Getting "Smart" with Steve and "The Rock"
Apr 23, 2008 - Lynn Barker
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Last year, funnyman Steve Carell and hunky Dwayne Johnson (formerly known as "The Rock") were buried underground in downtown L.A.! Well, they were filming a gun range scene in the deep, deep basement of an old clothing warehouse for this summer's funny spy actioner Get Smart based upon the popular 1960's TV series. TeenHollywood descended into the depths to observe and chat with the guys.
Let's set the scene: We're supposed to be in the sub basement of good-guy CONTROL headquarters. It's very dark with only a few key lights set up on a training range with various barriers. We are behind cammo netting watching playback on monitors with the director. Several actors mill around wearing cammo gear. We spot Steve Carell starring as Maxwell Smart. Max is being trained as a field agent after years behind a desk. Dwayne is co-starring as #23, an experienced agent trying to teach Max with comic results. Dwayne's in sexy black fatigues, tattoos in full view. Steve is in green cammo gear and wears a dorky helmet. We enjoy watching the silly action as the guys shoot (blanks of course), weave, duck and say funny stuff.
The actors take a break and come over to us. We get some of the first news on this new Summer movie.
TeenHollywood: Dwayne, are we going to see your character throughout the entire storyline?

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