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If there is one thing so noticeable about the Carell/Hathaway pair up is that these two have so much screen chemistry together. I think they look good as a movie couple.

The interview from Reuters…

Q: Above all, this film is obviously a very penetrating analysis of cold war politics.

Steve Carell (deadpan serious): "It is, very. It’s also an action comedy."

Anne Hathaway: "I’d describe it as "comtion.""

Carell: "When we first discussed it, we wanted it to be a legitimate spy movie that’s also funny. I wanted it to hold up, with characters that could potentially exist and situations that had stakes to them … we are not people you’d normally see in an action movie, and I think that’s part of the comedy."

Q: Do you feel like you’re the Tracy & Hepburn of action movies now?

Carell: "We are. I don’t think that’s overstating it."

Hathaway: "He’s right! (To Carell) You DO remind me of Katherine Hepburn, and I’m just like Spencer Tracy."

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Hey everyone! It’s just a few days before the premiere of Steve Carell’s Get Smart. I’ve been watching the old television series on DVD, in honor of it. I’m having a mini-Get Smart week here at home.

Steve, meanwhile, is doing the talk show rounds. Here are some of the videos of his recent appearances.

Follow the videos after the jump (they’re kind of plenty…)

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I’ve been kind of building up with excitement for it. Though I’m no expert and I can’t tell future…I’m sensing a box office hit. Get Smart was a TV show I sometimes got to watch when our cable television carried it a couple of years back. So, I really am eager to see how the updated movie version should fare. The bonus is, Steve Carell, one of this decade’s funniest man, is playing the lead.

The much anticipated comedy/spy movie is premiering this weekend (June 20th) and it will be up against Mike Myers’ The Love Guru. Both movies star such high profile actors/comedian hoping to cash in on a summer audience teeming with the younger set.

Which movie will this audience embrace more?

While Mike Myers’ fans anticipate the return of the comedian to the big screen (he hasn’t done movies in a while, has he?), Get Smart appeals more to a family friendly audience, hence by this assumption, the latter would have a wider reach. But last summer, Steve Carell reaped a less than spectacular box office record for his family oriented movie, Evan Almighty.

It’s going to be a comedy showdown this weekend.

Good luck to both comedians!

Steve Carell, Get Smart, Love Guru, Mike Myers

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Anyway, in and around the world of The Office —-

Brian (Kevin) and Kate (Meredith) appeared on Last Comic Standing last Thursday. I saw the program as I am a fan of it. I just failed to record a video of Brian and Kate’s segment. As judges they were serious people! Brian even almost ended up arguing with someone…who was crazy, so Brian was in the right there. Clips should be available on NBC.com soon.

Steve Carell is Forbes Magazine’s 87th most powerful celebrity today. Wow. And he remains quite the humble guy even with all that power. The actor will be appearing on Talk shows all of this week, as Get Smart’s theater run is coming up. He will be on:

• June 16 - Larry King
• June 17 - Letterman
• June 18 - Regis & Kelly
• June 18 - Daily Show
• June 19 - Kimmel

He will also be at the Soho Apple Center in NY on the 18th.

The cast praise Angela Kinsey’s mothering skills, in this article from People Magazine.

Jenna Fischer appeared on Ferguson the other week. And she has been updating her blog this summer.

There’s a chance of yet another strike looming…What happens to The Office if the actors do go on strike? THR says the show still has no finish product, should the strike take place. But let’s hope a deal is worked out before the deadline ends this month. Or else, The Office Season 5 will be delayed…and we don’t want that.

Brian and Kate Last Comic Standing, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, The Office

Hey, what do you think of this one? Steve Carell doing Anchorman 2? I’d love to watch that!

He also spoke to E! about The Office spin-off and confirms no one is leaving as far as he knows: “At least at this point, from what I’ve heard, I don’t think it’s based on any of the characters from the existing show. It’s an entirely new setup with new characters.”

Steve Carell, The Office, The Office spinoff, Anchorman 2

Steve Carell and the cast of The Office attended the TV Land Awards last Sunday. Steve served as presenter and also to receive the Future Classic Award for the show. The actual ceremonies will air on June 15th (at the TV Land channel).

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He presented the award for Best Comedic Performance, which Johnny Depp won, along with his Get Smart co-stars, Anne Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson.

There was a shout out from the audience who cried, “That’s what she said”…I think. Anne said the same, too. Oh, boy that line is forever etched in pop culture history! I have this feeling we’re gonna see that when VH1 does their I Love (this decade) series in, like, 10 years!

Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, MTV Awards, Get Smart

Steve Carell interview on Good Housekeeping as posted in Celebrity Baby Blog.

• What are your plans for Father’s Day?
  We have the same ritual for Father’s Day and Mother’s Day: Whoever’s day it is gets to sleep in — that means until about 7:15 — and then breakfast in bed is delivered by the young people. Breakfast is a bagel, and some bacon, and then the newspaper. After that, Father’s Day is officially over — I don’t get any special dispensation for the rest of the day

Calender in his latest movie Get Smart, with Anne Hathaway, opening June 20th.

Jenna Fischer will be on David Letterman this week….either on tonight or on Friday. She has also updated her blog with answers from questions she has fielded from fans the previous week. Jenna’s Blog 1 | Jenna’s Blog 2

• How much time do you have off before you start filming the office again?
  8 weeks. And I plan on relaxing for every minute of it. We start shooting again at the end of July.

Listen to BJ Novak’s radio interview at Seattle’s KISS 106.1. The actor/writer/comedian is also scheduled to appear in at Caroline’s in New York for three nights this week.

Watch Kate Flannery over here, doing Lampshades with Creed on June 7th.

• The Lampshades is written and performed by Kate Flannery (THE OFFICE) and Scot Robinson (ANCHORMAN).

Did you happen to catch Oscar Nunez and Angela Kinseyon Last Comic Standing last Thursday? They were judging the talent show and were really nice to the comedians. The rest of The Office cast members are appearing in succeeding episodes:

The Office, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, BJ Novak, Kate Flannery, Creed, Oscar Nunez, Angela Kinsey

Well, someone’s bound to do this eventually, isn’t it? Here’s a compiled video of every, “That’s what she said!” moment uttered from The Office, in the last four seasons.

If you’re a fan of the show, you essentially know what the phrase means. But if this is your first time getting acquainted with the show, here’s an explanation to why that phrase is relevant and why it makes this show even funnier.

The video compilation is from a site called Today’s Big Thing.

Catch Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer on the big screen this summer….

GET SMART

Get Smart is the film adaptation from the 1960’s hit television series. Steve Carell is Maxwell Smart, the secret agent who is ironically not quite smart. He is, however quite agile in hand to hand combat.

The movie also stars Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin and Masi Oka, with some special cameo appearances of actors from the original TV series. The film is directed by Peter Segal.

Get Smart comes to theaters June 19.

Here’s the trailer.

THE ROCKER

This is perhaps Rainn Wilson’s first film where he’s actually going to carry the whole movie as its lead. The film is about an unknown former 80’s rock band member who once again tries to break into the music scene years later with his nephew’s group.

The movie also has Christina Applegate and Josh Grad and will open in the 1st of August.

Here’s the trailer.

THE PROMOTION

Originally titled as Quebec, the film is set for a June 6 playdate. Directed by Steve Conrad, who is also the writer for Pursuit of Happyness, the film is about two grocery store assistant managers who are up and against each other for promotion.

It stars Sean William Scott and John C. Reilly, who Jenna has previously worked with in the film, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Here’s the trailer.

There you have it…

The Office may be out for a few months but the cast are still very much visible. It’s refreshing to see our favorite actors play different roles once in a while and showcase their range. These movies should serve as a welcome break while Season 5 is still under production.

Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Get Smart, The Rocker, The Promotion

Of course, it won’t be a complete list without Michael Scott!

Michael Scott, TV Bosses

This week Carell was on Leno and John K was on Conan….and we’ve got the clips right here:

Courtesy of Office Tally.

Steve Carell, John Krasinski, The Office, Late Night Talk Shows

I was finally able to watch this movie with the kids…loved most of it, except the end with the singing (Can’t Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon). What was that for, I wonder?
The movie is not at all hollow emotionally. Adults would enjoy it because of its sweet but real ideals, which is actually a good foundation to instill if you have your own kids — “A person is a person, no matter how small”.

Kids, however, will love it more for many reasons. The visuals are stunning and very colorful; the characters are very engaging (Good job, Steve Carell!). The story is engaging, as well. Towards the end, when the Who’s were making loud noises so that Horton’s friends could hear them, I could see the look on the faces of the kids inside the theater. Some of them doing the same things the animated characters were doing, rallying behind Horton.

I haven’t enjoyed a family movie like this as much as, say, Finding Nemo.

Have you guys seen it?

Horton Hears a Who, Steve Carell

This was from his guest appearance a couple of episodes back on the Ellen Show.

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Videos are from MySpace The Office Videos

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According to Reuters, Horton Hears a Who!, the computer animation adapted from Dr. Seuss’ series of books, has earned $45.1Million over the weekend and currently holds the record for the biggest opening this year.

Analyst and movie insiders say that Horton is the fifth biggest G-rated movie to ever open, with Finding Nemo holding the top honors at $70.2 Million. Fox studios is expecting gross sales to increase this week, as kids are mostly out of school for the Easter vacation.

Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, who first teamed up in the 2003 movie Bruce Almighty, are the stars who lend their voices to the animated characters of this movie. This would have to be Steve Carell’s second box office hit, while for Jim Carrey it is his fourth.

Would this signal more box office hits for Steve Carell? His next movie, Get Smart, is set to open in the summer.

Steve Carell, Horton Hears a Who