Steve Carell inks deal with WB, possible Get Smart sequel

On Monday, Variety reported that Steve Carell has inked a three-year first-look deal with Warner Bros. Pictures, has started Carousel Prods., a shingle set to take offices at the WB lot and is still expected to return as Maxwell Smart in a sequel to the hit summer remake Get Smart. Phew. Carell has more distractions than Michael Scott at a Hooters happy hour! That's what she said!

No wonder the Office star is teaming up with Tina Fey, the other nominee for busiest-actor/writer-in-Hollywood. Luckily, the Smart sequel is not part of the overall deal with the WB, allowing the comedy vet some legroom in terms of other projects.

It's the new production company, though, that has Carell really excited. "My idea was to partner with friends of mine, people I trusted, with whom I share a certain sensibility," he told Daily Variety. "I have some ideas for films, but I’ve gotten to know so many people who are funny, talented and fertile with ideas that I’m confident this very strong base of friendships will lead to projects."

He went onto tell Variety that he also wants to produce films in which he doesn't star. "Finding things to do as an actor is the first order of business, I suppose, but I’m not limited to things in my wheelhouse," Carell said. "I’m also looking for films I can produce that aren’t right for me as an actor."

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