Get out! I have heard nothing of this. I am now officially excited.
Alec Baldwin as Chief? If they don't do that, they're missing a bet. The Rock? I'm in heaven.

The cast that's shaping up for this one looks really promising.

Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart.

Anne Hathaway as Agent 99.

The Rock as Agent 23, a new character.

And, best of all, Terence Stamp as the head of K.A.O.S.

No word on who's playing The Chief. I beg of you, producers, call Alec Baldwin.

It's about what I expected. They changed the plot of the original series to make Max this sorta geeky analyst who gets to be an agent. He also used to be really fat apparently. They changed 99's character to be a little more independent-minded (in the original, she sorta took Max's screwups in stride while showing her to be the more competent agent).
There was a couple nods to some of the side plots of the original series-Bill Murray as Agent 13 in a tree (he was a pretty lonely guy), Agent Hymie, etc., and The Craw (no the Claw, the Claw!). The last shoutout you have to look for kinda closely in the beginning of the movie.

Parts of it were actually shot in DC so there's some gratuitous DC shots (including the Smithsonian Castle, posing as the American History Museum). Seigfried in a blatant departure from the original, had a British accent, not Russian. Stharker was probably one of the funniest characters of the movie. The Rock as Agent 23 wasn't too bad either.

Ultimately, my biggest problem of the movie was the changed nature of the relationship between Max and 99 (which was the heart of the original, as far as I'm concerned). 99's straightman routine to Max's ridiculousness ultimately made his screwup's funnier. And all the while, she loved him, allowing the audience to forge a bond with the character as well. The movie is a product of the 21st century, I guess, where a relationship like Max and 99's in the original series is simply not acceptable anymore.

Hathaway: There's a great story about Terence (Stamp). He was switching hotels when we were shooting in Montreal. He just went downstairs and he couldn't find a taxi. He was standing around looking for a taxi and some guy just drove up and went, "Zod?" And he goes, "Yes." And the guy goes, "What are you doing in Montreal?" "I'm making a movie. Can you give me a ride?" And the guy goes, "Absolutely." So the guy drove him to his hotel.

AP: I hope the guy didn't make him say, "Kneel before Zod."

Carell: I'm sure he's had to say it to like, cash a check.