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MACGRUBER FILM STILL A REALLY BAD IDEA
filmdrunk.uproxx.com - 7/8/2009
MACGRUBER FILM STILL A REALLY BAD IDEA
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Trying to fill two hours of movie with a premise that could barely fill 90 seconds of sketch seems like a really bad idea, but that apparently didn’t stop the project from getting fast tracked. Oh well, I guess it can’t be worse than View-Master . Now Jorma Taccone, the Lonely ...
'MacGruber' film eyes cast
hollywoodreporter.com - 7/8/2009
'MacGruber' film eyes cast
— hollywoodreporter.com — "MacGruber," the recurring "Saturday Night Live" skit that parodies "MacGyver," is one step closer to going before... cameras as a big-screen movie. Ryan Phillippe is in negotiations to star in the feature, with Val Kilmer in negotiations to also join ... (more) 'MacGruber' film eyes cast
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'SNL' spies opportunity - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com - 7/8/2009
'SNL' spies opportunity - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — Forte's MacGruber headed for the bigscreen Will Forte's bumbling spy MacGruber is headed for the bigscreen as... the latest in a long line of "Saturday Night Live" characters to make that transition. "SNL's" Kristen Wiig will reprise her Vicki character ... (more) 'SNL' spies opportunity - Entertainment News, Film News, ...

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‘MacGruber’ Disaster Picks Up Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe
filmschoolrejects.com - 7/8/2009
‘MacGruber’ Disaster Picks Up Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe
— filmschoolrejects.com — 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 ... (more) ‘MacGruber’ Disaster Picks Up Val Kilmer, Ryan Phillippe

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MacGruber Blows Up MacGyver’s Spot. Today in Film Bloggery 07/08/09
SpoutBlog — ... like Lorne Michaels still has his summer job stretching mediocre three-minute sketches into full-length films of dubious quality…With an actual MacGyver film also in the works, it looks like studios are feeling the recession and turning to an obvious, foolproof moneymaker: imitations of Richard Dean Anderson. Stargate: The TV Show: The Movie Again can’t be far behind. Vince Mancini at Film Drunk believes co-star Val Kilmer is in need of even less: On being asked if he’d ...

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