MacGyver Film In the Works?

An anonymous reader writes "Looks like everyone's favorite Swiss Army knife-wielding action hero may be making an appearance on the big screen. The original series creator has announced plans are in the works for a MacGyver film. Serious questions abound: Will Richard Dean Anderson reprise the role? Will filming and editing somehow be done only using a paperclip, duct-tape, and TV remote?" And who, if not Anderson, would you want to play MacGyver?

Comments

Duh!

[Strange Ranger]

And who, if not Anderson, would you want to play MacGyver?

Me!

(You insensitive clod.)

Re:Duh!

[RobertM1968]

So yes choosing somebody from the Slashdot crowd would be appropriate.

Well, with the difference being that MacGyver was knowledgeable and intelligent. The typical Slashdotter only thinks they're knowledgeable and intelligent.

I would have modded you "Insightful" - but then I realized that (being a "typical Slashdotter") you are referring to me as well - and I know I think I'm knowledgeable and intelligent!!! ;-)

Re:Duh!

[DaEmEoNd]

oh I know Mark Hamill!! =D

Re:Duh!

[Brad1138]

The typical Slashdotter only thinks they're knowledgeable and intelligent.

But... but......but I have Excellent Karma!?!

Re:Duh!

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, besides we're too fat for the role. How could we then get in ventilation conducts and narrow spaces without getting stuck?

Re:Duh!

[Anonymous Coward]

He would come up with a fart-o-matic?

Re:Duh!

[Anonymous Coward]

I have for example spent lots of time and money formally studying 'IT' and everyday I am still learning something knew. like the proper use of English? ;o)

Re:Duh!

[lysdexia]

I'm not sure I agree: One day I actually looked over my old posts and discovered that I'm actually kind of a know-it-all douchebag possessed of very stale sense of humour. ( Look it up yourself! )

Luckily, I'm very very pretty.

Murdoch!

[Anonymous Coward]

If Harrison Ford can do another Indiana Jones, RDA can do another MacGyver.

They need to bring back Murdoch as well and have it end in a fiery death sequence where Murdoch is shot 11 times, burned, drowned, run over by a semi, yet still lives on to battle Mac in a sequel!

Alternate Cast

[gmuslera]

Rename the movie to MacGyver Brothers, and performed by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. Would love to see the extra-dvd content where they show how and where the movie they just acted was wrong.

Whatever they decide

[TubeSteak]

I hope they don't try to update the MacGuyver idea for the 21st century.
Keep that 80's feel, with the big hair and aviator glasses.

Re:Whatever they decide

[NotBornYesterday]

Dude, those are coming back, I just know it ...

Re:Whatever they decide

[Gryle]

Mullets and aviator shades could always make a comeback
Mullets can't make a comeback since they never went out of style to begin with.

Re:Whatever they decide

[Chris Mattern]

That's right. You have to be [i]in[/i] style before you can go [i]out[/i] of style.

Re:Must be the right person

[Frosty Piss]

Well, you said it right there. It's HOLLYWOOD. Tom Cruise it is. He's looking for a blockbuster action role to follow up his international acclaim with Lions for Lambs and Valkyrie. What better than MacGyver? He was born for it.

Re:Someone is having writer's block

[Yetihehe]

Top posting.

What?

Do you know what sucks on usenet?

Re:Childhood Hero

[gardyloo]

I always thought it was cool how'd he'd craft all sorts of nifty inventions with just what he had on hand. Oh, yeah! That part usually got subsumed under the incredible plots and acting.

Re:Kurt Russel?

[unforkable]

No, no , ....Chuck noris...

Here's who I'd pick.

[barry99705]

Samuel L. Jackson

Re:Must be the right person

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh good googley grief! Why don't you just say it, if you where female you would have Jackman's baby, but as it is you would be perficly happy with him unloading his manhood on your face.

Say it... You know you want it.

On a shoestring budget?

[Scrameustache]

Insider reports suggest that the production is done with amateurish cameras and gerry-rigged equipment.

The pay is also rumored to be quite low, as a sound technician has been seen improvising a trap to catch small game in order to feed himself, using nothing more than a piece of wire from his equipment and a twig.

What About Kattee Sackhoff?

[reallocate]

Well... the obvious thing to do is to pass the MacGyver torch to a kid and let Anderson, if he's inclined, play his father and/or boss.

And who says it has to be a guy? What about Katee Sackhoff??

But, seriously, I won't buy tickets unless Marge Simpson's sisters are in it.

Re:Must be the right person

[maxume]

If you stapled it on, I'm pretty sure that he wouldn't be able to pull off the mullet.

prior commitments

[MrKaos]

Richard Dean Anderson already has prior commitments not doing stargate, he won't have enough time to not do MacGyver as well.

Sean Connery

[kitsunewarlock]

Because nothing is more American than Sean Connery. Teamed up with Samuel L Jackson (because, you know, he's in everything).

Re:MacGyver feels dated

[DannyO152]

That's a good choice. Ryan Reynolds?

Re:MacGyver in 21st century tech wouldn't work any

[InvisblePinkUnicorn]

"Things just aren't simple enough or accessible enough anymore..."

So that was Diebold's plan all along! They heard about the upcoming MacGyver film, and being huge fans, decided to do their part to maintain the 80s status quo with low-tech, easily-hacked technology. It finally makes sense now!!!

Re:Age an issue.

[MojoStan]

They also usually showed Macgyver being nimble and fast. That wouldn't be so believable in an older actor. The older Richard Dean Anderson had no problem escaping from Patty and Selma's best efforts.

Oh, wait... nevermind.

Re:Must be the right person

[JayJay.br]

You know you are reading Slashdot when somebody says Matt "Daemon" and nobody seems to have a problem with that.