Will Forte has confirmed that the MacGruber movie is going ahead.

Appearing on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, when asked about a MacGruber movie, Forte confirmed that he, John Solomon and Jorma Taccone, had just finished writing it. “We’re gonna make it in Albuquerque. It’s me and Kirsten Wiig and cast to be determined.” Forte said.

It won’t be the first time that Saturday Night Live has tried making movies out of their skits. Wayne’s World, Coneheads, A night at the Roxbury, It’s Pat, and Ladies man where all borne of SNL skits with mixed results. It’s hard to know where this one will go, but Forte did make an interesting comment saying “It’s maybe a little different than people are thinking.”

One has to now wonder not only how this new movie will fare, but also how this will impact on the real MacGyver movie being made. Will it encourage the real movie along or will it hurt any chance of MacGyver ever being taken seriously again?

Oh dear. The latter, I fear.

When I saw what could be done with Star Trek, hope surfaced that something good could be done in a MacGyver movie, if those involved really had their heart in the project. And maybe that movie can still be made that would turn the head of a hard-core MacNut like me.


But my optimism doesn't last long

i think it's wrong to go ahead with this, but there going to start on this soon and I will not be watching it at all.

So it's time to start panicking? Can we do something about it?

The only thing we can do about it is not go to see it and hope it flops on it's first day.

I really can't see this being good in any way for the MacGyver movie. All I see it doing is strengthening the idea in peoples minds that MacGyver is a joke and in the process quite possibly pointing the producers of the MacGyver movie towards the comedy route that failed other movies so badly in recent years.

In other words Will Forte thinks MacGyver's a joke and he's making damn sure the rest of the world does too.

He can do whatever he wishes in his own little world but don't expect the others would appreciate and reckon the same. MacGruber is not MacGyver, for crying out loud! And I really doubt that a decent movie could be make out of those little 3-minute jokes.

All I can say is, I hope RDA stays away from it entirely--not even making a cameo appearance.

I just don't see how they could ever even try to stretch it out to a movie. The only one of the movies on your list that I ever saw was Coneheads -- which I personally thought was funny, but wasn't much of a success at the box office.

And at least the Coneheads skits had a running plot, with a storyline that was more than 3 minutes long. MacGruber is the same 3-minute joke repeated ad infinitum. I've read some comments to the effect that "It was funny when it started, but man, it's gotten old. They've run it into the ground. They should retire it."

I don't see them getting production funding. No money = no movie. (= good news!)

I loved Waynes World. Still do actually. Highly entertaining movie. Party on!

I'm guessing from Fortes comment of “It’s maybe a little different than people are thinking.", that the movie is going to be a comedy based on the MacGruber skits rather than an overly long skit in itself.

If this is the case it might actually be an entertaining dig at MacGyver.. but even so, I'm not really interested in making fun of MacGyver. I went through my teens with MacGyver as my main role model/mentor, and it would be nice to see some serious acknowledgment of the accomplishments of the show and character for all the people who have actually gotten something out of the show, instead of making fun of it all the time.

I agree. As long as RDA stays clear of it is a good thing. If he's involved, it sounds like betrayel to me. I've been thinking about this and it would feel like treason, if RDA is involved. After all these years, you think he would do that to us?

Don't you think it's rather coincidental that this MacGruber movie nonsense comes out about the same moment the rumours of the actual movie rockets around the world? We were getting hope and knowing the fact the actual houseboat was ready for use again this happens. Before things started to happen for the movie, this MacGruber movie is suddenly going ahead.

It's like they don't want it to happen.

Too good, to be true might be this:

What if this was just a façade and that they're actually working on the real movie here but making us believe they're making a parody? But than again, why aren't they honest with us and tell us the real deal?

If this happens I hope Lee David Zlotoff steps up, convinces RDA in doing the role serious again and than we might have a chance again. Maybe also too good to be true.

Same here.

This being my final hope. I went to see Star Trek earlier in the week. (Nearly missed in recognizing W. Morgan Sheppard, just in his last shot I recognised him) Though pretty much unfamiliar with storylines and characters and the whole hype around the old shows, I know that if JJ Abrams will get his hands on MacGyver it will be good.

But as said before, if everything turns out bad for the movie and everyone bails out, I'd set my hopes on JJ Abrams. He bossomed me with confidence when I saw Star Trek. This is his 2nd film based on an old series and it scored even better than Mission Impossible III. And I would just accept all the other changes, like a younger cast, because it will happen anyway. Come to think of it Karl Urban might be a good Murdoc. If you haven't seen Star Trek, go for it. On allmovie I have never read such a positive review on something.

A few quotes on the Star Trek review of allmovie.

Sounds like what MacGyver should be like.

Sounds very important to me.

Also very important to me.

If it's done like that, it's cool. Have a few comedy scenes is one thing but it shouldn't or may not be the main goal of the film to become a comedy. Orci and Kurtzman are the scriptwriters by the way.

Sounds like good advice to the cast. Inhabit the character instead of emulating it.

Though I don't know the Star Trek theme, Michael Giacchino might be up for the job. If he can manage to evoke feelings of nostalgia and excitement for the Trekkies, he might manage it for us too.

And wouldn't that be great either?

If the MacGyver film becomes a four star movie, I die as a happy man. If it scores less but it has good references and good intentions, I won't be dissappointed. If it scores less that 2,5 stars or 2 stars it's scandalous and I won't die as a happy man.

Sorry for the long post, but this is what I have been thinking about yesterday.

I just thought of something...MacGruber is a spoof of MacGyver, right? Well, what if this "announcement" of a MacGruber movie is just a joke? It would be nice if it were so, huh?

we can live in hope.

I agree. I can't believe they would even attempt such a thing. What a slap in the face to all of the MacGyver fans out there. MacGruber sounds like it should be a hamburger on the MacDonald's $1.00 menu.

If they slap us in the face, they can expect to get slapped back. My hands are itchy and my fists are balled up.

Good I'm right behind you.

Mind if I duck?

I'm right behind everyone else.

Okay then I'll stand in front of you, and I'll duck.

Why now?! why not after the MacGyver film is released?! This is going to screw the MacGyver movie up so bad. I don't want to the new mac film to go the way that the new knight rider did.

Sounds like SNL is planning on stealing the thunder that the new MacGyver movie is going to bring. Only thing they are going to do is make a mockery out of RDA or whoever is cast to play MacGyver.

Look at what they did with the Starsky and Hutch movie. made a serious television show into some sort of joke.

Okay then I'll stand in front of you, and I'll duck.

Maybe it's better if we both duck.

Was SNL behind the movie with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson?

I agree we both duck. The second part of your question I don't know. I don't know why they can't leave old television series and old movies alone. Let the kids enjoy them the way we did.

I just hope and pray they do not go ahead with this, and I'm hopeing that Rick doesn't go alone with this.

It would be nice if Rick went on Entertainment Tonight, and publicly stated that he was no way involved with the MacGruber movie. I think that would put a lot of fans at ease. And if he announced that he was backing the MacGyver movie.

'Sounds like pretty good advice.'
'You really think so?'
'Yep!'

I hate to say this, as I have been a loyal (and adoring) RDA fan for years, but I will be pretty upset if he does the MacGruber thing and not MacGyver.

I know how you feel and as I said in other topics as you might know by know. If he's involved, I'd consider it as treason towards the fans.

Yeah, this will be a really bad movie.
I mean, I can laugh at MacGyver. It's a campy show filled with lots of bad acting, cheap sets, implausible situations, etc, etc. Fine. And if the parody was done well, I wouldn't mind (hell, it's a TV show they're mocking, not a relative, I'm not going to take it personally.) But the MacGruber skits just aren't funny. And if they aren't funny in really short doses, it sure as hell won't be funny when stretched out for 90 minutes.

I'm disappointed that it's named MacGruber not MacGyver! I was really getting excited that I can see an action packed movie that I'm familar with!

You do realize that MacGruber and MacGyver are two different things right?

And that we're talking about two different movies?