John Mulaney is looking to get into the spy game.
The comedian is in talks to star in a Get Smart reimagining that is in early development at Warner Bros., The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Seth Grahame-Smith (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t) is writing the screenplay for the project that counts Charles Roven and Andrew Lazar as producers.
Mel Brooks and Buck Henry created the original spy spoof series Get Smart, which debuted on NBC in 1965 — three years after the debut of the first Sean Connery-led James Bond film that kicked off the franchise. Don Adams starred as Maxwell Smart, while Barbara Feldon and Edward Platt rounded out the show’s cast.
Sheridan co-created the series with Christian Wallace. Both are executive producers along with David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Christian Wallace, Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch for Imperative Entertainment, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly also executive produce. “Landman” is produced by Paramount Television Studios, 101 Studios, and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions.
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