LA Times article on “Get Smart” screenwriters

The early reviews on Get Smart are just so-so, however, at least the screenwriters’ intentions were well-placed, that per this article in today’s LA Times. The pair, Tom Astle and Matt Ember, discovered something immediately when they told friends about landing the writing gig:

“They remembered tons of details about the series even though it was 40 years old. That’s when we realized this is a lot bigger than just a great job. This is a responsibility,” Ember said.

Here’s my favorite quote from the article:

“Well, it’s a Hollywood movie,” Ember said. “Max will succeed in his mission and he will get the girl. Movies that don’t end happily are called ‘foreign films.’ I love them too. But that’s not what we do.”

UPDATE: Interview with Ember and Astle just now up at the WGA website here.