Mr. T Pities the Fool Who Wants To See Him in 'A-Team' Movie - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-26-2007, 11:16 AM

Of course, the A-Team movie is still very much active. Heck, if Transformers does well, I think that we're going to see a lot more of 80's television on the big screen. As Erik Davis told us last September, Stephen J. Cannell, the series creator, was cooking up the remake and picked some unnamed screenwriter to pen it. Before that, back in 2005, Mark Beall mused about who would or could be cast. The top choices: Bruce Willis as Hannibal, Brad Pitt as Murdoch, Matt Damon as Face and B.A. would once again be Mr. T. Since T still looks the same, it would make sense, right? I mean, you can replace a lot of actors in remakes, but the minute you try to mimic Mr. T, I'm betting that the whole thing will fall flat.

But the mohawk-man himself wouldn't do it without his whole team: "If you ain't gonna have the main guys, like [Dwight Schultz] as Murdoch and the guys that I grew up with, [forget it]." But what about a cameo? I would say that's the worst idea ever. After they finally find a Mr. T replacement, they'd actually think of placing them both in the same film? That sounds like movie suicide to me. Not that it matters anyway -- Mr. T pities the fool who tries to get him in a guest spot: "We don't do cameos! You don't disrespect us, or 'Pow! Pow!'" The icon went on to say: "it's insulting me to ask me to be in it [as someone else]. It's just like my ex-girlfriend saying 'Why don't you come out to dinner with my new boyfriend?' You see what I mean? I am not going to do that." Well, the remake has that going for it. Personally, I'd rather see the old guys all back if anything at all, but if not, I see no way around this Mr. T hurdle. Sure, you could throw in Ving Rhames, but anyone who tries to be The T will just be a weak caricature. Is the movie doomed?

Dynomite · 05-31-2007, 08:57 AM

What about The Rock as B.A. Baracus? Only he would say lines like "Shut your mouth, Jabroni"(to Murdock), "After 30 annoying seconds, B.A. Baracus says know your role and shut your mouth!"; "I'm not going to fly with that crazy jabroni, Murdock!"; "It doesn't matter why you monkey asses are here!"(to the bad guys) or better yet(also to the bad guys)"Just bring it!" As far as the casting for the feature film version of the A-Team is concerned, since Universal still owns the property, I'm thinking the following:

The Rock as B.A. Baracus
George Clooney as Hannibal Smith
Owen Wilson as Face
Jim Carrey as H.M. Murdock

Anyway, if The Rock were to be cast as B.A. Baracus, Universal might have to get Vince McMahon as a co-executive producer.

Zoneboy · 05-31-2007, 09:29 AM

I pity the fools that would actually pay money to go see this.

T-Greg · 05-31-2007, 09:37 AM

It should be done as the surviving guys coming together because something happened to someone close to one of them. It has to be something big, that it warrants the reunion. This will be in the present, so they need to craft a story about Hannibal. He's deceased, possibly killed in a recent conflict...of course, the team has since been cleared of any wrongdoing, so he had decided to go back into the service. To me, that would get much more interest than another stupid movie based on a TV show using different actors.

05-26-2007, 11:16 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Mr. T Pities the Fool Who Wants To See Him in 'A-Team' Movie Of course, the A-Team movie is still very much active. Heck, if Transformers does well, I think that we're going to see a lot more of 80's television on the big screen. As Erik Davis told us last September, Stephen J. Cannell, the series creator, was cooking up the remake and picked some unnamed screenwriter to pen it. Before that, back in 2005, Mark Beall mused about who would or could be cast. The top choices: Bruce Willis as Hannibal, Brad Pitt as Murdoch, Matt Damon as Face and B.A. would once again be Mr. T. Since T still looks the same, it would make sense, right? I mean, you can replace a lot of actors in remakes, but the minute you try to mimic Mr. T, I'm betting that the whole thing will fall flat. But the mohawk-man himself wouldn't do it without his whole team: "If you ain't gonna have the main guys, like [Dwight Schultz] as Murdoch and the guys that I grew up with, [forget it]." But what about a cameo? I would say that's the worst idea ever. After they finally find a Mr. T replacement, they'd actually think of placing them both in the same film? That sounds like movie suicide to me. Not that it matters anyway -- Mr. T pities the fool who tries to get him in a guest spot: "We don't do cameos! You don't disrespect us, or 'Pow! Pow!'" The icon went on to say: "it's insulting me to ask me to be in it [as someone else]. It's just like my ex-girlfriend saying 'Why don't you come out to dinner with my new boyfriend?' You see what I mean? I am not going to do that." Well, the remake has that going for it. Personally, I'd rather see the old guys all back if anything at all, but if not, I see no way around this Mr. T hurdle. Sure, you could throw in Ving Rhames, but anyone who tries to be The T will just be a weak caricature. Is the movie doomed?
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05-31-2007, 09:29 AM	#3
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,375	I pity the fools that would actually pay money to go see this.
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05-31-2007, 08:57 AM	#2
Dynomite Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 10, 2006 Location: near Dayton, Ohio Posts: 579	What about The Rock as B.A. Baracus? Only he would say lines like "Shut your mouth, Jabroni"(to Murdock), "After 30 annoying seconds, B.A. Baracus says know your role and shut your mouth!"; "I'm not going to fly with that crazy jabroni, Murdock!"; "It doesn't matter why you monkey asses are here!"(to the bad guys) or better yet(also to the bad guys)"Just bring it!" As far as the casting for the feature film version of the A-Team is concerned, since Universal still owns the property, I'm thinking the following: The Rock as B.A. Baracus George Clooney as Hannibal Smith Owen Wilson as Face Jim Carrey as H.M. Murdock Anyway, if The Rock were to be cast as B.A. Baracus, Universal might have to get Vince McMahon as a co-executive producer.

05-31-2007, 09:37 AM	#4
T-Greg Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,711	It should be done as the surviving guys coming together because something happened to someone close to one of them. It has to be something big, that it warrants the reunion. This will be in the present, so they need to craft a story about Hannibal. He's deceased, possibly killed in a recent conflict...of course, the team has since been cleared of any wrongdoing, so he had decided to go back into the service. To me, that would get much more interest than another stupid movie based on a TV show using different actors.