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DVTimes · 10-12-2004, 05:30 PM

Hit 1980s TV action series The A-Team is to be remade as a movie, according to Hollywood trade paper Variety.
It said James Bond screenwriter Bruce Feirstein was writing a more serious movie version of the popular US series for the Fox studio.

The TV show followed the fortunes of four Vietnam veterans on the run after escaping from a US military prison.

Starring Mr T as BA Baracus, and the late George Peppard, The A-Team was a big hit with UK viewers.

The series, which ran from 1983 to 1987, also starred Dirk Benedict as Faceman Peck and Dwight Schultz as Howling Mad Murdock.

Peppard, who played The A-Team leader Hannibal, died in Los Angeles in 1994.

Stephen J Cannell, who created the original show and is co-producing the new film, said Mr T could be bought back in a cameo role.

'Dangerous' tone

He told Variety: "Mr T and I had lunch last week, and I'd really like to have him in the movie, although we haven't begun casting.

"I always think it's nice to see the stars of the old show in cameo roles in the movie.

"But obviously he won't be playing BA Baracus."

Cannell added that the remake would be "less cartoony" than the original.

He told Variety: "Not to denigrate the TV show, but nobody ever died.

"We drove cars off cliffs and people got out and walked away. We're not going to do that in the movie.

"In this the tone is more dangerous - you can really die. It's very tense and exciting."

A Fox spokesperson was unavailable for comment when contacted by BBC News Online.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3736658.stm

TurboTrucker · 10-12-2004, 05:41 PM

Man Hollywood sure is running out of ideas.

chaze · 10-12-2004, 05:42 PM

The A team was the bomb

ShellyCrash · 10-12-2004, 05:44 PM

If Mt. T is not BA then I have no interest in it.

ShellyCrash · 10-12-2004, 05:45 PM

I Love Mr. T

chaze · 10-12-2004, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShellyCrash
I Love Mr. T

Good point

MrIzzz · 10-12-2004, 05:48 PM

i can see hollywood ruining this movie already.

ben affleck as hannibal
ben stiller as face
cuba gooding junior as BA
vin diesel as murdock

hollywood always ruins TV turned movies with shitty-ass actors

Houdini · 10-12-2004, 05:48 PM

They're going to fuck it up big time.

ShellyCrash · 10-12-2004, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chaze
Good point

If you had eaten Mr. T's you would know the love.

Kristian · 10-12-2004, 05:51 PM

I heard on virgin radio today that they're not having the character ba baracas in the movie at all; they don't want it to turn to comedy. Hollywood is missing the point totally. They're going to piss the fan base off (pretty much any kid growing up in the 80s) and the original a team WAS kinda funny and tongue-in-cheek.

DVTimes · 10-12-2004, 06:05 PM

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DVTimes · 10-12-2004, 06:10 PM

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The much anticipated A-Team Movie has been rumoured for a long time, but is finally in a pre-production stage. Currently very little is known about the movie, although Stephen J. Cannell has announced that a script is being written. No actors have been cast, and a release before 2003 seems very unlikely.

The A-Team Movie section has been split up into 3 pages with the latest news given below, and separate pages for the actors and script. Scroll down for the lates news, and use the navigation bar on the left to navigate to the other 2 pages.

Production not yet started.
[11/4/2002]
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This was in the latest On the Jazz newsletter:
FROM: "Chris Carlisle" at Top Cow Productions.... There is no eta as it's still in the development phase. There can be no release date with no cast...

Source: On the Jazz / Shookie.

Summary of Previous News
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Previous news about The A-Team motion picture is given below:
Universal are no longer developing the movie, instead 20th Century Fox now have the movie rights.
The original screenwriter, Richard Hatem, has been replaced by Kevin Brodbin. The former penned 'Under Siege 2: Dark Territory', and the latter wrote 'The Glimmer Man' and is co-writing the upcoming film, 'Mindhunters'.

Source: www.movie.com.

hova · 10-12-2004, 06:11 PM

I aint getting on no plane

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DVTimes xxx Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 31,547	A-Team TV series 'for big screen' Hit 1980s TV action series The A-Team is to be remade as a movie, according to Hollywood trade paper Variety. It said James Bond screenwriter Bruce Feirstein was writing a more serious movie version of the popular US series for the Fox studio. The TV show followed the fortunes of four Vietnam veterans on the run after escaping from a US military prison. Starring Mr T as BA Baracus, and the late George Peppard, The A-Team was a big hit with UK viewers. The series, which ran from 1983 to 1987, also starred Dirk Benedict as Faceman Peck and Dwight Schultz as Howling Mad Murdock. Peppard, who played The A-Team leader Hannibal, died in Los Angeles in 1994. Stephen J Cannell, who created the original show and is co-producing the new film, said Mr T could be bought back in a cameo role. 'Dangerous' tone He told Variety: "Mr T and I had lunch last week, and I'd really like to have him in the movie, although we haven't begun casting. "I always think it's nice to see the stars of the old show in cameo roles in the movie. "But obviously he won't be playing BA Baracus." Cannell added that the remake would be "less cartoony" than the original. He told Variety: "Not to denigrate the TV show, but nobody ever died. "We drove cars off cliffs and people got out and walked away. We're not going to do that in the movie. "In this the tone is more dangerous - you can really die. It's very tense and exciting." A Fox spokesperson was unavailable for comment when contacted by BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3736658.stm __________________ The Affiliate Program

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DVTimes xxx Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 31,547	http://www.ateamshrine.co.uk/movie.php The much anticipated A-Team Movie has been rumoured for a long time, but is finally in a pre-production stage. Currently very little is known about the movie, although Stephen J. Cannell has announced that a script is being written. No actors have been cast, and a release before 2003 seems very unlikely. The A-Team Movie section has been split up into 3 pages with the latest news given below, and separate pages for the actors and script. Scroll down for the lates news, and use the navigation bar on the left to navigate to the other 2 pages. Production not yet started. [11/4/2002] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was in the latest On the Jazz newsletter: FROM: "Chris Carlisle" at Top Cow Productions.... There is no eta as it's still in the development phase. There can be no release date with no cast... Source: On the Jazz / Shookie. Summary of Previous News -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previous news about The A-Team motion picture is given below: Universal are no longer developing the movie, instead 20th Century Fox now have the movie rights. The original screenwriter, Richard Hatem, has been replaced by Kevin Brodbin. The former penned 'Under Siege 2: Dark Territory', and the latter wrote 'The Glimmer Man' and is co-writing the upcoming film, 'Mindhunters'. Source: www.movie.com. __________________ The Affiliate Program

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