Will Forte Says ‘MacGruber 2’ Is “Priority No. 1”… After ‘The Last Man On Earth’
Will Fortehas heard your cries for aMacGruber 2, America, and he is ready to deliver. All he needs is to get his new Fox seriesThe Last Man on Earthout of the way first. But after that, he says, the sequel is “Priority No. 1.” Read theMacGruber 2Will Forte comments after the jump.
Speaking withThe Wrap, Forte emphasized that he is serious aboutMacGruber 2:
It seems like we have a realistic shot at getting it made. We have a loose outline of the first couple of acts, which we’re really excited about. So we’ve just got to flesh it out a little more.
(Forte also told Hollywood Life, “In a couple weeks, when post-production is over, I’m gonna get in there.” That site and others are taking that to meanMacGruber 2has already wrapped, but it seems far more likely he’s referring to post-production onThe Last Man on Earth.)
In a weird way, though, it might be better for Forte ifMacGruber 2doesn’t get going too soon, because it’d meanThe Last Man on Earthis doing well. The actor continuded:
If [The Last Man on Earth] were to ever be successful enough to get a second season, we’d probably have to wait until after that season to make it. If the show isn’t successful enough to do that, we’d probably jump in right away.
Forte expects the entire cast to return forMacGruber 2, if and when it comes together. Comments from his co-stars seem to back him up:Kristen Wiighas previously saidshe’s “in"for a sequel, andRyan Phillippestated last year that they were"very close"to making it.
“And wait until you find out who’s going to be in it,” added Phillippe. “The villain is going to blow your mind.”
The originalMacGruberwas not what you’d call a hit. Critics weren’t quite sold on it, and general audiences were even less interested – it couldn’t even make back its $10 million production budget at the box office. Since then, however, it’s gained enough of a cult following that talk of aMacGruber 2isn’t entirely crazy.
In the meantime, Forte’sThe Last Man on Earthseems like a pretty good consolation prize. The series is executive produced byPhil LordandChris Miller, who also directed the first two episodes, and has been gettingpretty good reviews from critics. Check out the series premiere this Sunday,March 1, on Fox.
