MacGyver Movie Coming Soon

New Line wants to turn a popular television series called MacGyver into a movie franchise. The Hollywood Reporter says:

MacGyver was a science-oriented adventure series that ran from 1985-92 on ABC. Richard Dean Anderson, later of Stargate: Atlantis and SG-1 fame, starred as an incredibly resourceful secret agent for the Phoenix Foundation who frequently would escape from dangerous situations with ingenious and lightning-quick engineering trickery.

Two telefilms starring Anderson aired in the years after the show’s cancellation. The character eventually achieved enough cultural penetration to become a reference for anyone attempting to jury-rig a solution out of household items. Saturday Night Live took the concept to the next level with its spoofs "MacGruber," starring Will Forte.

New Line’s Richard Brener is still looking for someone to write the script. He said:

"We think we’re a stick of chewing gum, a paper clip and an A-list writer away from a global franchise."

Throw in some Indiana Jones style action and adventure, and the movie could turn into a blockbuster franchise. The original show fell short in our opinion.