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The A-Team To Feature Members of Original A-Team?
10 November 2009 4:44 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
For me, the most exciting part of the cast for Joe Carnahan’s film adapation of The A-Team is the addition of Sharlto Copley (District 9) who’s playing the most challenging role of the team as Capt. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock. I think he’s absolutely perfect for the role and from everything we’ve heard about him on set for this and his debut role in D-9, it looks like it’s true.
Do you know who agrees with me? Well, the original Murdock of course, played by Dwight Schultz, who has seen Copley’s screen test describing it as “brilliant beyond words.” Better yet, Schultz will be appearing in the movie in a cameo role and is already on set in Vancouver.
See the report from the official Dwight Schultz fansite below.
We have received many questions if Dwight will have a cameo part in the A-team movie. »
- Rob Keyes
Original A-Team Making Cameos in New Movie?
9 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
I'm not going to pretend like I had any kind of a reaction to the initial news that Joe Carnahan was remaking The A-Team. I have no sentimental attachment to the original show from the '80s, nor do I have much affection for Carnahan's filmography. That said, once the film cast Liam Neeson, 'Rampage' Jackson, Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley as its crew of wrong war vets doing good while on the run, I was in. However, those who weren't too fond of the news of yet another pop culture staple getting re-manufactured by Hollywood might like to know that the original "A-Team" will be popping up in the reboot.
Well, at least one of them will. The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite is reporting the actor, who played the original 'Howling Mad' Murdock, has been on location in Vancouver filming his undisclosed role in the picture, which will be »
- Peter Hall
Introducing the new A-Team
26 October 2009 6:02 PM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
The upcoming A-Team movie has released its first cast photo (a larger version can be seen here), and I'll give credit where credit is due. Not only has Fox cast the movie perfectly, but they've gone out of their way to make the cast look like their 80's television equivalents. Okay, Rampage Jackson isn't wearing gold chains, but that's about it.
They even made Liam Neeson look like George Peppard. How cool is that? And of course that's the classic van in the background. Even if this movie ends up being a mindless action flick, then it's still following in the footsteps of its originator and will likely make $100 million that weekend.
I just wonder if anybody is actually going to be shot and killed in the movie. It never seemed to happen during the television show. More importantly, will any of the original cast members make a cameo?
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, »
- Brad Trechak
First Look At The A-Team!!
26 October 2009 4:10 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Apart from being heady with excitement that the film version of The A-Team is finally taking shape (or is that just the Monday morning caffeine talking?), we're also all a bit shook up by the first photo to be released of the foursome in action, and in particular, the uncanny likeness of Liam Neeson to George Peppard in the role of Hannibal. Now is that freaky or what?
Neeson, together with Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley certainly look the part, but we'll have to wait until July 30, 2010 to see if the boys can deliver the goods.
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Monday 26 October 2009
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First Look At The A-Team
24 October 2009 8:53 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
A few on-set shots have already been snapped, but here at last is the first look at the new line-up of The A-Team, with Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson and Sharlto Copley stepping into the shoes of the Special Forces team framed for a crime they didn't commit but still determined to stay one step ahead of the law.As you can see from this posed still, they certainly look the part. Squint at Neeson and you'd swear he was George Peppard back among us; Copley also looks eerily right. Whether they can recreate the spirit of the old team, while also building a flame-throwing tank out of 3 used toothbrushes and an empty yogurt carton remains to be seen, but we wouldn't bet against them.The A-Team is out on July 30, 2010. »
The First Official Photo From 'The A-Team'
23 October 2009 3:45 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
We've had a lot of unofficial parparazzi shots of The A-Team and their van, but now you can go into your weekend having seen the real deal, courtesy of Salon Del Mal. Try to contain your excitement, as no one around you is going to understand it. Just keep the joy to yourself, and then when a coworker or friend says "Oh my God, did you see that official photo of The A-Team?", you can talk freely.
In all seriousness (well, as serious as one can get), this photo is kind of creepy. I have to echo Drew McWeeny of HitFix, who declared that Liam Neeson looked like he was wearing a George Peppard Halloween costume. I have to extend that to the entire cast, especially Sharltro Copley as Howling Mad Murdock. With all their talk of going dark and gritty, I expected the cast and crew of this would »
- Elisabeth Rappe
A-Team - Video from set of the TV remake with Rampage, Cooper, Neeson and Copley
22 October 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
The nuanced reporters from Entertainment Tonight visited the set of ‘The A-Team” filming in Vancouver and posted a short video of Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Sharlito Copley and Rampage Jackson re-inventing the characters from the 80’s TV series along with Jessica Biel for some visual variety.
Interviewer Kevin Frazier asks what is (apparently to someone) “the big question” ergo: “Is there an A-Team love story?”
Huh? Collider seems to agree with me about the lightweight~ness/cheesiness factor of the interview, saying, “there is about 5 seconds worth watching.”
Anyhow, sit through the ads to watch a few seconds of action and a lot of sit-down conversation with Cooper talking about his clothes (Donna Karan in jest) and diet (boiled chicken, brown rice and brocolli) and Jesscia Biel discussing relationships [Jessica explains, "We sort of leave it kind of to the imagination as to where it could go at the end of the film. We give you a little hint about who did who wrong, but I think we both feel that we're right."] Hmmm did i miss something here? Isn’t this an action movie?
As you know by now, … Liam Neeson plays team leader Hannibal, »
- Dave
The First A-Team Set Footage Hits!
22 October 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Entertainment Tonight visited the set of Joe Carnahan's The A-Team and just made their first video available! Get a glimpse of what Face (Bradley Cooper), BA (Quinton Jackson), and Murdoch (Sharlto Copley) look like in the 21st Century. Watch it now below...
In the original, four Vietnam vets convicted of armed robbery escape from military prison and became do-gooder mercenaries.
The Middle East will replace Vietnam as the place the four did their tour of duty, but Carnahan said the origin story is the jumping-off point.
The original series, which ran from 1983-87 and starred George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz, followed an unofficial team of Vietnam vets who will stop at nothing to get the bad guys. Sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit, these four commandos escaped from a maximum-security stockade and now survive in the Los Angeles underground as soldiers of fortune. »
Set Pics of Neeson as Zeus and Hannibal as Well as New Casting
4 October 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Liam Neeson as Zeus in Clash of the Titans
Photo: Paolo Pellegrin for EW On top of still being attached to star as Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's potential Lincoln biopic, Liam Neeson has attached himself to three potentially huge upcoming pictures.
First there is the remake Clash of the Titans in which he will star as Zeus, which Entertainment Weekly revealed the images you see above of him in his armor. Clash of the Titans hits theaters on March 26, 2010.
Liam Neeson as Hannibal in The A-Team
Photo: Wwtdd.com Then there was the attachment to The A-Team directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc) in which Neeson will play the part of John 'Hannibal' Smith as originally played by George Peppard in the popular 1980s television show. Images from the set appeared online late last week as you can see pictured above. The A-Team hits theaters on June 11, 2010.
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- Brad Brevet
Photo: Liam Neeson Looks Like Banacek!
1 October 2009 1:35 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Perhaps the headline reference is too obscure, but those who remember actor George Peppard — who played John 'Hannibal' Smith in the original A-Team series between 1983 and 1987 — might just remember that he also starred in a 1972-74 series called Banacek. Either way, Peppard was known from Banacek forward for his increasingly silver hair...and now it seems as though that visual cue has been kept for the big screen version of The A-Team, currently filming in Vancouver.
A new photo emerged today of the core cast at work, showing Liam Neeson as Hannibal, with the silver hair intact. You can see the photo directly above, courtesy of ComingSoon.net.
The photo also shows Bradley Cooper as Faceman, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as Murdock and Quinto "Rampage" Jackson as BA Baracus.
The story focuses on four wrongly convicted veterans, who escape from prison to become do-gooder mercenaries. In addition to the already mentioned actors, »
First Look at 'The A-Team Van'; Plus New Cast Addition
21 September 2009 1:30 AM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
SplashNews has scooped the first shots from the British Columbia Interior location of The A-Team, showing the iconic van being used in a chase scene. You can check out the larger photos of the van below.
Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Patrick Wilson (Watchmen) will appear in the film as a CIA operative. Wilson joins Liam Neeson (John "Hannibal" Smith), Bradley Cooper (Templeton "Face" Peck), Sharlto Copley (H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock), Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (B.A. Baracus) and Jessica Biel (Faceman's ex-flame).
Director Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces, Narc) and the Scott brothers promise to "slick up" their action film adaptation of the '80s series. In the original story, four Vietnam vets convicted of armed robbery escape from military prison and became do-gooder mercenaries.
The Middle East will replace Vietnam as the place the four did their tour of duty, but Carnahan said the origin story is the jumping-off point. »
Neeson, Cooper might get Biel, Copley in A-Team
20 September 2009 9:39 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
I love it when a cast comes together … Get it? See what I did there? I changed the classic line “I love it when a plan comes together,” and I made it revelant for the article I am writing … sigh, moving on.
The A-Team cast is shaping up nicely.
We have Liam Neeson as John “Hannibal” Smith, the role made famous by George Peppard.
Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) will play Face.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s ready for the gold chains as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, played by Mr. T in the series.
And now Variety.com reports that Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley (District 9) are in final talks for the film.
Biel would play Face’s ex-girlfriend. Copley would be helicopter pilot Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock.
The TV show was all about four wrongly convicted veterans escaping from prison, walking the Earth and doing good deeds that involved blowing things up. »
- Jeff Bayer
First Look at the New A-Team Van
19 September 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
20th Century Fox has begun filming The A-Team in British Columbia, Canada and we've got your first peek at the new van being used for the movie. The production was using the van, which looks similar to the one used in the 1983-87 TV series, for chase scenes. Opening in theaters on June 11, 2010, the big screen adaptation stars Liam Neeson as John "Hannibal" Smith, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Sharlto Copley as Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus. The roles were made famous by George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz and Mr. T, respectively, in the original series. Also starring is Jessica Biel as an Army general pursuing the team, while Entertainment Weekly... »
First Look: The A-Team Van
18 September 2009 10:57 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Photo removed at request of Fox SplashNews has the first photograph of The A-Team's new van, which doesn't look too much different from the original television series. Click on over to Splash to see more photos. Based on the 1980's television series, The A-Team movie will follow a group of Iraq War veterans (changed from Vietnam) who are trying to clear their name with the U.S. military. They were arrested for committing a crime for which they were framed, and break out of a maximum-security stockade to clear their name . The original series, which ran from 1983-87, starred George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz. Joe Carnahan is directing. »
- Peter Sciretta
Biel and Copley Join Carnahan’s Team
17 September 2009 2:35 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley, star of Neill Blomkamp’s District 9, are in talks to join Fox's big screen version of the popular 80s television series The A-Team. The two would join Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton “Rampage" Jackson. Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Aces) is directing with Ridley Scott producing with Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell. The film keeps the TV series premise of four wrongly convicted vets escaping from prison to become do-gooder mercenaries but carries a more serious tone than the small-screen version. Copley will portray helicopter pilot Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, a role originated by Dwight Schultz in the original series. Biel's set to play the ex-love of Cooper's character Faceman, the general pursuing the team. Neeson's set to play John "Hannibal" Smith, the role originated by George Peppard, and Jackson's on board as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus, portrayed by Mr. T in the series. »
- James Cook
Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley Join The A-Team
16 September 2009 8:41 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley (”District 9″) are in final negotiations to join Fox’s “The A-Team.”
Once these two are officially on board the cast will be complete with Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
The story keeps the premise of the classic 80’s TV series but will take a more serious tone with the story of four war vets wrongly convicted of armed robbery escape from a military prison to become mercenaries helping the impoverished.
Copley will portray helicopter pilot Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, a role originated by Dwight Schultz in the original series. Biel’s set to play the ex-love of Cooper’s character “Faceman,” the general pursuing the team.
Bradley Cooper will star as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck. Neeson’s set to play Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, the role originated by George Peppard, and Jackson’s on board as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, portrayed »
- Fiona
District 9 star and Jessica Biel to join cast of The A-Team
16 September 2009 3:56 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
South African actor Sharlto Copley, who gave such a superb performance in alien apartheid drama District 9, is in final talks to play 'Howling Mad' Murdock in Fox's big-screen remake of The A-Team.
Copley, 35, played bumbling bureaucrat Wikus van de Merwe (pictured right) in District 9 (see my review here), improvising many of his lines in what was his first feature film role.
Jessica Biel is also in negotiations for The A-Team and will play the former lover of Lieutenant Templeton 'Faceman' Peck (Bradley Cooper), says The Hollywood Reporter.
Dwight Schultz played Captain H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock in the original 80s TV series, and Dirk Benedict was Faceman.
Liam Neeson steps into the George Peppard role of Colonel John Hannibal Smith and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson is Sergeant BA Baracus, the part previously made famous by Mr T.
Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces) is directing the remake, in which a group »
- David Bentley
Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley Join The A-Team
15 September 2009 6:44 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley are in final negotiations to join Fox's The A-Team, set to star opposite Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.
According to Variety, Joe Carnahan is directing with Ridley Scott producing with Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell. Skip Woods' script keeps the TV series premise of four wrongly convicted vets escaping from prison to become do-gooder mercenaries but carries a more serious tone than the small-screen version.
Production begins this fall in Vancouver.
Copley will portray helicopter pilot Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, a role originated by Dwight Schultz in the original series. Biel's set to play the ex-love of Cooper's character "Faceman," the general pursuing the team.
Neeson's set to play John "Hannibal" Smith, the role originated by George Peppard, and Jackson's on board as Sgt. "B.A." Baracus, portrayed by Mr. T in the series.
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Will Sharlto Copley Play Murdock in The A-Team?
9 September 2009 7:12 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
In a story from BlackFilm.com, a reliable source for the website has learned that Sharlto Copley (the breakout star from District 9) has been offered to play Murdock in the big screen version of The A-Team.
Nothing is currently confirmed as far as Copley's involvement.
Some of the names being talked about are Jim Carrey, Steve Buscemi, Timothy Olyphant, Woody Harrelson, etc. Actors that are currently signed on to this project are Liam Neeson as Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus and Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck.
Director Carnahan and Tony and Ridley Scott say they will use the original premise of the series as the template for an action film. In the original, four Vietnam vets convicted of armed robbery escape from military prison and became do-gooder mercenaries.
The Middle East will replace Vietnam as the »
The A-Team Has Found Its B.A. Baracus… Again
8 September 2009 6:18 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Well well well, it looks like the ever unreliable tabloid The Sun was actually right for once! As previously reported [1] -- and since retracted -- the Ufc fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has been cast as Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus in the forthcoming remake of the classic 80's series The A-Team. So report several [2] sources [3], who provide evidence that Jackson has both been spotted on the movie's set and also that he has dropped his upcoming Ufc match against the fighter Rashad Evans. While surprising that The Sun got something right, I am kind of glad that they actually did. Since the first rumor of Jackson taking over Mr. T's role appeared, I started looking into the guy's career as a Ufc fighter and I gotta say he's pretty impressive. I think he'd make for a good replacement and I can't wait to hear his take on T's famous line "I pity the fool! »
- Kasper
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