Ridley Scott is set to fulfil the boyhood dreams of countless geeky thirty-somethings by bringing The A-Team to the big screen.

 

Scott will apparently produce the big-budget feature for Twentieth Century Fox, with Narc helmer Joe Carnahan directing the story of four war veterans who are sent to a maximum security stockade for a crime they didn't commit, escape, and now survive as soldiers of fortune, helping those in need.

 

According to Variety, the film will take a more serious tone than the TV show, contemporising the story and making the team veterans of the war in the Middle East rather than Vietnam vets.

 

Carnahan takes over from John Singleton, who was previously attached to direct, and is currently working with Brian Bloom on a polish of the script by Skip Woods (G.I. Joe).

 

"This was a coveted property, and reimagining a show that I remembered as a kid was tough to turn down," Carnahan explained. "Fox hired me to make it as emotional, real and accessible as possible without cheesing it up."

 

He continued: "You can make a film that reflects on the real world without losing the great sense of fun and velocity of action in a classic summer popcorn movie."

 

The film won't be completely disconnected from the TV show, however, with the programme's creator Stephen J. Cannell producing alongside Jules Daly and executive producer Tony Scott.

 

The A-Team is set to shoot this summer for a June 11, 2010 release, although there is no news on casting yet. Your suggestions in the comments below please!

 

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They could conceivably cast Mr T again as BA, he doesn't really look all that much different than he did in the 80s.... :lol: Mind you, not that they should, he was a terrible actor.... :lol:

 

This could go one of two ways, annoying, cringe-making "spoof" as in Starsky and Hutch movie, or a proper re-boot a' la "Batman" with a more hard contemporary edge.... Personally, I'd like the latter, because the TV show is just embarrassing these days to watch....... :rolleyes:

 

So, here would be my own choices for casting.....

 

Hannibal - George Clooney

Face - Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp

Howlin' Mad Murdock - Brad Dourif

B A Baracus - Samuel L Jackson (oh, come on, it just HAS to be Sam..... :lol: :lol: )

 

Yeah, I know that having Clooney and Pitt could make it sound like an "Oceans 11" get together, but still.....

I agree about Samuel :lol:

That would make me laugh lmfao. I would like a pulp fiction-esque performance from him.

That would make me laugh lmfao. I would like a pulp fiction-esque performance from him.

 

"I pity the god-damn fool who makes me go on that MUTHAFUKKIN' PLANE!!!!!!!!!!" Oh yeah...... I can absolutely see him saying this line...... :lol: :lol:

 

I've actually re-thought about "Face".....

 

Go with me on this one.... Katee Sackhoff..........

 

Think about it.... She took over the Dirk Benedict role (Lt Starbuck) in the revamped Battlestar Galactica, she proved herself to be more, ahem, MAN, than Benedict ever was..... :lol:

 

And, seeing as how this incarnation of A -Team is to feature Iraq/Afghanistan vets as opposed to Vietnam ones, then considering the thousands of female soldiers serving in Iraq, why not have one of the characters in this film female, it's contemporary and has a different context to the TV show... Face would seem the logical one out of the four to cross genders, as he was always the least macho of the characters anyway..... And, Katee has a good demographic, the nerds love her, males fancy her and given her tough girl and quite macho qualities in BSG and Bionic Woman, I would think she'd capture the lesbian demographic as well..... :rolleyes:

 

I've actually re-thought about "Face".....

 

Go with me on this one.... Katee Sackhoff..........

 

Think about it.... She took over the Dirk Benedict role (Lt Starbuck) in the revamped Battlestar Galactica, she proved herself to be more, ahem, MAN, than Benedict ever was..... :lol:

 

Now that would be brilliant, as I see where you are coming from :D

 

I actually thought of Vin Diesel for Mr. T :lol:

 

 

 

Now that would be brilliant, as I see where you are coming from :D

 

I actually thought of Vin Diesel for Mr. T :lol:

 

You meant to say 'B A Baracus' didn't you.....? Mr T was the actor mate.... :lol:

 

Unless you made a funny and it was deliberate..... :lol:

 

Nah, I'm sticking with Samuel L, he would just do the part SO well IMO.... He was born to say lines like "I aint gettin' on no MUTHAFUKKIN' PLANE" and "I pity the fool who messes with me"...... :lol:

 

Actually, a just as cool idea.... Get Robert Downey Jr to reprise his character from "Tropic Thunder" to play B A.......ROFLMAO......Oh, that would just send people's heads spinning..... :rolleyes:

I think Jackson would be too old to play BA, Jackson is in his 50's if not 60 and older than Clooney if Clooney was cast as Hannibal so with Hannibal as the leader / colonel an older subordinate just wouldn't work

 

I would have Bruce Willis as Hannibal, having seen him with a cigar in his mouth I think he would make a good Hannibal and he has that touch of humour and charisma that Clooney doesn't, Clooney is too "dry"

 

I would go

 

Hannibal - Bruce Willis

BA - Michael Clarke Duncan (has the physique and the charisma)

Murdoch - Jim Carrey (come on he would be the perfect guy to play Murdoch, Murdoch was mad and had all the faces and voices, Carrey even looks a little like Dwight Schulz)

Face -

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I think Jackson would be too old to play BA, Jackson is in his 50's if not 60 and older than Clooney if Clooney was cast as Hannibal so with Hannibal as the leader / colonel an older subordinate just wouldn't work

 

I would have Bruce Willis as Hannibal, having seen him with a cigar in his mouth I think he would make a good Hannibal and he has that touch of humour and charisma that Clooney doesn't, Clooney is too "dry"

 

I would go

 

Hannibal - Bruce Willis

BA - Michael Clarke Duncan (has the physique and the charisma)

Murdoch - Jim Carrey (come on he would be the perfect guy to play Murdoch, Murdoch was mad and had all the faces and voices, Carrey even looks a little like Dwight Schulz)

Face -

 

it's not gonna be a comedy though Craig..... So, that would leave Jim Carrey out..... Ridley Scott and Joe Carnahan aint exactly known for making comedies....

 

I think having Sam Jackson as B A and Clooney as Hannibal could be pretty good personally, the older subordinate (and come on, you cant deny the fact that there are older Sergeant Majors in the army than a lot of middle class/upper class types who get "fast tracked" for promotion purely because they graduated from West Point, yes, even these days....) and a younger Colonel could see a little friction within the group dynamic.... With the more serious tone that this film is supposed to be taking, I would personally like that....

 

George Clooney has no charisma...??? Are you kidding....? Tell that to the millions of women (and quite a lot of gay men I would imagine....) who fancy the arse off him..... :lol:

 

You've not chosen an actor to play Face though..... So, does that mean you kind of like my idea of Face kind of crossing genders.....?

 

it's not gonna be a comedy though Craig..... So, that would leave Jim Carrey out..... Ridley Scott and Joe Carnahan aint exactly known for making comedies....

 

I think having Sam Jackson as B A and Clooney as Hannibal could be pretty good personally, the older subordinate (and come on, you cant deny the fact that there are older Sergeant Majors in the army than a lot of middle class/upper class types who get "fast tracked" for promotion purely because they graduated from West Point, yes, even these days....) and a younger Colonel could see a little friction within the group dynamic.... With the more serious tone that this film is supposed to be taking, I would personally like that....

 

George Clooney has no charisma...??? Are you kidding....? Tell that to the millions of women (and quite a lot of gay men I would imagine....) who fancy the arse off him..... :lol:

 

You've not chosen an actor to play Face though..... So, does that mean you kind of like my idea of Face kind of crossing genders.....?

 

Carrey can be good in quite serious roles though, my fave films of his are Truman Show where that was a serious role and also even though it was slammed by critics I loved Cable Guy, it really showed a dark sinister side to him and he played it great, if Scott is looking at recreating "Howling Mad" from the tv series lock stock and barrel then Carrey would be my choice

 

In terms of Face I am in 2 minds, he didn't make much of an impact on me in the series itself but for example if they are going to recreate Amy or another female reporter then am not sure if a female Face would work as also Face was also a very flirty and charming type almost a camper James Bond in his style with women

 

My concern also with having a woman play Face is I am too used to tradition, my fave action film from the 70's The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3 is being remade this year with none other than Denzel Washington in the role as Lt Garber, don't get me wrong I love Denzel as an actor, one of my faves but having been bought up on seeing Walter Matthau as Garber it is going to be right weird getting used to a black Garber in what was my fave 70's action movie so tampering or altering too much doesn't work too great with me so having been bought up on a male Face I think I would prefer one in this movie

Edited February 3, 200916 yr by B.A Baracus

In all seriousness though, if there is to be a more sober tone to this A-Team incarnation, and in a Post-Iraq context, the characters could play out a bit like this....

 

Hannibal - The disillusioned Colonel, fed up of the federal govt and their lies, has seen too many good men die for the Govt's Oil War, resigns his commission in disgust and forms his own elite force of highly skilled mercenaries/former marines

Face - The gutsy, decorated female soldier, possibly a lesbian and dishonourably discharged when her sexuality is discovered... Becomes a mercenary and is recruited by Hannibal

Murdock - Seen too many horrors of war, his buddies all died in an RPG attack in Baghdad, Kabul or Falluja, suffering from Gulf War Syndrome or PTSD.....

B A Baracus - The courageous Black Gunnery Sergeant ('Gunnie'), loved by his men, but passed over for promotion in favour of a bunch of "preppies" from West Point.... Resentful of the Top Brass and Politicians, but loyal to "the Corps" itself through and through. Respects Hannibal for taking a stand against the brass...

In all seriousness though, if there is to be a more sober tone to this A-Team incarnation, and in a Post-Iraq context, the characters could play out a bit like this....

 

Hannibal - The disillusioned Colonel, fed up of the federal govt and their lies, has seen too many good men die for the Govt's Oil War, resigns his commission in disgust and forms his own elite force of highly skilled mercenaries/former marines

Face - The gutsy, decorated female soldier, possibly a lesbian and dishonourably discharged when her sexuality is discovered... Becomes a mercenary and is recruited by Hannibal

Murdock - Seen too many horrors of war, his buddies all died in an RPG attack in Baghdad, Kabul or Falluja, suffering from Gulf War Syndrome or PTSD.....

B A Baracus - The courageous Black Gunnery Sergeant ('Gunnie'), loved by his men, but passed over for promotion in favour of a bunch of "preppies" from West Point.... Resentful of the Top Brass and Politicians, but loyal to "the Corps" itself through and through. Respects Hannibal for taking a stand against the brass...

 

As a standalone film I would love that, for sure would go see it in the cinemas but having been used to the tv series too much, I pretty much used to put my schedule on hold the day A Team was on :o , I would like to see it remade as an action film but not lose the light hearted element of the tv series, the banter betweeen Murdoch and BA, Hannibal emerging from different disguises (lizard was my fave) with a cheesy grin on his face saying "I love it when a plan comes together" while chomping on a cigar etc were great elements of the tv series

 

 

As a standalone film I would love that, for sure would go see it in the cinemas but having been used to the tv series too much, I pretty much used to put my schedule on hold the day A Team was on :o , I would like to see it remade as an action film but not lose the light hearted element of the tv series, the banter betweeen Murdoch and BA, Hannibal emerging from different disguises (lizard was my fave) with a cheesy grin on his face saying "I love it when a plan comes together" while chomping on a cigar etc were great elements of the tv series

 

 

I dont think audiences would accept a "lighthearted" film in the wake of Iraq or Afghanistan though, not with all the baggage that this entails, there was a certain distance between the end of Vietnam and when the A Team actually started (about 7 or 8 years), Iraq and Afghanistan are still going on..... And frankly, the A-Team, while that style may have worked in the 80s, just wont fly now, audiences today would just drive a truck through all the holes in the plots, The A Team has not aged well when you look at repeats, it's rather cringemaking actually..... They tried "lighthearted" with Starsky and Hutch, and frankly, look where that got them.... Dont exactly see anyone rushing to make a sequel do you....?

 

Nah, it has to be tighter, more contemporary, more of an edge to it... It should be something more like "The Unit" or "Three Kings" IMO..... I would personally like to see a Batman or Bond-style "re-boot".....

I dont think audiences would accept a "lighthearted" film in the wake of Iraq or Afghanistan though, not with all the baggage that this entails, there was a certain distance between the end of Vietnam and when the A Team actually started (about 7 or 8 years), Iraq and Afghanistan are still going on..... And frankly, the A-Team, while that style may have worked in the 80s, just wont fly now, audiences today would just drive a truck through all the holes in the plots, The A Team has not aged well when you look at repeats, it's rather cringemaking actually..... They tried "lighthearted" with Starsky and Hutch, and frankly, look where that got them.... Dont exactly see anyone rushing to make a sequel do you....?

 

Nah, it has to be tighter, more contemporary, more of an edge to it... It should be something more like "The Unit" or "Three Kings" IMO..... I would personally like to see a Batman or Bond-style "re-boot".....

 

The difference between Batman/Bond and A-Team though is that in Batman and Bond people have always died, with the A-Team it was slapstick/comic strip violence and no one actually died, as an A-Team traditionalist I just could not get my head around BA/Hannibal etc actually killing people which I am almost sure would be the case in a Scott movie

 

I think there should be the type of film you mentioned above and it would be a great film but they should not have characters called BA/Face/Hannibal/Murdoch

I suppose just being old I am a traditionalist lol hence my objection to a black or female Dr Who, anyone other than Arnie being the Terminator, the A Team movie being like the tv series etc

The difference between Batman/Bond and A-Team though is that in Batman and Bond people have always died, with the A-Team it was slapstick/comic strip violence and no one actually died, as an A-Team traditionalist I just could not get my head around BA/Hannibal etc actually killing people which I am almost sure would be the case in a Scott movie

 

I disagree with your assessment of Batman... The original 60s Batman show was pretty much the same "slapstick" thing as A-Team, the whole "Biff", "Bam", "Kapow" stuff lifted straight from the comics, the Joker, Riddler and Penguin being pantomime comic relief more than villains... No one died on Adam West's show either (well, apart from a few careers that is.... :lol: ), then along came Tim Burton and completely overhauled the concept for film, just as Frank Miller did with the comics (Year One, Dark Knight Returns, etc....), Joel Schumacher attempted to take it back to the 60s attitude with disastrous results.... And now we have the most recent reboot with Chris Nolan, which is, for my mind, the best live action incarnation of Batman of the lot....

 

Naah mate, the old 80s A-Team style just wont work now, especially given that the new A-Team are coming from a different context, audiences just wont accept a film-maker making "light" of the conflict in Iraq/Afghanistan.....

 

You also miss out the fact that in the later seasons of the show, The A-Team actually started getting a fair bit less "light-hearted", when the shady Robert Vaughn character stepped into the picture as the A-Team's "controller", pretty sure a few people died when it all started going that bit darker.....

Carrey can be good in quite serious roles though, my fave films of his are Truman Show where that was a serious role and also even though it was slammed by critics I loved Cable Guy, it really showed a dark sinister side to him and he played it great, if Scott is looking at recreating "Howling Mad" from the tv series lock stock and barrel then Carrey would be my choice

 

In terms of Face I am in 2 minds, he didn't make much of an impact on me in the series itself but for example if they are going to recreate Amy or another female reporter then am not sure if a female Face would work as also Face was also a very flirty and charming type almost a camper James Bond in his style with women

 

My concern also with having a woman play Face is I am too used to tradition, my fave action film from the 70's The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3 is being remade this year with none other than Denzel Washington in the role as Lt Garber, don't get me wrong I love Denzel as an actor, one of my faves but having been bought up on seeing Walter Matthau as Garber it is going to be right weird getting used to a black Garber in what was my fave 70's action movie so tampering or altering too much doesn't work too great with me so having been bought up on a male Face I think I would prefer one in this movie

 

I have no such issues with Denzel playing Garber (I more question the point of a remake of 'Pelham 1 2 3'), what, you dont get BLACK Police Lieutenants now???? In New York????? :lol: :lol: If you're so used to seeing Walter Matthau mate and it's your fave film, you wont really accept anyone else, regardless of skin colour, in the role, even if it was Pacino or De Niro..

 

Getting back to Face though, well, who's to say a female face couldn't flirt with men or women....? Besides, I dont think you really could leave a female character out of the film now, female soldiers are serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc, whereas they weren't in Vietnam.... And, well, if one looks at the recent re-boot of Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff makes a more than able replacement for Benedict as Starbuck... She's far tougher, a lot less camp and girly, more like a soldier than than Benedict ever was, better actor too... I always wondered just how the hell Templeton Peck even survived Vietnam tbh, god knows he didn't really have much in the way of fighting skills...... :lol: :lol:

I have no such issues with Denzel playing Garber (I more question the point of a remake of 'Pelham 1 2 3'), what, you dont get BLACK Police Lieutenants now???? In New York????? :lol: :lol: If you're so used to seeing Walter Matthau mate and it's your fave film, you wont really accept anyone else, regardless of skin colour, in the role, even if it was Pacino or De Niro..

 

Getting back to Face though, well, who's to say a female face couldn't flirt with men or women....? Besides, I dont think you really could leave a female character out of the film now, female soldiers are serving in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc, whereas they weren't in Vietnam.... And, well, if one looks at the recent re-boot of Battlestar Galactica, Katee Sackhoff makes a more than able replacement for Benedict as Starbuck... She's far tougher, a lot less camp and girly, more like a soldier than than Benedict ever was, better actor too... I always wondered just how the hell Templeton Peck even survived Vietnam tbh, god knows he didn't really have much in the way of fighting skills...... :lol: :lol:

 

In terms of Matthau yes that is how I see it lol, he immortalised the role for me so they should not make it with anyone in the role they should just invent a totally new character and not call him Lt Garber

 

That is why I am against the remake of The Long Good Friday, too, the idea of someone other than Bob Hoskins playing Harold Shand is absurd and why I was against the idea of the remake of Italian Job as anyone other than Michael Caine being Charlie Croker or Noel Coward as Mr Bridger again was ridiculous

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That is why I am against the remake of The Long Good Friday, too, the idea of someone other than Bob Hoskins playing Harold Shand is absurd and why I was against the idea of the remake of Italian Job as anyone other than Michael Caine being Charlie Croker or Noel Coward as Mr Bridger again was ridiculous

 

Well, the remake of The Italian Job was just sh!te..... Again, pointless and stupid..... As was the remake of "Get Carter" (yeah, cos you replace Michael Caine with Sylvester Stallone and set in the US dont you.....? :lol: :lol: ), and, well, "Alfie"......ROFLMAO..... I just wonder when someone will come along and remake The Ipcress File..... Probably someone equally inappropriate as, ohhh, I dunno, Steven Segal or Ben Stiller as Harry Palmer.......? :lol: :lol:

 

I suppose the remake of "Long Good Friday" is to be done by Guy Richie, probably with Jason fukkin' Statham playing Harold Shand I would imagine..... :lol: I really, really dunno how it could even work, the original film is just SO defined and SO about a certain time and place - the early 80s Thatcher era, the IRA, etc..... How could it work...? I dunno, maybe using the 2012 Olympics as the backdrop, Russian oligarchs replacing the Americans, islamic terrorists replacing the IRA.....? :unsure:

The new advert with him is so inaccurate :(

Im assuming they are milking BA's character on the A Team and yet they have him walking into a helicopter getting ready to fly off... Isnt he afraid of flying? :(

20th Century Fox has released the first picture of the A-Team cast. From left to right: Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson as BA Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock, and Liam Neeson as Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith.

 

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