Source: JustJared.com

That’s right– the newest skit-turned-flick coming out of Saturday Night Live is MacGruber, scheduled for release in theaters April 16, 2010. According to JustJared.com this week:

Ryan Phillippe and his costars, SNL actors Will Forte and Kristen Wiig shoot scenes for the MacGruber movie in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Monday (August 31).

If you’re not familiar, MacGruber is the recurring Saturday Night Live sketch that parodies MacGyver (the 80’s series where MacGyver could make weapons out of paperclips). The most famous MacGruber skit is the Pepsi one.

Those of you still pining away for Ryan Phillippe can read the full post here, but at The Take Three, we’re not quite as sure about this whole MacGruber movie as the last time we blogged about it. Have your own thoughts? Let us know!

Recent buzz about Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe potentially joining the cast of the upcoming “MacGruber” movie got The Take Three thinking about how often Lorne Michaels really hits the mark when adapting “Saturday Night Live” sketches into films. With over a dozen produced since 1980′s “The Blues Brothers,” even “SNL”-diehards are bound to admit there are more than a few bombs in the mix. Here, we come up with five– and only cheat a little– worth a watch.

• “The Blues Brothers” (1980). John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are classic icons of “SNL” yesteryear, and that makes it at least a little poetic that “The Blues Brothers” was the first film “Saturday Night Live” put out there. And, John Landis as director, to boot. Who knew?
• “Wayne’s World” (1992). Before Austin Powers and Shrek, Mike Myers did his thing as Wayne Campbell, coming to you live from his parents’ basement in Aurora, Illinois. And seriously, who can argue with a sketch Madonna actually paid attention to?
• “Coneheads” (1993). So…maybe this doesn’t belong on a top five best list, of any sort. But we did get the Red Hot Chili Peppers’s “Soul to Squeeze” out of this film, and for that alone, the summer of 1993 was a worthwhile one. At least Jane Curtin got in on some of the action, too.
• “The Ladies Man” (2000). When Tim Meadows left “Saturday Night Live” after a hilarious 10-year run, viewers were not disappointed with the movie version of his famed Leon Phelps. A seriously funny movie based on a seriously funny sketch, “The Ladies Man” is worth a viewing if you’ve never seen it.
• “MacGruber” (2010). Okay, so it hasn’t technically been released yet. But with previous sketches starring Shia LaBeouf as his son (video above), and Richard Dean Anderson (yes, the real MacGyver) as his famous dad, there’s at least potential with this one. Give it a chance– especially if Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe really do take the plunge.