continues to choose projects that show her range.

  During press for her upcoming Get Smart remake with Steve Carell, the actress recently announced to Blackfilm.com that she has signed on to star in Jonathan Demme's next project, Dancing With Shiva, which she describes as a 'dark comedy.' She will play a model/drug addict who leaves rehab for the man who brought Hannibal Lecter to the silver screen.

  Hathaway can next be seen in Becoming Jane, which opens in August.

  
  

  Posted 07/17/2007 by Heather

  Anne Hathaway | Jonathan Demme | Jared Leto | Jaco van Dormael | Sarah Polley | Dancing with Shiva | Mr. Nobody

Wednesday, April 11

• Get Smart People!

  Warner Brothers announced today that filming has just started on the comedy Get Smart, adapted from the popular television series.

  Steve Carell plays Maxwell Smart and Anne Hathaway is Agent 99. The image to the right is the first pic from the set. The comedy adventure also stars The Rock as Agent 23, Terence Stamp as Siegfried and Alan Arkin as Chief of Control. Pete Segal (The Longest Yard) directs.

   

  
  
  Next Showing: Get Smart will likely release in 2008.

  Posted 04/11/2007 by reelz

  Anne Hathaway | Steve Carell | Dwayne Johnson