http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=120504316&p=yzx5x5xzz Eighties' TV show The A-Team is being remade for the big screen. The series, which featured the action-packed adventures of “Hannibal” Smith, “BA” Baracus, “Faceman” Peck and “Howling Mad” Murdock, will be placed in a contemporary setting. Muscleman Mr T (Lawrence Tero), who starred in the original with George Peppard, could be bought back for the new film, although not as BA – whose initials stood for Bad Attitude. The original featured four Vietnam vets on the run after escaping from a US military prison. Unjustly framed for robbing the Bank of Hanoi, the team go about helping the innocent while evading the clutches of the law themselves. James Bond screenwriter Bruce Feirstein is writing the movie version of the popular US series, which ran from 1983 to 1987, according to the Hollywood industry bible Variety. Stephen J Cannell, who created the original show, is co-producing the new movie for Fox. He said: “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.” The new movie will be more serious and “less cartoony” than the light-hearted TV series, in the vein of action movies Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Mr Cannell said: “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.” Vietnam could be replaced by the Gulf, although no details have been announced. The A-Team was recently voted the favourite show of yesteryear, which viewers want to see return to TV, over the likes of Knight Rider and Monkey. George Peppard, who in the part of “Hannibal” was leader of The A-Team, died in Los Angeles in 1994.
They should use the premise of the stolen gold from 3 kings as the Hanoi bank stuff and let George Clooney be the Hannibal character.
Just saw Breakfast At Tiffanys for the first time last week. George Peppard looked pretty good back in the day.
Just who in the hell do they think is going to replace Mr. T as Sgt. Bosko B.A. "Bad Attitude" Barracus?! The Rock?!
The A-Team was recently voted the favourite show of yesteryear, which viewers want to see return to TV, over the likes of Knight Rider and Monkey. Nice quote, lol. I like how it doesn't mention a publication or anything. I'm sure it beat out Seinfeld.
First a Growing Pains TV movie, and now The A-Team hits the big screen. Can't wait until they regurgitate some sort of ALF-meets-The Keatons special.
They did have a made for TV Alf special about a decade back with him being held in a military prison.
