By Iain Blair

After my recent Incredible Hulk blog, it’s good to see that the not-so-jolly green giant can still kick ass. Speaking of which, I went to an early screening of Get Smart  starring Steve Carell, of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and The Office, as agent Maxwell Smart, and co-star Anne Hathaway as Agent 99 in the new film version of the classic ‘60s TV show Get Smart.

The original TV show was written by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry and was very much a spoof of the Bond films. But the new film, although it has a lot of gags and comedy, will surprise audiences with just how much serious action there is. Directed by Peter Segal (Naked Gun 33 1/3) Get Smart is full of elaborate fights and stunts, and even shot in Red Square, Moscow. I spoke with Steve Carell who told me that for this hard-edged reworking of  Get Smart, he and Anne had to train pretty hard. “We both tried to get into decent physical shape so we wouldn’t kill ourselves.” They both succeeded. And Hathaway, who shot to fame opposite Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada,  is a revelation – she kicks and punches like a true super-agent.

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