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  "id": 6369023,
  "title": "John Mulaney Circling Lead Role in ‘Get Smart’ Reboot at Warner Bros.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/john-mulaney-circling-lead-role-in-get-smart-reboot-at-warner-bros",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T01:45:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-mulaney-get-smart-movie-reboot-warner-bros-1236855373/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "John Mulaney is circling the role of Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros. upcoming movie reboot of “Get Smart,” Variety has confirmed. The project is still in very early stages. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote 2025’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is set to pen the screenplay. Producers include Andrew Lazar and Chuck Roven. […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "John Mulaney Looking To ‘Get Smart’ At Warner Bros – The Dish",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/john-mulaney-looking-to-get-smart-at-warner-bros-the-dish",
        "published": "2026-09-09T00:25:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "John Mulaney in Talks to Star in ‘Get Smart’ Reboot for Warner Bros.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/john-mulaney-in-talks-to-star-in-get-smart-reboot-for-warner-bros",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:14:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "John Mulaney Eyed to Star in Warner Bros.’ ‘Get Smart’ Reboot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/john-mulaney-eyed-to-star-in-warner-bros-get-smart-reboot",
        "published": "2026-09-09T02:09:36.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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