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SNL: MacGruber Pepsi Skit #2 (video)

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SNL MacGruber Pepsi skit #2

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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 the big... screen, with Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer in talks for roles. 'MacGruber' film eyes cast

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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 ... 'MacGruber' film eyes cast

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getthebigpicture.net - 7/8/2009

Jorma Taccone Directing 'MacGruber' Movie

— getthebigpicture.net — I don't want you to think the glass is half empty or anything, but I don't think... there's much chance for success for a MacGruber movie. After all, it's one of the shortest and most repetitive sketches in the long history of Saturday Night Live . And if we're being equitable, the SNL ... Jorma Taccone Directing 'MacGruber' Movie

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Has there ever been a good SNL movie?
Row Three — [image] W ell, yeah. A couple. Who doesn’t love The Blues Brothers ? Or the first Wayne’s World ? Since those two, most have been poor to downright awful, which is probably why there hasn’t been a movie based on an SNL character since 2000’s The Ladies Man - that is, until now, with the announcement that there is going to be a MacGruber movie, the SNL character that spoofs - you can probably guess it - MacGyver. Directed by Jorma Taccone of Lonely Island fame and starring Will Forte as MacGruber, apparently Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe are also in talks to co-star, according to the Hollywood Reporter ...

SNL’s ‘MacGruber’ To Become Film
Movie Moron — The characters of Saturday Night Live have spawned several successful movies. Many of Mike Myers’ funniest characters gestated from SNL ideas. But… it’s also been responsible for numerous bombs. Now “MacGruber,” the recurring SNL skit that parodies 80s TV series “MacGyver” (timely) is heading to the big screen. Val Kilmer and Ryan Philippe are in talks to join, so hopefully they’ve seen some sort of comic value in it? Kilmer’s a good judge, right? I’d pay out of my pocket to see him do a second ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’… If ...

Ryan Phillippe Shoots ‘MacGruber’ Movie
Just Jared — Ryan Phillippe and his costars, SNL actors Will Forte and Kristen Wiig shoot scenes for the MacGruber movie in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Monday (August 31). If you’re not familiar, MacGruber is the recurring Saturday Night Live sketch that parodies MacGyver (the 80’s series where MacGyver could make weapons out of paperclips). The most famous MacGruber skit is the Pepsi one. Forte plays the titular bumbling ...

Ryan Phillippe Shoots ‘MacGruber’ Movie
Oh No They Didn't! — Ryan Phillippe and his costars, SNL actors Will Forte and Kristen Wiig shoot scenes for the MacGruber movie in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Monday (August 31). If you’re not familiar, MacGruber is the recurring Saturday Night Live sketch that parodies MacGyver (the 80’s series where MacGyver could make weapons out of paperclips). The most famous MacGruber skit is the Pepsi one. Forte plays the titular bumbling spy and Wiig ...