This is the first official picture of the new A-Team; Brad Cooper as Faceman Peck, Rampage Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Howling Mad Murdock, and Liam Neeson as Hannibal Smith. I’m not sure what they hoped to accomplish with this picture, since it looks like they’re standing in front of one of those backdrops at the mall where grandma can surf on a shark, but this is a Fox movie we’re talking, so just be thankful no one’s wearing fat suit. I hear in the first scene, B.A. paints a giant mural of himself on the side of the van and then sideswipes a pregnant chick.
[via /Film, who have a bigger version of the picture]
The latest from the set of the A-Team movie is this fluff piece from Entertainment Tonight. Rampage Jackson is one of the funniest, most charismatic athletes I’ve ever seen, and is always riding that line between hilarious and completely insane. He’s basically the Tracy Morgan of MMA. I’d watch a reality show about him in a heartbeat. But can he act? This clip gives us a very small taste of it — once the host wearing the sensible v-neck gets through asking Brad Cooper about his diet regimen, anyway. All Rampage says is “Damn fools!” and “Shut up, Murdock!” but it appears he’ll more or less be doing a Mr. T impression. Anyway, gotta love Entertainment Tonight, the show for the neutered male. Gee, I wonder what would’ve happened if they’d sent a female reporter. I can just imagine how that would go down… (*scratches chin*) Slow zoom, DISSOLVE TO:
Courtesy of Buzzfeed and TheDailyMail, here’s a rundown of the cast of Joe Carnahan’s A-Team, and a side-by-side comparison of the new and original actors. Above is of course Rampage Jackson as B.A. Baracus, originally played by Mr. T. And here I thought he’d cut his hair like that to support Kimbo. Also starring:
Brad Cooper as ‘Faceman’ Peck, originally played by Dirk Benedict. Ironically, ‘Dirk Benedict’ is actually a way better name for a character in an action movie.
Liam Neeson as Hannibal, originally played by George Peppard.
The Valentine’s Day trailer starts with that new Black Eyed Peas song and quickly transitions to a scene in which Anne Hathaway’s character refers to the crazy sex she just had with TOPHER GRACE. “Last night was amazing. Did I hurt you? I used to be a gymnast.” Wow. You guys are really trying to make me vomit, aren’t you? How dare you degrade my girlfriend like that. Did you know Topher Grace used to be in an a capella group back in high school? The Pussies, I think they were called.
On September 17th, watch the famous peoples’ lives intersect in horribly saccharine, unrealistic ways! Oh hey look, another boy in elementary school who’s in love! They should take a picture of him holding a red rose bouquet, then make all of it black and white except for the roses, and then I’ll frame it and hang it on my wall when I get to community college. God I want to curb stomp this movie.
Answering the prayers of literally hundreds of internet nerds, Ryan Reynolds has been chosen to star in Warner’s Green Lantern movie. Production is expected to start in January with Martin Campbell directing and a budget of around $200 million. On Friday it was reported that Warner had narrowed their potential Green Lanterns to Reynolds, Justin Timberlake, and Brad Cooper. Reynolds already played Deadpool in Wolverine (which Fox still wants to spinoff into its own movie) and for a while was in talks to play The Flash. So probably he seemed like the least creative option, and that’s what committees of businessmen usually go for. Not that there’s anything wrong with Ryan Reynolds. He seems perfectly capable of wearing tights and a power ring, and as far as anyone can tell, he’s nothing like Cam Gigandet. Also, and this is neither here nor there, but I think Justin Limbersnake would be a really good porn name.
[via Variety]
