Peter Segal Gets Smart
How a decision made in college brought audiences one of this summer's most anticipated comedies
By Mallory Potosky
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/get_smart_peter_segal_steve_carell_anne_hathaway_20080619/
From the beginning, Peter Segal carved a niche for himself as the director of action-packed comedies. From his first feature Naked Gun 33 1/3 to the hijinks of his remake of The Longest Yard, he has managed to capture the disparate skills—pratfalls and natural comedic stylings among them—of the genre’s top players. Among his collaborators over the years, Segal has worked with Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler. His latest project, Get Smart, features the newest comedian to conquer the box office: Steve Carell.