MacGyver: The Movie

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THR wrote:'MacGyver' getting revived as feature film
New Line developing pic based on ABC's 1985-92 series

New Line is using twine, bubble gum and a pencil to throw "MacGyver" into development as a feature film.

Raffaella De Laurentiis, daughter of Dino De Laurentiis, is producing through her Raffaella Prods. along with Martha De Laurentiis and series creator Lee Zlotoff.

Dino De Laurentiis is exec producing.

"MacGyver" was a science-oriented adventure series that ran from 1985-92 on ABC. Richard Dean Anderson, later of "Stargate: Atlantis" and "SG-1" fame, starred as an incredibly resourceful secret agent for the Phoenix Foundation who frequently would escape from dangerous situations with ingenious and lightning-quick engineering trickery.

Two telefilms starring Anderson aired in the years after the show's cancellation. The character eventually achieved enough cultural penetration to become a reference for anyone attempting to jury-rig a solution out of household items. "Saturday Night Live" took the concept to the next level with its spoofs "MacGruber," starring Will Forte.

No writer is attached, but the studio hopes to find a script that can acknowledge how the concept has staked a place into pop culture yet still makes for a serious and fun adventure movie.

"We think we're a stick of chewing gum, a paper clip and an A-list writer away from a global franchise," said New Line's Richard Brener, who will oversee with Sam Brown and Walter Hamada.
really? wow. how the hell will this succeed? an hour-long serial was tolerable, but i find the parodies (MacGruber) much more entertaining. while selma & patty may love this idea, it seems dumb to me.

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I'm starting to wish Hollywood would rip off the concept and slap a new name on it, lie to us and make us think it's something fresh!
"I'm like a dog chasing cars, I wouldn't know what to do if I caught one. . . . I'm not a schemer. I just do things."

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Alexhead wrote:I'm starting to wish Hollywood would rip off the concept and slap a new name on it, lie to us and make us think it's something fresh!
They do that too. See Rear Win...er...Disturbia.
Just cut them up like regular chickens