Rejoice! 'MacGruber 2' May Actually Get Made and Here's the Proof

Out of all the films born out of Saturday Night Live sketches, none have reached cult status quite like MacGruber. Six years ago MacGruber — inspired by an SNL sketch starring Will Forte as an inept, selfish MacGyver-like action hero — arrived in theaters with a bit of a thud, as in it didn’t even make back its $10 million budget. 

But that was then and now the film is looked at as one of the great comedies in recent years, boasting so many ridiculous quotable moments, perhaps the most memorable being a random license plate number: KFBR392. For years fans have championed a sequel, much in the same way they did for other cult hits like Anchorman and Zoolander, and for years Will Forte has teased wanting to make one if anyone actually allowed…or, well, funded them to do so.

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Finally, it appears something has changed as MacGruber director and cowriter Jorma Taccone recently tweeted a couple of images that lead many to believe work on a script has officially begun.

Here’s the proof…

The writing hath begun!!! #MacGruber2 @OrvilleIV pic.twitter.com/hhLutOJt2H

— Jorma Taccone (@jormataccone) September 26, 2016

No joke. #MacGruber2 pic.twitter.com/N61sLVfggn

— Jorma Taccone (@jormataccone) September 26, 2016

Now just because they’re working on a script in no way means that script will be produced. But once it’s in the right shape, we could see this as a prime candidate for a crowdfunding effort, if they decided to go that route. Also, there could be someone out there who’s got deep pockets and desperately wants a see a sequel to MacGruber get made — maybe steal a little thunder from the actual MacGyver reboot they’re currently staging on TV. Heck, maybe MacGruber 2 actually goes to TV instead of theaters, releasing on a streaming service as a series of episodes on Netflix or Amazon the way Wet Hot American Summer did.

Long gestating comedy sequels aren’t exactly lighting it up at the box office these days, though, so for MacGruber 2 to happen as a legitimate big-screen event it’d have to do something different and unexpected (and probably also ask for a lot of favors from talent to work on the cheap).

Good news is a script for a sequel will soon exist — just how long it takes us to see that script turned into an actual movie (or TV series) is another matter entirely.

How would you like to experience MacGruber 2?

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