Borat might not have only brought international attention to Sacha Baron Cohen alone as Ken Davitian, who played Borat’s overweight producer, has been cast in the feature film adaptation of the classic television series Get Smart for Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow and director Peter Segal.
Steve Carell plays Maxwell Smart while Anne Hathaway is Agent 99, and Alan Arkin is portraying the Chief of CONTROL. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Terrence Stamp also have been cast.
Davitian will play the evil assistant to Stamp, the head of the nefarious organization known as KAOS.
Davitan told The Hollywood Reporter, “I’m a day player who has finally made it, and that’s what we’re all working at. It’s always about getting to the next level and being in a situation where you can utilize your talents and do the work that you really want to do.”
“I’m older than most famous people,” he said, “and getting famous in the later years, I’m pretty well-balanced. I’m having a great time. I’m finally starting do to what I love to do.”
Gotta feel happy for the guy.
