MacGyver reboot in the works
A slew of classic TV shows are getting brought into the modern age, and the latest of these is the 1980s action-adventure drama “MacGyver”, which is heading to CBS.
As expected, they will be shooting for a younger version of the character, and he will be a super-crafty 20-something who gets involved with a secret organisation where his talents for handling things in unconventional ways are used to help prevent terrible events from happening.
Luckily, this new version of “MacGyver” has an interesting creative team behind it. The biggest name of the bunch is filmmaker James Wan, who went from directing the no-budget “Saw” to last year's billion-dollar-earning “Furious 7”; he will be executive producing and directing the potential pilot. Writing the pilot's script is R Scott Gemmill, a writer/producer on shows such as “NCIS: Los Angeles”, “ER” and “Jag”. Also serving as executive producer will be Henry 'Fonzie' Winkler, who was one of the execs behind the original series.
The original MacGyver, starring Richard Dean Anderson, ran on ABC for 139 episodes from 1985 to 1992, with two made-for-TV movies airing in 1994.
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