WB Hires MacGyver Screenwriter
Fri, May 21, 2010 
Just as “MacGruber” hits theaters, the TV show that inspired the parody is making strides in its journey to the big screen.
New Line, which is developing the “MacGyver” movie, has tapped Jason Richman to pen the script.
“MacGyver,” of course, is the adventure series that ran from 1985-92 on ABC and starred Richard Dean Anderson as a resourceful secret agent who uses ingenious, science-inspired trickery to escape danger.
As New Line put “MacGyver” into development in March, Relativity quickly put together its parody, getting a cast in front of cameras last summer and fall.
If hiring Richman is any indication, New Line plans to make “MacGyver” straight-faced but still keep it fun. The WME-repped writer did uncredited work on “Black Hawk Down” and “Rush Hour 3,” wrote the Chris Rock-Anthony Hopkins action comedy “Bad Company” and worked on a draft of “Beverly Hills Cop 4.”
Raffaella De Laurentiis is producing “MacGyver” through her Raffaella Prods. along with Martha De Laurentiis and series creator Lee Zlotoff. Dino De Laurentiis is executive producing.
I seriously doubt I'll bother to see the ridiculous looking spoof coming out this weekend or the actual big screen adaption of the original character. I saw the show during it's run in the late 80's, and if you didn't already, don't bother looking for it you're not missing anything, trust me.
Reader Comments (2)
I heard MacGruber was hilarious, but the MacGyver movie sounds stupid
Early estimates are in at only 4 million opening weekend for MacGruber....ouch! Hopefully wb knows what they're doiing by developing the actual version