Jan 28 2009'A-Team' Acquires New Teammate
For reasons unclear, it looks like the A-Team is still driving its racing-striped van into theaters. THR is reporting that Smokin' Aces' Joe Carnahan is in talks to direct the Ridley and Tony Scott-produced adaptation:
Joe Carnahan is in negotiations to helm the action movie with Ridley and Tony Scott's shingle Scott Free coming on board as producers. Stephen J. Cannell, who co-created the show, is also producing.The trek to bring "A-Team" to the big screen has been a long one, with various actors, directors and writers landing on it before springing off of it. John Singleton was last attached, but ultimately left after casting issues stalled the project.
Fox is betting this is the right combination, setting a June 11, 2010, release date for the feature, which is written by Skip Woods.
I expect to hear the cast announcements soon; otherwise it means Joe Carnahan will have to deal with daily calls from Mr. T for that much longer.
Reader Comments
1. rumpelstilskin - January 28, 2009 4:26 PM
Is it just me or in this pic does the guy in the red shirt (Faceman) a dead ringer for Steve Carell from the office?
2. he looks familiar - January 28, 2009 5:24 PM
I dunno To me, the guy in the red shirt kinda looks like the cool dude from the original Battlestar Galactica...
3. Colombo - January 28, 2009 11:01 PM
I pity the fool
4. Drignor - January 29, 2009 12:54 PM
That's because he was in the original Battlestar Galactica
5. leujin - January 29, 2009 1:13 PM
If this movie doesn't have Mr. T reprising his original role, it will be severely disappointing. I will accept no substitutes.
6. Stiles - February 2, 2009 4:47 AM
I'd LOVE to see em mix it up & modernize it. Make B.A. Baracus a huge wicked Korean dude (since there are so many of them in the Marines already); make Face a smooth Usheresque African American dude. But keep Hannibal a cigar-chomping badass white dude.
And critical loyalists--piss off & consider some reinterpretation.