‘MacGruber 2’ Is Officially Being Written Right Now
TheSaturday Night Livefeature comedyMacGruberonlypulled in just over $8.5 millionat the box office on a budget of just $10 million. Not only did it bomb hard at the box office, but it couldn’t even make its budget back. However, in the years since it was released in 2010, it has garnered quite a cult following, and talk of a sequelsurprisingly surfaced in 2012, with sparse updates here and there since. But nowMacGruber 2may finally be on its way towards becoming a reality.
Jorma Tacconetook to Twitter today to tease work on the anticipated sequel, complete with proof that theMacGruber 2script actually exists. Here are the two posts that Taccone made on Twitter, one including the film’s star and co-writerWill Forte:
As you’re able to see on the cover page, this is what they’re calling a “super duper rough” draft. Back in 2015, Will Forte provided an update on development, revealing that they had aloose outline of the first couple acts. However, they had to wait to see what the fate of his new TV showThe Last Man on Earthwould be. Since the series ended up getting a second season, that likely delayed any progressMacGruber 2might have made, but we’re glad to see that Taccone and Forte are back at it.
As of now, we know nothing about the sequel other than that it will bring back Will Forte in the title role, along with his companions played byKristen WiigandRyan Phillippe. In addition, the latter has teased the the villain in the movie will be someonethat will blow people away. More recently, Forte discussed potentialplans for a wild opening sequence, one that he’s not sure they have the balls to actually follow through on. But we hope they do.
The question is, who will have the balls to actually distributeMacGruber 2? With the first movie being such a bomb, it doesn’t seem to be a sound investment for a studio, especially with comedy sequels likeAnchorman 2andZoolander 2not exactly living up to the hype, not to mention the lackluster performance of sequels this past summer in general. Plus, Taccone is just coming off co-directingPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, one of the best comedies of the year which sadly suffered the same box office fate asMacGruber.
On the other hand, the low-budget comedy sequelSuper Troopers 2was able to get off the groundthanks to the help of an IndieGogo campaign, so maybeMacGruber 2can drum up support in that same way. Will Forte has previously said they’ll make the movie even if theyhave to do it with their own video camera. Sounds like the kind of passionate project that Netflix could get behind with little risk involved.
Personally, I can’t wait to see whatMacGruber 2brings to the table. I put the movie at #3in our ranking of all theSNLmovies, and if a sequel delivers more insanity like that, then we’re all in for a treat.
