Overview
- John Mulaney is in talks to play Agent Maxwell Smart in a Get Smart reimagining, a development first reported Wednesday, September 9, 2026, by Deadline and confirmed by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and other trades.
- The project is in very early development and has no studio announcement, no confirmed cast, and no production or release timeline.
- Seth Grahame-Smith is reported to be writing the screenplay and veteran producers Charles Roven and Andrew Lazar are attached, signaling the creative leadership is being formed.
- Warner Bros. previously adapted Get Smart as a 2008 feature that made about $230 million worldwide, a commercial precedent that frames expectations for any new take on the property.
- If Mulaney signs on the role could extend his recent career momentum from award-winning specials and new film work, but trade reporting norms mean talks do not guarantee the movie will reach production.