Get Smart..

After being in development since 1999, Get Smart: The Movie started filming the 21st March 2007 and primary shooting will be completed by the end of June 2007.. Director Peter Segal ( 50 First Dates, Tommy Boy ) says the challenge was figuring out a way to update a silly Cold War comedy for the world after 9/11, finding things to laugh at in the face of global fear..

" We try to show the disconnect between government agencies as we saw right after 9/11 when the CIA and FBI weren't really communicating," Segal says.. " We wanted to make sure we were politically satirical.."

The movie’s storyline focuses on ' KAOS ' blackmailing the United States by threatening to give away launch codes for nuclear bombs that are in the hands of bad guys.. Max’s mission is to find and stop the bombs, ultimately saving the world..

The new film also tells the origin story of how Smart became an agent and met 99.. The twist this time around involves Agent 99 as the veteran spy who takes Max under her wing.. It looks like Hathaway will be more active as the movie version of 99..

Meanwhile, the iconic shoe - phone and Cone of Silence make their return..

It will star Steve Carell ( 40 Year Old Virgin ) as Max, Anne Hathaway ( Devil Wears Prada ) as 99.. Alan Arkin ( Little Miss Sunshine ) will be playing The Chief, Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson will be playing Agent 23, and Terence Stamp will be playing Siegfried, with Ken Davitan as the faithful Shtarker.. Masi Oka ( Hiro Nakamura from Heroes ) and Nate Torrence play Max's nerdy analyst friends Bruce and Lloyd.. David Koechner plays Larabee, Jim Murray plays Agent 13, Terry Crews plays Agent 91, and The Great Khali will be playing the giant.. The film will be shot in LA, Montreal, and Washington, D.C. Montreal is subbing for Moscow.. There will be several interesting cameo appearances, but Barbara Feldon will not be one of them..

" Get Smart " will be aiming for theaters on the 20th June 2008.. " Tomrrow's Entertainment " will post a trailer as soon as it's been released..