MacGruber… The Movie?

I rarely watch SNL these days, but even I haven’t been oblivious to the recurring sketch called “MacGruber.” It’s a mildly amusing spoof of MacGyver , everyone’s favorite brainy, mullet-sporting action hero. If you are unfamiliar with the premise, it’s absurdly simple—MacGruber (played by Will Forte) has about twenty seconds to defuse a bomb. He starts by assembling various household objects (paperclips, pipe cleaners, etc.) the same way MacGyver did, gets sidetracked in some sort of argument

Hollywood Notes: MacGyver, Harry Potter

MacGruber,’ an ‘SNL’ parody of the ’80s TV show ‘MacGyver,’ is heading to the big screen with Will Forte reprising his role as the titular bumbling, mulleted bomb diffuser. Kristen Wiig is also returning, and Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer are in talks to join them. Phillipe would play an Army officer who teams with MacGruber, while Kilmer would portray the villainous Cunth. [ Variety ] | [ The Hollywood Reporter ] Jessica Alba looking drop dead sexy in a tight swimsuit ( Click

MacGruber! Making his own movie out of household materials, MacGruber!

Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen , Saturday Night Live , Reality-Free Hollywood's latest choice for a Saturday Night Live film remake is both the strangest and most interesting choice they could make, short of a big screen Weekend Update action epic or a Toonces the Cat feature-length Pixar film. Variety reports that Lorne Michaels and company are creating a big-screen remake of the show's popular MacGruber sketches . Cast member Will Forte will take on the title role and pen

Kilmer, Phillippe in Talks to Join MacGruber on Big Screen

After taking over the Super Bowl , Saturday Night Live ’s favorite inept spy, MacGruber, is ready to explode onto the silver screen — perhaps with a former Caped Crusader in tow. Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe are in negotiations to star in the film, co-written by MacGruber himself, SNL star Will Forte , who will reprise his role, according to the Hollywood Reporter . SNL ’s Kristen Wiig will also join as his always imperiled assistant. Watch MacGruber in action now Kil

Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer sign up for Macgruber spoof

A spoof of the 1980s series MacGyver is set to hit the big screen at the same time – or even before – a film version of the TV show premieres. MacGruber – which is based on a Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedy sketch – is one step closer to becoming a movie. Actors Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer are in talks to join the cast. Will Forte of SNL will also play the lead role in the big-screen version. In the original series, Richard Dean Anderson played MacGyver – a secret agent who used his s

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