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waichingliu81 · 12-14-2007, 02:51 PM

Fri 14 Dec 1:02 PM

We pity the fool who is not excited at this news - famous 1980s TV show The A-Team is to heading to the big screen.

Shaft director John Singleton has confirmed he will helm the remake of the show, which will now see the soldiers of fortune as Gulf War, rather than Vietnam, veterans.

It's reported the film version will "reflect contemporary issues and politics" and be "less cartoony" than the TV show.

Which is all well and good but there will be some angry fans out there if the film doesn't include one scene where Mr T, Hannibal, Face and Murdoch are locked in a warehouse with all the tools and weapons they need.

No word on the casting as yet, but seeing as Tyrese Gibson and Mark Wahlberg starred in Singleton's last film Four Brothers expect to see their names bandied about for the Mr T and Hannibal Smith roles.

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/14122007/...e-ahead-0.html

tv star collector · 12-14-2007, 04:41 PM

It sounds like they are going to take all the fun out of what made the show
appealing in the first place ("less cartoony"?), much as they misfired when
they made TV's new BIONIC WOMAN darker. Does anyone really want to see
a politically relevant A-Team? Pure escapism was what made the original
show a success. The new BIONIC WOMAN got axed, and I don't expect the
new version of The A-Team to fare much better.

waichingliu81 · 12-14-2007, 05:06 PM

yeah, i mean john singleton is going to take the concept and rip it to shreds. and as for casting mark walberg as hannibal and tyrese as BA, hell no! that would be one of the worst casting choices ever

TJL · 12-14-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by waichingliu81

It's reported the film version will "reflect contemporary issues and politics"

That's Hollywood talk for "we're going to take some story that was fun and turn it into two hours of Bush bashing."

waichingliu81 · 12-14-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

That's Hollywood talk for "we're going to take some story that was fun and turn it into two hours of Bush bashing."

i don't understand why they have to approach it in such a PC way. for god's sake, the a-team were a fictional group of trained and highly skilled mercinaries who would tackle any problem and where politics had no part to play in all this. yes society today is not the same as it was during the 80s, but still, we want this film to be very much like the tv series. and yet, with film remakes of clasic tv shows and cartoons, we know that people will screw around with the original formula. you want further proof, then take a look at alvin and the chipmunks, transformers and miami vice as examples of not-so-good film renditions of the tv shows themselves

Sterling Holobyte · 12-14-2007, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

That's Hollywood talk for "we're going to take some story that was fun and turn it into two hours of Bush bashing."

That's what I was thinking when I read that "will reflect contemporary issues and politics" part.
It's going to be one big anti-war, anti-(Republican)administration propaganda film to give left-wing loons some more to salivate over.

I'll stick to the fun, "cartoony" original, thank you.

friendsfan77 · 12-14-2007, 11:13 PM

Looks like another classic TV show will be torn to shreads by being turned into a movie.

Mr. Television · 12-14-2007, 11:20 PM

It's sickening. The A-Team is one of my favorite shows and the reason is because it's fun. I hate it when idiotic plans come together.

Zebra 3 · 12-15-2007, 12:59 AM

'I pity the fool...' - Mr. T
As you already know there's an A-Team movie in the works and it appears that Mr. T will not be asked to reprise his role as BA Baracus.

The following petition is asking director Kevin Brodbin and producer Stephen Cannell to reconsider this casting decision.

Link to petition: PetitionOnline.com

TJL · 12-15-2007, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

It's sickening. I hate it when idiotic plans come together.

Good one!

waichingliu81 · 12-15-2007, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

It's sickening. The A-Team is one of my favorite shows and the reason is because it's fun. I hate it when idiotic plans come together.

exactly, i cannot wait to see this film bomb, big time. all the innocence and charm which made it what it is and was as a tv show in the first place is all going to be forgotten and ignored as they take the middle east route instead in terms of plot. that's why the hollywood movie industry should never be allowed to tamper with an original and screw around with it, as and when it suits them

waichingliu81 · 12-15-2007, 07:22 AM

i pity the fool who decided to mess up this classic. plus, i was so looking forward to this movie, but having heard what the plans for this film are- which doesn't sound great at all, i am not anymore

Tubehead · 12-15-2007, 02:44 PM

I think jim cary could paly murdock.

Dean Winchester · 12-15-2007, 04:17 PM

I admit that rewatching the show as an adult, I don't understand what I saw in it as a kid.

However, Mark Wahlberg as Hannibal is pure and utter BS. Hannibal was in his fifties on the series... Mark's definately gone to hell in the looks dept. but he still doesn't look that old yet.

I doubt I'd see the movie, but I hope the petition works and Mr. T gets signed on. Let's admit it, he WAS the A-Team and the reason children of the 80's loved that show.

waichingliu81 · 12-15-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean Winchester

I admit that rewatching the show as an adult, I don't understand what I saw in it as a kid.

However, Mark Wahlberg as Hannibal is pure and utter BS. Hannibal was in his fifties on the series... Mark's definately gone to hell in the looks dept. but he still doesn't look that old yet.

I doubt I'd see the movie, but I hope the petition works and Mr. T gets signed on. Let's admit it, he WAS the A-Team and the reason children of the 80's loved that show.

i just cannot picture mark wahlberg as hannibal, i mean he'd probably have to dye his hair white for the part and if he did, he'd still would look pretty stupid. yikes!

as for tyrese, compared to mr t he is skinny and we don't want a BA baracus lacking in muscle. i mean, tyrese is fit but he's no BA, more like a load of BS!

if i were to choose who to cast as hannibal then, i'd go for steve martin- because he has white hair just like george peppard, or jack nicholson because i truly think he has the charisma to carry that role, even if he bears absolutely no resemblance to peppard whatsoever. as for BA, someone like ving rhames or michael clarke duncan on a physical scale

12-14-2007, 02:51 PM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	We love it when a plan comes together - A-Team movie goes ahead Fri 14 Dec 1:02 PM We pity the fool who is not excited at this news - famous 1980s TV show The A-Team is to heading to the big screen. Shaft director John Singleton has confirmed he will helm the remake of the show, which will now see the soldiers of fortune as Gulf War, rather than Vietnam, veterans. It's reported the film version will "reflect contemporary issues and politics" and be "less cartoony" than the TV show. Which is all well and good but there will be some angry fans out there if the film doesn't include one scene where Mr T, Hannibal, Face and Murdoch are locked in a warehouse with all the tools and weapons they need. No word on the casting as yet, but seeing as Tyrese Gibson and Mark Wahlberg starred in Singleton's last film Four Brothers expect to see their names bandied about for the Mr T and Hannibal Smith roles. http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/14122007/...e-ahead-0.html

12-14-2007, 04:41 PM	#2
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	It sounds like they are going to take all the fun out of what made the show appealing in the first place ("less cartoony"?), much as they misfired when they made TV's new BIONIC WOMAN darker. Does anyone really want to see a politically relevant A-Team? Pure escapism was what made the original show a success. The new BIONIC WOMAN got axed, and I don't expect the new version of The A-Team to fare much better.
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Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	It's sickening. The A-Team is one of my favorite shows and the reason is because it's fun. I hate it when idiotic plans come together.
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Zebra 3 Striped Tomato Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 26, 2002 Location: Bay City Posts: 5,811	'I pity the fool...' - Mr. T As you already know there's an A-Team movie in the works and it appears that Mr. T will not be asked to reprise his role as BA Baracus. The following petition is asking director Kevin Brodbin and producer Stephen Cannell to reconsider this casting decision. Link to petition: PetitionOnline.com
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Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	jim carry I think jim cary could paly murdock.

12-14-2007, 05:06 PM	#3
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	yeah, i mean john singleton is going to take the concept and rip it to shreds. and as for casting mark walberg as hannibal and tyrese as BA, hell no! that would be one of the worst casting choices ever

12-14-2007, 11:13 PM	#7
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Looks like another classic TV show will be torn to shreads by being turned into a movie.

12-15-2007, 07:22 AM	#12
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	i pity the fool who decided to mess up this classic. plus, i was so looking forward to this movie, but having heard what the plans for this film are- which doesn't sound great at all, i am not anymore

12-15-2007, 04:17 PM	#14
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I admit that rewatching the show as an adult, I don't understand what I saw in it as a kid. However, Mark Wahlberg as Hannibal is pure and utter BS. Hannibal was in his fifties on the series... Mark's definately gone to hell in the looks dept. but he still doesn't look that old yet. I doubt I'd see the movie, but I hope the petition works and Mr. T gets signed on. Let's admit it, he WAS the A-Team and the reason children of the 80's loved that show.