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MacGyver reboot gets Furious 7 director

Richard Dean Anderson in the original MacGyver series. – AFP Relaxnews pic, February 4, 2016.Richard Dean Anderson in the original MacGyver series. – AFP Relaxnews pic, February 4, 2016.James Wan, director of "Furious 7" and "Saw," is at the helm for the first episode in a new series of action adventure show MacGyver.

Made famous in the 1980s and early 1990s, MacGyver starred Richard Dean Anderson as a secret agent armed only with his wits, craftsmanship, and a very practical understanding of scientific principles.

MacGyver, then, would worm his way out of dangerous situations using nothing more than the discarded things around him and, quite often, a trusty Swiss Army knife.

CBS has ordered a pilot episode of the proposed new MacGyver treatment, which will act as an origin story for the character. – AFP/Relaxnews, February 4, 2016.

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