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First Official Photos: MacGruber

Posted on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta

MacGruber

Universal Pictures has released their 2010 movie preview, which included this first official photo from Jorma Taccone’s big screen adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber, starring Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and Maya Rudolph. You will find three photos after the jump, click on each one to enlarge.

Cast: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and Maya Rudolph
Director: Jorma Taccone
Release Date: April 23rd 2010

Plot Synopsis: Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live’s clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.

In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that’s been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he’s the only one tough enough for the job.

Assembling an elite team of experts–Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)–MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.

Comments

Nate

Will Shia LaBeouf be a recurring guest star as MacGruber's son?

RyanL2BT

I saw this last month and it was pretty funny. Not all scenes were hilarious, but for the most part I enjoyed myself. Definitely best SNL film since Waynes World. I think Jorma Taccone did a great job with it. I didn't care for Val Kilmer as the villain though.

Silly story. I went with my father and he laughed his head off. After the film we used the mens room where Lorne Michaels was occupying 1 of the 3 urinals. My father (oblivious to who Lorne is) began to yell, "You know what that movie needed? TITS!! I'm not asking for a lot of tits, just some in the background or something." I couldn't even use the mens room at this point. I had to pretend to use the stall. I walked out to wash my hands and Lorne is still standing there while my father continued on his "Tits" rant until I pulled him out.

Matches Malone

All movies need more tits...you're father was correct

Batjag

Your father is my new hero!

Tercotta

You know keep your eye out for after re shoots now. That could turn out to be a hell of a story.

Compliance Consultant

Ha. I start laughing as soon as Will Forte appears on screen anywhere, so that first shot fucking killed me.

Palmer

But will it have Richard Dean Anderson!?

freemachine

SNL movies suck.

Tercotta

The Blues Brothers consider your statement sacrilege.

freemachine

Technically "The Blues Brothers" is a band, not a sketch, who got their start as a musical guest on SNL. The majority of the band members were not cast members (some were part of the SNL band). Just because Aykroyd and Belushi were on SNL at the time doing their "Bee" thing confuses a lot of people and makes them think that the BBs were a SNL skit. The BBs are first and foremost a musical group.

PS: Lorne Michaels, the SNL producer who is also behind all these awful SNL films had nothing to do with The Blues Brothers" movie.

Tercotta

I would consider being founded for a SNL musical comedy bit as qualifying it for SNL film status.

Jomama

saw a screening of this movie. hated the sketch on snl, but the film is actually really good. probably the best SNL movie since wayne's world. see for yourself...

Dance

It's still hard for me to believe this is actually being made into a movie! Sometimes the sketches get some laughs out of me, other times not... but an entire movie out of it? Hard for me to imagine it working.

robear

I enjoyed the skits the 2 times I've seen them but I don't know about a feature

OMG

lol @ will forte a.k.a. the WORST snl'er ever getting his own movie before Kirsten Wiig

Susie

Forte is deeply underrated. Not for everyone, perhaps, but The Brothers Solomon -- which he also wrote -- was glorious.

IsaacRosales

I do like Kristen Wiig more than any other cast member in SNL right now, but to say that Will Forte is the worst of the bunch is completely ludicrous.

amendoza

I'll take Will Forte's appearances on the news segment as the Calhoun politician and the humming guy over Gilly any day.

RosanatorDA

that is a ridiculous statement sir.

Blueman

Will Forte was a part of Clone High, bite your tongue.

(also, anything involving the lonely island has at least a chance of being funny)

John Debono

I am Canadian and actually I believe Clone High is more popular here. They actually played all 13 episodes on television here and they have a bunch of Clone High marathons at my university campus.
So no offense but I don't know what your friend was talking about.

John Debono

Can't we just have a Clone High movie instead?

Tercotta

I have to ask, are you a Canadian. I've heard from friends in the States that it is no where near as popular there. I mean how could it not be.

man

cloudy with a chance of meatballs?

Tyler Bell

I cant wait to not see this!

Pats

What's your problem? You can begin now.

teddy123

Will Forte is great... his stuff on SNL is some of the best... this movie should be funny and could be one of the best comedies of 2010

Kashif Pasta

I've heard nothing but positive things from people who've seen the film so I'm looking forward to it… had no idea Jorma directed it though, or that he directed at all! That's enough to get me to watch it, just out of curiosity

andypthomas

This could work. If the direction is good, plot is good, and actors perform well, this could be a fun and entertaining mov...EXPLOSION!!!!

andypthomas

Hilarious

Liam

This is further proof there is no God....

Matches Malone

Rather than trying to prove that there is no god...try proving there IS one first.

MacGruber is going to be fun. I hope it's Rated R.

DC

You needed more proof?

Pats

Ah, high waisted pants. No nostalgia for them at all. Waiting on a preview and/trailer.

MTucker76

They really are moving forward with this?

Add another log to the fire of overwrought SNL big-screen adaptations.

mack41

Can't wait for this

Rick "The Hat" Billman

I always thought this skit ran too long when it only lasted five minutes. Now we're going to get 90 minutes of it. Yeah... that'll make you put a gun barrel in your mouth.

Captain_Howdy

Remember Ryan Phillippe?

starscream9289

So this is actually going to happen, eh?

Alex

Hmmm, this actually could be good!

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