Mr. T Angry Over A-Team Remake
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Political, Remakes, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, New Releases, Rumors,
Mr. T has blasted The A-Team movie for being too graphic.
The actor claims the big screen adaptation is not family-friendly like the cult series he starred in as B.A. Baracus - who is played in the new film by Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson - from 1983 to 1987 and turned down a cameo role because he was unhappy with the plot.
“They offered me a cameo role but I turned it down because I knew what was coming. People die in the film and there’s plenty of sex but when we did it no one got hurt and it was all played for fun and family entertainment. These seem to be elements nobody is interested in any more. It was too graphic for me. I’ve no doubt it will do big business at the box office but it’s nothing like the show we turned out every week.”
Actor Dirk Benedict has previously spoken out about feeling “insulted” at being a handed “three second” role in the film because the producers wanted to say they had used the original cast. Dirk - whose role of Templeton “Faceman” Peck has been taken on by Bradley Cooper - said, “If you blink, you’ll miss me. I kind of regret doing it because it’s a non-part. They wanted to be able to say, ‘Oh yeah, the original cast are in it’, but we’re not. I’m on for a mere three seconds and I find that kind of insulting.”
The film comes out in theaters this Friday, June 11.
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Quote of the Day: Bradley Cooper on His A-Team Physique
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adventure, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
“I had to literally transform my body. As the movie progressed, I got in increasingly better shape. There’s this one fight scene with Liam Neeson toward the end, where it’s, like, the apex of the work. We finished and Joe’s like, ‘Brother, come here, look at this,’ and he played it back, and I swear to God, it looked like my head was digitally superimposed onto someone else’s body. I was like, ‘This cannot be me—that’s the way I look?’ It was so f**king surreal, ‘cause as a kid I only fantasized about looking that way. Remember Soloflex commercials? That was huge when I was a kid. It was like, ‘I wanna be the Soloflex guy. Mom, can we get the Soloflex?’”
-Bradley Cooper talking about the body he achieved for his role of Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck in The A-Team.
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First Look: The A-Team Trailer
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adventure, Remakes, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,
“There is no Plan B.” Well, that’s a shame…because I don’t think this crew brought their A-game to this trailer.
Although I had high hopes for the big screen version of The A-Team, this clip’s left me underwhelmed. Here are a few of my snap judgments:
- Giving yourself a mohawk doesn’t necessarily make you B.A. Baracus…..or a good actor.
- Putting four guys together doesn’t automatically mean good chemistry.
- Scenes involving gunfire from a floating tank are bound to look cheesy.
- Bradley Cooper looks good in and out of a suit.
Were you more impressed with the trailer than I was? Then be sure to set aside June 11 on your calendar.
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Getting Into Character: The Men of The A-Team
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
We’ve already seen the legs of The A-Team, so now let’s check out
the faces.
If you laughed when you initially heard about a big screen adaptation of the show, you weren’t the only one. Liam Neeson - who looks an awful lot like George Peppard did - also thought it was a joke.
“When my agent said, A-Team, I said, ‘oh, please,’” the Oscar nominee told EW. So what finally got him on board? The script. “Some of these films can be so empty and bland, but this was riveting. Clearly a lot of thought had gone into it and it had a wonderful camaraderie between the guys,” the new Col. John “Hannibal” Smith stated.
The A-Team - also starring Bradley Cooper (Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck), Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus) and Sharlto Copley (Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock) - opens June 11, 2010.
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Getting Into Character: Jessica Biel is Part of the A-Team
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
Jessica Biel‘s got legs, and she knows how to use them.
For next year’s release of The A-Team, the Easy Virtue star will play Amy Allen, an ex-flame of Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck (Bradley Cooper). Biel’s character is also an Army general - huh? - who is trying to track down the team. (How very Ocean’s Twelve of her.)
Others involved in the Fox production include actors Liam Neeson (Col. John “Hannibal” Smith), Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus) and District 9‘s Sharlto Copley (Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock).
The A-Team will premiere on June 11, 2010.
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A-Team Hoping to Recruit Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,
The success of The Hangover has put Bradley Cooper on the A-Team.
Cooper’s $45 million weekend was just capped off with news of a makeover. The former Alias star is now in official talks to join a big-screen adaptation of the NBC series. Bradley is line to play Lt. Templeton Peck (a.k.a. “Faceman” or “Face”), the part originated in the ‘80s by Dirk Benedict.
Actor Liam Neeson could also make up a quarter of that memorable group. The Taken star is currently in negotiations to step in as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith. That cigar-smoking character was made popular by George Peppard.
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A-Team Coming to Theaters Next Year
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Upcoming Releases,
Earlier this year, Knight Rider was resurrected as a two-hour television movie. Now another ‘80s program will soon be doing one better. Come 2009, NBC’s The A-Team will become a big screen movie.
The hugely popular series, which ran from 1983-87, revolved around four former Special Forces soldiers who were running from a “crime they didn’t commit”. While evading capture, the four characters - Face, Hannibal, B.A. Baracus and Murdock - made a living for themselves by working as soldiers of fortune.
Paramount has set a June 12, 2009 release date for the show’s adaptation. Although no actors have yet been cast for the film, John Singleton - who most recently directed 2005’s Four Brothers - will be helming the project. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (3:10 to Yuma) will be in charge of the script.
Variety
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