Back when Wayne’s World was a hit, there seemed to be an endless stream of movies based on Saturday Night Live sketch characters in the works. Fortunately that line wasn’t endless and soon the idea of porting those characters to the big screen fizzled out.
But wait! We now hear that the falable MacGruber chracter (which obviously spoofs MacGyver) will be a feature film? Weren’t they already planning a MacGyver movie?
Well Jorma Taccone, who created the MacGruber character will direct the proposed film with Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe!
The legendary, much decorated MacGruber is pulled out of retirement as a monk in Ecuador by a colonel, who needs him once more to fight on behalf of his country. This time the mission involves going up against the evil Cunth, who has a nuclear warhead; the mission is personal because Cunth killed MacGruber’s bride.
Yeah, Cunth. Val Kilmer will play the villainous Cunth, while Phillippe would play Piper, an Army officer who has to team up with MacGruber. Wiig will be MacGruber’s assistant
So the questions that arise in my head are this. Will this simply evolve the MacGruber character (who usually ended up killing everyone in the sketch with his failed attempts to jury rig some device) or will this be more of a spoof on MacGyver?
Somehow I think it will be both. The logic circles this presents are giving me a headache. Will this spoof MacGruber spoofing MacGyver? Will this be a double negative and cancel out the spoofing and simply offer up a straight MacGyver movie?
