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[Steam McQueen]

Haha, yep. I'm not sure how they're going to squeeze a 90 minute movie out of this skit. MacGruber will be blown up in the first 30 seconds!

Kristen Wiig is co-starring, and Ryan Phillipe is on board as well. I don't know much about him, I think he's Mr. Reese Witherspoon??

Will Forte - Kristen Wiig


MacGruber: The Movie Really Happening!

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Will co-wrote the movie and I do find him zany, we'll have to wait and see. I'm hoping it's not a complete disaster.

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[Cropper Classic]

Awesome!

[elizabeth]

haha neat!

[Steam McQueen]

Bill Hader is not in this movie, but he's read the script.

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In a recent interview with NY Mag's Vulture, Bill Hader took a moment away from talking about his latest film Paper Heart to discuss the upcoming MacGruber movie which is currently being shot in New Mexico. The comedian says that the film will definitely come with a hard R rating attached.

Directed by The Lonely island's Jorma Taccone, MacGruber is a big screen reincarnation of the popular Will Forte SNL sketch. Hader explained, "I read the script, and it's like a hard-R comedy, and it totally works. It's hilarious. It's kind of in the vein of, like, eighties action movies, like there's a very definitive bad guy. I don't know if I can talk about the plot too much, but it's hilarious. The thing that kind of blew my mind about it is that it's like a HARD-R movie. I was like, "What is this? This is ******* ugly. You guys are really going to do this?" And they're like, "Yup." And I was like, "That is awesome. That is ******* hilarious."

When asked if they'd be able to stretch the skit past thirty seconds, Bill replied, "It's a really funny character. I don't think that's a stretch." But don't expect everyone to die at the end, "They just blow up. They don't necessarily die, because they keep being in more sketches."

The film is set to explode on April 16th, 2010.

Sounds like craziness, I love it already. :-D Here's a short youtube vid from the director, possibly foreshadowing some extreme gun-play in the movie.

YouTube - MacGruber! Prop Test!

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[Cropper Classic]

Mucho awesomeness

[Cropper Classic]

[Cropper Classic]

‘MacGruber’ Disaster Picks Up Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe

Posted by Neil Miller ([email protected]) on July 8, 2009

Fact: Taken at face value, this MacGruber movie is an awful idea — pure, unadulterated awful. It is a mediocre sketch that someone (Lorne Michaels) thinks could be fodder for a full-length feature. The last time this happened, we got Night at the Roxbury.
But despite reason and logic, it would appear as if the SNL crew is moving forward with the adaptation, which will begin shooting in New Mexico next month. The film’s saving grace is that it has at its disposal the directorial talents of Jorma Taccone, who was most recently seen as Cha-Ka in Land of the Lost. He’s also 1/3 of the Lonely Island crew and one of Saturday Night Live’s lead scribes. Also coming out of the SNL writing room is John Solomon, who is co-writing the MacGruber script with Taccone and star Will Forte. Together, they’ve come up with the following premise:
[INDENT]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 ****h, who has a nuclear warhead; the mission is personal because ****h killed MacGruber’s bride.
[/INDENT] Today we’ve learned via The Hollywood Reporter that former actor turned ‘Where Are They Know?’ regular Val Kilmer will play the role of the villain, ****h. Ryan Phillippe has also joined the cast in the role of Piper, an Army officer who has to team up with MacGruber to take on the evil ****h.
****h… Really?
Also starring will be Kristen Wiig, who plays MacGruber’s assistant in the SNL sketches.
As you know, the whole idea behind MacGruber the sketch is that it is a send-up of MacGuyver, in which the industrious hero is also completely incompetent. He ultimately ends up causing an explosion that — as far as we can tell — kills himself and everyone involved. Somehow, I can’t see a way in which the movie would hold true to the source in that regard. You can’t blow up your main character in the first five minutes of the film… or can you?

[ChAnOoD_bLuEs]

Great news! But I agree with some people, would be difficult to do a 90 minute flick when (in the skits) the main character dies in 30 seconds... We´ll see what will happen! Hope they´ll bring this to Spain too!

[Steam McQueen]

Wow, an early review is really positive!

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When given the opportunity to see an early screening of MacGruber, I was wary that it would follow in the path of prior Saturday Night Live films. Most sketch concepts generally flourish when they’re just that - sketches. A full-length comedy falls into the trap of relying on the same old recycled jokes to the point where you not only loathe the film, but you retroactively dislike the sketches they were based on. You might not believe me when I tell you this, but there’s no doubt: MacGruber was amazing.

Movie Review: MacGruber | The Vertex

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MacGruber is the best SNL film since Wayne's World back in 1992. It manages to take the concept of the original sketch and infuse it with new life. It generally works at all times, and manages to combine physical comedy, witty banter, and awkward sex. If you enjoy a good comedy, go see this movie when it comes out next year.

And of course ... Kristen Wiig is excellent in this movie. :D

Hmmm, Bill Hader said he wasn't in this movie, but he's in the IMDb credits ... MacGruber (2010) . Sneaky devil.

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[Steam McQueen]

Cripes, the trailer has been online for almost two months now ... just found it tonight. Apparently the movie is quite funny.

YouTube - 'MacGruber' Trailer HD

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[Gracie Moon]

i have no interest in seeing this movie. im not really a fan of the sketches themselves.

[ElwynB]

I've been so excited to see this movie. The Lonely Island guys have a twisted comedic genius that I think is amazing and will be great. (Hopefully they do better than Hot Rod, that was funny to me, but some beg to differ.)

[Steam McQueen]

Maury Sline predicted that this movie will make more money than Titanic and Avatar combined!!

[JacobSteinAFM]

Did anyone see the MacGruber sketches on tonight's episode? So funny. At one point MacGruber proposes to his own grandmother (Betty White) and she exclaims "Are you out of your f***ing mind?" XD

I'm looking forward to the movie. I just hope he doesn't die 30 seconds in! lol

[Steam McQueen]

JacobSteinAFM said:

Did anyone see the MacGruber sketches on tonight's episode?

I'll be watching that on tape in about 5 minutes! :D

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[ElwynB]

O my god, that was so funny. MacGruber was amazing last night. I loved how they had all the guest appearances from so many past cast members.

[JacobSteinAFM]

Truth be told, I'm not a fan of the new SNL, but I thought last night's episode was spectacular. It was great seeing former cast members Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph and Rachel Dratch! Maya's impression of Whitney Houston during WU had me cracking up. I also enjoyed seeing reappearances of "Delicious Dish" (Good times...) and Sally O'Malley (I'm 50! 50 years old!).

[Steam McQueen]

JacobSteinAFM said:

At one point MacGruber proposes to his own grandmother (Betty White) and she exclaims "Are you out of your f***ing mind?"

And she says 'yes.'!! So, young MacGruber was known as 'Poocasso" eh. LOL.

:o

[Cropper Classic]

"I'm more of a 3 wire guy."

[Cropper Classic]

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