Article: WB spies "Smart" gal: Hathaway nears deal to join Carell.(Warner Bros., Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell)(Get Smart)(Brief article)

Warner Bros. is close to setting Anne Hathaway to star alongside Steve Carell in "Get Smart," the feature adaptation of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's sitcom creation. Peter Segal is directing.

Shooting will begin in March.

Hathaway, who last starred in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Brokeback Mountain," will play the role originated on the small screen by Barbara Feldon.

Carell will play the Smart role originated by Don Adams.

Pic is produced by Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar and Hathaway Mosaic Media Group's Charles Roven and Alex Gartner. Jimmy Miller and Segal and his Callahan Filmworks cohort Michael Ewing are exec producers. ...

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