SNL's ‘MacGruber’ Blasting His Way To The Big Screen
Move over MacGuyer… here comes MacGruber! Variety reports that Will Forte’s bumbling spy is on his way to the big screen like so many “Saturday Night Live” characters before him. Expect considerably bigger explosions, more gum wrappers and deeper personal issues in this outing.
If you’ve never seen the “SNL” sketch and you can’t figure out the joke purely from the character’s name, allow me to recap. MacGruber (played by Forte) is a spoof of 1980s TV action hero MacGuyver, whose ability to get out of tight spots using common household items as bombs, weapons or lockpicks made him a legend. Unfortunately, MacGruber lacks those skills, or he is too distracted by his personal troubles to put them to use. Every skit ends with the character and his assistants dying in an explosion, only to be resurrected the following week.
Forte is scripting the film along with “SNL” alums John Solomon and Jorma Taccone, who will also direct. Kristen Wiig will be reprising her role as MacGruber’s imperiled assistant Vicki.
If you’ve never seen the “SNL” sketch and you can’t figure out the joke purely from the character’s name, allow me to recap. MacGruber (played by Forte) is a spoof of 1980s TV action hero MacGuyver, whose ability to get out of tight spots using common household items as bombs, weapons or lockpicks made him a legend. Unfortunately, MacGruber lacks those skills, or he is too distracted by his personal troubles to put them to use. Every skit ends with the character and his assistants dying in an explosion, only to be resurrected the following week.
Forte is scripting the film along with “SNL” alums John Solomon and Jorma Taccone, who will also direct. Kristen Wiig will be reprising her role as MacGruber’s imperiled assistant Vicki.
This is all we need.
ReplyDeleteAnother SNL piece of Crap sketch turned to Movie.
Doesn't anyone remember, Stewart Saves his Family, Coneheads, Superstar, PAT, Night at the Roxbury and many other bombs????
I think MacGruber has its moments, but a whole movie? Big NO.
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