I didn’t make a huge fuss when Rampage Jackson won the part of B.A. Baracus in the A-Team movie, one because the idea of an A-Team movie is way dumber than any casting choice could be, and two because Rampage is a charismatic dude.  Some people get mad when he tries to dry hump Japanese chicks in interviews, but I dunno… I could watch the guy paint a house.  (Preferably with a giant mural of himself on the side).

That said, as this clip (watch it below) from Death Warrior demonstrates, charisma doesn’t always translate to acting ability.  Hard to look like a good actor in a movie this horrible, I know, but ‘page still has a pretty bad case of the mumbles.  And he fell for the ol’ splits-to-crotch-punch move.  C’mon, man, that’s the oldest trick in the book!  It’s how my parents fell in love.

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From MovieSet:

Think you’re tough enough to share the screen with professional MMA fighters? Prove it on video and you could be on your way to the set of an upcoming action film distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

MovieSet.com is looking for the next MMA star to bring energy and excitement to an upcoming film. Capture our attention by showing us WHY YOU SHOULD BE AN MMA MOVIE STAR. Reenact a scene from a movie, show us your best moves, or talk smack to an opponent. Be sure to follow the full Rules and Regulations for your chance to win.

An all-star panel of filmmakers* and fighters will judge the 10 finalists chosen by the online community.  ON DECEMBER 1st THE JUDGES ANNOUNCE OUR WINNER AND DEATH WARRIOR WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STORES EVERYWHERE ON DVD AND BLU RAY!

Ugggh.  True story time: I pitched the idea of an MMA site before I ever got hired as a movie blogger*, and no one wanted it.  Now there’s a million of them.  I also pitched a news profile on Kimbo Slice back in 2006, but of course I was an idiot because who would even care about that guy?  Get out of our office, weirdo!  Now every crappy movie producer buys an Affliction shirt and thinks he’s an MMA aficionado. They’re exactly like that guy in the dreads and Che shirt whose parents are orthodontists.  Wanna be in an MMA movie?  Just show us how good you are at talking trash and looking tough!  You know, just like those MMA guys do!!  Who knows, you just may be the next Cam Gigandet!

*puts pistol in mouth, pulls trigger, misfires, goes back to eating Cheetos*

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