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MacGruber TV Series Confirmed for NBC Peacock
“MacGruber” and Laverne Cox are officially in business with Peacock.
NBCUniversal’s nascent streaming service is developing two comedy series — one based on the character Will Forte originated on “Saturday Night Live” and another starring Cox with the legendary Norman Lear attached to executive produce.
In “MacGruber,” after rotting in prison for over a decade, America’s ultimate hero and uber patriot MacGruber (played by Forte) is finally released. His mission: to take down a mysterious villain from his past—Brigadier Commander Enos Queeth. With the entire world in the crosshairs, MacGruber, Vicki, and Piper must race against time to defeat the forces of evil, only to find that evil may be lurking within.
Forte is a writer and executive producer on the project in addition to starring. Jorma Taccone and John Solomon are also writing and executive producing. Lorne Michaels, John Goldwyn, Andrew Singer, Erin David of Broadway Video will executive produce. The series hails from Universal Television.
The character started out on “SNL” before starring in his own movie in 2010. Along with Forte, it starred Kristen Wiig as Vicki and Ryan Phillippe as Piper. Val Kilmer starred as the villainous Dieter Von Cunth. The film ultimately grossed just over $9 million in theaters against a $10 million budget.
The Cox series is titled “Clean Slate.” It follows old school car wash owner Henry (George Wallace), who is thrilled that his estranged child is returning to Alabama after 17 years. However, Henry has a lot of soul searching to do when the child he thought was a son returns as the determined, proud, trans woman, Desiree (Cox).
Cox and Wallace are writers and executive producers as well, alongside fellow writer and executive producer Dan Ewen. Lear executive produces along with Brent Miller, with Paul Hilepo producing. Sony Pictures Television will produce.
News of the development comes just hours ahead of NBCU’s investor presentation for Peacock, where they will demonstrate the streaming service publicly for the first time. The streamer also announced a series order for a follow-up to “Punky Brewster” earlier on Thursday.
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Ryan at Travis Manion Foundation Event
Ryan was one of the hosts at the event held last Thursday in Philadelphia by the Travis Manion Foundation.
The work you do is unique and the relationships you develop, are strengthening communities in powerful ways. This work is transformative. – @RyanPhillippe pic.twitter.com/DREc3J6rgA
— Travis Manion Fdtn. (@TMFoundation) December 13, 2019
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Ryan forced to evacuate as California fires rage
Celebrities are among the hundreds of thousands evacuating their homes in California due to wildfires.
In addition to Sonoma County’s Kincade Fire, a brush fire near Los Angeles’ Getty Center forced 10,000 homes and businesses to evacuate.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the state’s governor from 2003 to 2011, shared on Twitter that he evacuated at 3:30 a.m.
“If you are in an evacuation zone, don’t screw around. Get out,” he directed. “Right now I am grateful for the best firefighters in the world, the true action heroes who charge into the danger to protect their fellow Californians. #GettyFire”
Earthquake rattles area near California’s Kincade Fire; new blaze by L.A. drives more evacuations
“This is what we woke up too (sic). We are safe- children and dogs,” the actress wrote. “Thank you @LAFDwest and please everyone leave if you are in (evacuation) area. Stay safe”
Responding to LeBron James’ revelation that he had to evacuate and was having “no luck” looking for a place to stay, Ryan Phillippe replied “same.”
i wanna go back to my house, fires😔
— dr. philz (@RyanPhillippe) October 29, 2019
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Will & Grace adds Ryan Phillippe as guest star for final season
Will and Grace are welcoming some new friends in their final season.
EW can exclusively reveal that Ryan Phillippe (Secrets and Lies, Shooter) and Billie Lourd (American Horror Story, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) will be guest-starring in the upcoming final season of Will & Grace when it returns to NBC in 2020.
Phillippe will be playing himself, while Lourd will play Fiona, a character described by NBC as “an edgy, self-confident modern woman who’s outspoken and irreverent.” But it turns out Fiona has a special tie to the show.