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A-Team Release Date Annaounced

It looks like the A-Team will be upon is in 2009, we get the following news from the professionals at Variety:

Twentieth Century Fox has skedded John Singleton’s film version of 1980s TV series “The A-Team” for release on June 12, 2009. Singleton will direct the action-adventure from a script by writing partners Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (”Wanted,” “3:10 to Yuma”).

Well good gracious! With a release date announced, I am guessing that we should soon expect some casting news to follow. I am excited about the idea of an A-Team film, but the casting is going to be key. For years now we have mulled about the different casting possibilities and it will be interesting to see if any of our dream picks get selected. We should start an A-Team pool right here, right now. Post the 4 people you think will get hired for the job, and the winner will have eternal bragging rights and the respect of your peers. I will also throw in a Jumbo bag of cool ranch Doritos.

27 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. Bishop

    B.A. = Ving Rhames
    Murdoch = Will Arnett
    Face = Paul Walker
    Hannibal = Jodie Foster

    Booya.

  2. Bishop

    Oh yeah, and the van will be played by Val Kilmer.

  3. Jeremy

    BA - Ice Cube
    Murdoch - Spike Jonze
    Face - Mark Wahlberg
    Hannibal - George Clooney

    Yes it’s the cast from “Three Kings”, but I think they’d be perfect, especially if they go a Desert Storm route for the backstory.

  4. Gareth

    BA - Ving Rhames
    Murdoch - Jim Carrey
    Face - Jamie Bamber (aka Apollo from Battlestar Galactica)
    Hannibal - Burt Reynolds

  5. Kevin C

    I love George Clooney as Hannibal.

    Micheal Clarke Duncan as BA is growing on me.

    Charlie Sheen as Face could be fun.

    The obvious choice for Murdoch is Jim Carrey but that could get annoying, so lets say…Steve Zahn.

  6. 12 Monkeys

    I’ve put the best team together over a year ago.

    BA - Ving Rhames
    Murdoch - Jim Carrey
    Face - Brad Pitt
    Hannibal - George Clooney

  7. Dusty

    I think 12 Monkeys has a good one. But I think I like Michael Clarke Duncan for BA a bit more than Ving Rhames. It’s really a coin toss though.

  8. Dylan

    Murdoch - Ben Foster
    Face - Aaron Eckhart
    Hannibal - John Travolta
    BA - Michael Clarke Duncan

  9. Saverio

    Murdoch - Jim Carrey
    Face - Ben Affleck
    BA - Ving Rhames
    Hannibal - George Clooney
    Amy - Rachel McAdams

  10. DON

    I can see doug is expecting this to be R rated.

    Unfortunatley it won’t be. They will shoot it as an R rated movie but i am sure fox will turn it into PG-13 by dubbing most of the foul language.

    They did that to Die Hard 4 and later released a dvd in which they put back all the foul dialogues and digitally added blood.

  11. WAHOOMILKO

    BA - Terry Crews (White Chicks, The Longest Yard, Idiocracy)

    He has the physical presence and the acting ability to make you laugh and at the same time be scared shitless of him.

  12. Bishop

    Terry Crews! I love that guy!

  13. Rod

    BA - I agree with Doug, nobody but Mr. T, the guy never ages anyway.
    Murdoch - Steve Buscemi
    Hannibal - Never happen, but I say Michael Biehn
    Face - Matt Damon

  14. Panzer

    I always looked at the movie “Three kings” as a modern version of the “A-Team” so yea using those actors to reprise there “Three Kings” roles would make a LOT of sense.

    Though if not them I`d go:-

    BA = Ving Rhames
    Murdoch = Ben Stiller
    Face = Aaron Eckhart
    Hannibal = Mark Hammon

  15. Box

    If Mr T isn’t in the film either as B.A. or his dad then I say to hell with you Crom!

  16. James

    Hannibal - Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Murdoch - Steve Carell

    B.A. - Ving Rhames

    Face - Johnny Depp

  17. Pineapplehead

    BA - Ving Rhames
    Murdoch - Jason Lee
    Face - Aaron Eckhart
    Hannibal - George Clooney

    Although I agree with Bishop that Will Arnett as Murdoch would be genius.

  18. Cosmic

    well.. does anyone REALLY care if this movie its going to be made?
    lets face it.. every single tv show adaptation SUCKED..

    -Charlie’s Angels
    -Starsky and Hutch
    -The Dukes of Hazzard

    well.. lets wait and see if they will TRIE to do something cool with this one and not just a stupid brainless crap..

  19. Pleh

    BA- Forest Witaker (he needs to buff’n up a bit though)
    Murdock- Jim Carry
    Hannibal- Goerge Clooney
    Face- Nicolas Cage

  20. Pleh

    @ COSMIC

    All eighties shows where brainless. No big script plots just brainless entertianment for the plebs… because there was nothing else to compare with…

    So to make an adaptation to the big screen with big competitors now a days… whats the most easy way to go?

    Be funny or die trying being tough…

  21. Amit

    BA - defintely Samuel L. Jackson

    Murdoch - either Jim Carrey or Steve Carrell

    Face - Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise or Steve Carrell (Steve looks like Templeton “Faceman” Peck, doesn’t he?)

    Hannibal - Anthony Hopkins

  22. movie fan

    Umm Woody harrelson is going to be Murdoch..That was posted here like a month ago..

    Now as for the rest of the cast

    BA= Jamal Duff ( Me’shell from dodgeball) He’s got the voice for it and I can definatley here him say ” I pity the fool”

    Face= I say Christian Bale or Mark Wahlburg

    Hannibal= Kurt Russel I mean does anyone remember big trouble in little china. He would rock as Hannibal.

    I can hear the theme now…This movie will rock hands down..

  23. Billy Holiday

    I love the Will Arnett suggestion for Murdock. Woody Harrelson is great too.
    How about Nathan Fillian for Face?

  24. Diskjokk

    Billy Holiday,

    Man, I think you nailed it! Nathan Fillian is perfect for the role as Face.

  25. epower

    (Type your comment here. Make sure you’ve read the commenting rules before doing so)BA-busta or ving rhames,murdock-jim carey-face-christine bale-hannbal-can’t think of no one to really play that part maybe a unknown name or face but this will be perfect if they put a lot into it

  26. Thos

    My A-Team cast:

    Hannibal - Chris Cooper
    B.A. - Ving Rhames
    Murdoch - Jeremy Piven
    Face: Greg Kinnear

  27. ripper

    B.A. - and because it’s fantasy… Violent J.. in reality I’d say 50 cent, but no one is going to be Mr. T…….
    Face - Channing Tatum
    Murdoch - Johnny Knocksville
    Hannibal - Benicio Del Turo

    and that guy who helped them finally escape ..kinda…. John Leqizamo

    The girl - Laura San Giacomo… in something low cut

    Put them in a hummer

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