Carell signs up for Get Smart sequel

No word yet as to whether Anne Hathaway will return as sidekick Agent
99

Ben Child
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday October 07 2008 11:30 BST

Steve Carell has signed up for a sequel to spy spoof Get Smart,
according to Empire online. It will see him reprise his role as
Maxwell Smart, aka Agent 86, who works for the Control agency to
battle the evil forces of Kaos.

The first film took an impressive $230m (£132m) across the globe on a
budget of $80m (£45m), despite a withering "spectacular if nothing
else" review from the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. No word yet on
whether co-star Anne Hathaway will return as Smart's smarter sidekick,
Agent 99.

Carell is also reported to have signed a three-year "first look" deal
with Warner Bros, which means his newly formed Carousel Productions
company will be based out of Warners HQ for the foreseable future.