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?
