The A-Team movie will be out in 2010, and the word is that it will be more serious than the TV show. Sounds like they are trying to be more like Miami Vice and less like Starsky and Hutch. I’m anxious to see how this will turn out, especially now that the main cast has been announced.
John “Hannibal” Smith: Liam Neeson
In (much) earlier versions, George Clooney was in talks to play Hannibal. Clooney would do campy well, but for some reason I like Neeson better as a more serious colonel. He seems to go well with cigars.
Templeton “Faceman” Peck: Bradley Cooper
I’m used to him playing the wimp (Alias) or the bully (everything else). But I think he can find some middle ground.
B.A. Baracus: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
No, this is not the Junk Yard Dog. But close.
“Howling Mad” Murdock: Sharlto Copley
A.K.A. Wikus Van De Merwe from District 9, the second best movie this year. He proved he can do crazy, but can he do an American accent?
Some chick Faceman used to bang: Jessica Biel
I did not have to go further than my hard drive for this photo.
There was a time I hoped for an original cast. I mean, the show ended in ’87 and they’ve been talking about a movie for years. And Mr. T has aged well. But all in all, I think they made some good choices.
Well, it looks like the A-Team has been down-graded to the B-Team.
I’m sorry, but am I the only one not impressed with Bradley Cooper? I hated what he did with the character created for him in The Hangover. He starts off the wild card in that movie, but ends up being the sincere, level-headed one? Too many campy, overly-set-up moments.
I’m seeing a lot of film casting directors (in comedy, mostly) grouping actors together to work on movies. There’s the Apatow group (Seth Rogen, Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, etc), whom I think work well together. But if someone is trying to do the same with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and a few others… it’s not working.
I thought Hangover was really funny, as did everyone else I know who saw it. You’re the first person I’ve heard say they didn’t like it. I’m not entirely sure about Face because I haven’t seen him do the really smooth gentleman. Not sure who I would cast, though.