The A-Team was an action-adventure program that I watched semi-regularly as a child, although the “action” was so far fetched that even my quite-elastic, 12-year-old credibility was often stretched to the snapping point.
The show followed the exploits of a crack Vietnam War commando squad acting as mercenaries in the Los Angeles area after getting framed for crime they didn’t commit.
There were a few things I could count on every episode:
- The A-Team would shoot more live ammo at their opponents, than was expended during the Korean War
- They would not actually hit anyone with any of this ammo (see any episode of G.I. Joe for more insight into this phenomena)
- They would get captured by the bad guys
- The bad guys would lock them in a fully equipped machine shop and ignore the sounds of miter saws, arc-welders, industrial grinders, etc.
- The Team would create an armor-plated car/truck/bus/scooter and drive around knocking off bad guys who refused to go indoors where there were far fewer armor-plated vehicles
- The end.
The show followed this template religiously, only slightly changing the details from week to week. I remember a favorite episode where instead of making an armor-plated car, they made a machine — and I am not making this up — that shot cabbages: a cabbage gun. Probably a trick they picked up from Charlie in the backwaters of Long Tan.
Despite the ridiculous plots, or perhaps because of them, I tuned in every week. I think it was mainly due to the cast. The actors were certainly much better than the material, and they often managed to elevate the absurd to the sublime.
Like every other mediocre television show ever made, rumors of an A-Team movie have been swirling around for years. Unlike some other shows, I think The A-Team might have a good shot of making it.
But who will replace that cast that made the original series so watchable? We have a few ideas on that subject…
Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith
Original Cast — George Peppard
I never understood how George Peppard ended up in The A-Team. How do you go from wooing Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s to diving around L.A. in a souped up conversion van with Mr.T?
Hannibal was the team’s cigar-chomping leader and tactician. Peppard played him with a touch of debonair class. Hannibal’s main purpose was to say “I love it when a plan comes together” at the end of each episode, as if he planned to get locked in the tool shed again. Of course, that happened so often, he probably did plan on it.
Movie Cast — George Clooney
When I started think about who should play Hannibal, I immediately thought of Clooney’s performance in Three Kings. Furthermore, Internet rumors say that Clooney has actually been lobbying for the part. Clooney’s suave sophistication and cool intellectualism make him perfect to play Hannibal. He’s not quite as old as Peppard, but infinitely more believable as a soldier.
Lieutenant Templeton “Face” Peck
Original Cast — Dirk Benedict
Benedict is probably best known as Face, but science fiction fans will also remember him as Starbuck from the late-seventies cult film and series Battlestar Galactica. If they’re lucky, they will not remember him from the atrocious science fiction movie SSSSSSS, where he turns into a giant snake made of velour.
Benedict’s Face was the con-man of the group. He used his boyish charm to talk people into giving the team cars, cash, spare welding kits, etc. Every now and then he would wear a “disguise” consisting of a pencil-thin, Errol Flynn-style mustache, which failed to disguise him at all, unless looking like your own evil twin counts as a disguise.
Face was a bit prissy, but wasn’t above throwing a few punches if the situation called for it. I don’t see how his skills would have been much use in the jungles of Vietnam, though:
“You die American Joe! Oh wait, I didn’t notice the mustache. Please, have my jeep.”
Movie Cast — Tom Cruise
Face was a tough one to cast. Almost every popular actor is good looking. That’s why they are popular actors (Tommy Lee Jones excluded). I really had to focus on the things that make Face Face:
- Pretty-boy looks.
- Kind of wussy
I considered Brad Pitt for the role, based on criteria one, but after seeing him in Fight Club, I couldn’t give him criteria two.
Cruise has played con men before, and he plays them well. See Risky Business and Rainman for two examples. He has the boyish charm necessary and good looks to pull off the role, and he seems like a bit of a wuss — although he can probably kick my fat ass six ways to Sunday.
Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock
Original Cast — Dwight Schultz
Dwight Schultz’s Murdock was the unsung hero of the show. Schultz was the only one who seemed to truly realize how ridiculous the whole thing was and he played his role for maximum camp value.
Murdoch was the pilot of the group, and he was also insane. Not the scary Courtney Love-style insane, more like old-school Daffy Duck insane. The kind of insane that makes you do and say funny things. The kind of insane that leads to wacky hijinks.
Schultz was also known for his reoccurring role as Ensign Barkley in several Star Trek series.
Movie Cast — Jim Carrey
Carrey’s over-the-top persona – which I normally can’t stand – would have a perfect outlet in the character of Murdock. Remember Ace Ventura? Tone down the hair and it’s perfect. He even looks a bit like Schultz.
Like Schultz, Carrey is not afraid to play a role for camp. And he possesses the right amount of manic energy for the role. And unlike Ace Ventura, Murdock actually is supposed to be insane, which will add a layer of credibility to his performance.
Sergeant Bosco “B.A.” Baracus
Original Cast — Mr. T
B.A. Baracus was pretty much indistinguishable from the guy who played him, Mr. T. The tough-talking, muscle of The A-Team hooked viewers with catch phrases like “I pity the fool,” and “Stop with that jibber-jabber.”
Baracus was the brute force on the team. He left the planning to Hannibal, the scheming to Face and the crazy to Murdoch. Baracus was all about pain — specifically, inflicting it on the bad guys.
For many, Mr. T was the heart and soul of The A-Team. When I told friends and family about this article, the first words out of their mouths, invariably, were “Who is going to play Mr. T?”
That’s how close to the role of B.A. Baracus Mr. T was. People didn’t even realize that the character had a name. I can see where the confusion crept in, though. I’ve seen Mr. T interviewed. I’ve seen Mr. T “acting” in such roles as B.A. Baracus on The A-Team and Clubber Lang in Rocky III. He was basically the same guy all three times. Mr. T was B.A. Baracus.
But when you’re Mr. T, I think you’ve gone way past the need to act. You just need to “Bring the T,” which he did — every week. With his Mohawk, torn denim vest and approximately 3.4 metric tons of “bling-bling.” There was no one like Mr. T.
Which makes replacing him in the movie a problem. But I believe I have the answer:
Movie Cast — The Rock
I came down to this. You can’t replace Mr. T, so don’t even try. If you got another large black man, gave him a Mohawk, draped him in gold chains and got him to say “I pity the fool,” every five minutes, he still wouldn’t be Mr. T. Picture Ving Rhames with a Mohawk. It’s not pretty.
So instead of trying to make another Mr. T, we need another original to fill the role of B.A. Baracus. I nominate, “The Rock.”
The Rock has the perfect personality to become the new and improved B.A. Baracus. The primary ingredients of Baracus are a menacing physical presence and an over-the-top persona. Professional wrestling has provided The Rock with both.
It’s hard to deliver the line “I pity the fool” with conviction. It’s harder to deliver the line “Do you smell what the Rock is cookin’?”
The Rock proved his ability to carry a movie in the underrated The Rundown. He’s ready for this. I pity the fool that tries to take the role away from him.
So that’s my list. The chances of getting all these people — especially Cruise and Carrey — is exceedingly low. But it’s my dream cast. If you start with Clooney and The Rock, you’ll have a damn fine movie.
Although I am 100 percent right as always, I am curious about your thoughts. Who would you cast in the movie? Leave comments below.
November 28th, 2003 at 2:42 pm
Ah, but who should play Gen. Stockwell and Frankie “Dishpan” Santana????
November 28th, 2003 at 8:40 pm
If you DID get all four of those guys, the movie would have to make $100M just to pay for the four principals.
How about a “second tier” cast, of guys who have some experience but are primarily unknowns and therefore cheaper? Then pick one big name from the A-list cast and mix in (just as Peppard would count as the original series’ A-list guy).
Of course, R.Lee Ermey as Hannibal would be a hoot….
November 28th, 2003 at 10:23 pm
I agree about the cost. And you’re not going to get Carrey or Cruise for those roles anyway. But I don’t think Clooney and the Rock are budget busters. Fill out the rest of the cast with B-level stars and you’re golden.
November 28th, 2003 at 11:04 pm
Your whole cast works, but yes you need some lower budget stars. I also agree that Clooney and The Rock shouldn’t be too much money.
I’m thinking James Marsden could be face. I think he’s put in some solid performances in Gossip and the X-Men movies. He also has that contagious smile.
I don’t know who could pull off Murdock other than Jim Carrey.
I also think that Mr. T. could still be B.A. I just saw him last month in an interview. He’s still Mr. T. He’s still got it. I think he could pull it off.
November 30th, 2003 at 4:55 am
Well, Mr. T is suffering from some long-term illness. He’s up to ad work and occasional appearances on shows like Late Night or Daily Show, but the rigors of regular series or movie work is more than he can currently handle, last I heard.
December 1st, 2003 at 7:42 pm
I dunno…..maybe Bruce Willis as Hannibal, Matthew Perry as Face…..Jack Black would make a REALLY interesting Murdock, and definitely the Rock to replace Mr T
December 2nd, 2003 at 4:19 am
how about this…
mel gibson as hannibal
owen wilson as murdock
michael clarke duncan as b.a. baracus
and what about hugh jackman as face
December 2nd, 2003 at 8:40 am
Owen Wilson is insane, but he’s a laid-back kind of crazy.
Michael Clarke Duncan is a big man, and a good actor, but I don’t think he has the over-the-top persona to play B.A. Baracus.
Jackman can do anything. So by default, he can play face.
Gibson could pay Hannibal, but I like Clooney better.
December 2nd, 2003 at 5:32 pm
Brilliant
December 7th, 2003 at 1:14 pm
I like the Clooney for Hannibal, I think it would fit the best, although I could see a strong argument for Frank Langella. He’s got more of that age to play the role, and the attitude to match.
Face is a simple Role to cast in my opintion. Clooney could even be cast here, mostly you just need a pretty boy: Orlando Bloom, Josh Harnett, Tom Cruise, James Mardsen, Mathew McChonaughey, or Matt Damon. Hell Even Brad Pitt could work.
Murdock could be picked up by Matthew Modine, although Jim Carey would be the best pick in my opinion.
The biggest role should come from whomever is going to play B.A. I really agree with Micheal Duncan-Clarke for size, but Ving Rhames would be a much better cast as far as carrying the attitude, and being able to fill in for the size factor.
December 9th, 2003 at 8:32 pm
Yeah, like dirk benedict is replaceable…Ha!
December 11th, 2003 at 8:01 am
I belive that:
Hannibal—>William Petersen
Murdock–> Jim Carrey
B.A–> Wesley Snipes
Face> Hugh Grant
December 12th, 2003 at 6:25 pm
Hmm…I don’t think Peterson has the right sense of humor to play Hannibal,although I loved him in “Manhunter” where he was pitted against Hannibal Lector. Snipes is to small to play B.A. and Grant is too British to play Face.
Just my opinion. I’m wrong all the time. Just ask my wife…
December 15th, 2003 at 8:24 am
Ok, John and: What do you think about…
Face->Mark-Paul Gosselaar?
December 15th, 2003 at 6:33 pm
> Ok, John and: What do you think about…
> Face->Mark-Paul Gosselaar?
I’d go one further:
Dennis Haskins – Hannibal
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Face
Dustin Diamond – Murdock
Mario Lopez – B.A. Baracus
Elizabeth Berkley – Amy
Tiffani Theissen – Tawnia Baker
And taking a page from the recent Starbuck revamp:
Lark Voorhies – Frankie ‘Dishpan’ Santana
December 17th, 2003 at 10:13 am
Even, I only say: !!!VETE A TOMAR POR EL CULO!!!
December 18th, 2003 at 7:30 pm
Chris Cooper as Murdock
December 20th, 2003 at 11:40 am
The original characters were truly unique in their own little way.
It is, however, very interesting reading some of these repsonses!!
December 22nd, 2003 at 10:05 am
Hannibal: Sean Connery. He has the age, wisdom, and ability to kick ass while still keeping his smootheness
Face: Tom Cruise/Brad Pitt. Both have the ability to get women to remove their clothes at command, and can also get themselves through a fight if they need to.
Murdock: It’s a good tie between Jack Black and Jim Carrey.
BA: Honestly, any crappy action actor can have their own take on BA. As long as they overact their own crappyness, then they make a good BA. I could even picture Segal doing it. They’d mostly do their own stuff, then a little fool pittyin on the side.
December 22nd, 2003 at 4:19 pm
Jack Black is a good call for Murdock. Didn’t think of him.
You’re wrong about B.A. though. You do need someone special and it’s not Steven Segal.
December 24th, 2003 at 8:13 am
Recasting BA with anyone than Mr. T is fucking idiotic, and will be the downfall of the film if it is ever (doubtful) made. Mr. T was the glue of the show, and short of making a parody of the film with Eddie Murphy as T, there’d be no sense in making a new T.
T is in great health, has beat his cancer, and could easily reprise his role.
If you HAD to recast T…(and by HAD, I mean having a gun held to your head), the only legit choice would be Ice Cube. He’s got the mean look, can act, and has tough guy cred to pull it off. Still, he ain’t no T.
December 24th, 2003 at 6:59 pm
I loved the A-Team. I remember going to Universal Studios and watching the A-Team show. Now that I think about it really sucked. It’s sad to think that show was the only thing Mr. “T” had going for him. I love big black men with mohawks and lots of gold chains.
December 26th, 2003 at 7:37 pm
I like Clooney for Hannibal. From what I’ve seen in other performances he’s got what it takes. Peppard’s Hannibal and Clooney’s Daniel Ocean (Ocean’s 11) are very similar as I see it.
Nobody will ever get Cruise to appear in an A-team movie. If he’s not THE star it just doesn’t happen. So how about Billy Zane or Chris Noth?
Jim Carrey is too crazy for Murdock and again there’s the ego issue. I don’t think Owen Wilson would do it, but I like him for the role. I do believe Michael Richards is looking for work though.
For BA, Rhames and The Rock would both work, but I like Rhames better. Duncan doesn’t have the right look. Samuel L. Jackson is another option, didn’t anybody see Shaft or Pulp Fiction?!
I hope Gen. Stockwell and Frankie are cut out of the script. Didn’t like them in 198- whatever and don’t want them back.
December 27th, 2003 at 11:17 am
Brad Pitt would make a better Murdoch than a Face. Don’t believe me? Go watch Twelve Monkeys.
January 5th, 2004 at 11:32 pm
I don’t think Clooney/Carrey can be topped amongst the current top actors to play Hannibal/Murdock.
For BA though if you’re gonna consider one wwe star in the Rock, why not go for Booker T a vague Mr T wannabe anyway and no doubt far cheaper man to get.
Still can’t quite place who would be worthy of Face/Amy though……
January 11th, 2004 at 8:19 pm
i think ba can not be replaced so mr t should still play the part as for hannibal i think ric flair could play the part n wouldnt cost too much ashton kutscher could play face n jim carrey as murdoch
January 12th, 2004 at 7:48 am
Ok, the parts for most are apropriate but the Face man was not emotionally involved in the tasks he performed (almost con man attitude) that I think would be better matched to a Baldwin, maybe Steve. Tom Cruise didn’t even convince me of his used car salesman attitude in Jerry MacGuire.
January 13th, 2004 at 12:27 pm
GRANDE EL EQUIPO A!!!
GRANDE EL CORONEL SMITH!!!
January 21st, 2004 at 2:55 am
I watched the A-Team just to see how much jewerly BA was wearing. The Rock as BA would be good. Seann Scott Williams as Murdoch might work.
January 27th, 2004 at 6:09 am
NOOOO the rock is not at all an option i hate him…
anyone but him…
as for jim carrey playing murdock he could not pull off murdocks serious side…it may be small but it is neccessary…
george clooney would be perfect…
and as for face…tom cruise hmmmm dont really know about that it might work
January 28th, 2004 at 3:39 pm
THREE KINGs was basically the A-Team Movie
George Clooney – The Captain with a plan.
Ice Cube – The practical and very serious Bad Ass
Mark Wahlberg – The handsome kindhearted everyman
Spike Jonze – The slightly mental liability come
January 29th, 2004 at 9:56 pm
Clooney would be great as Hannibal, of course, but what about Bruce Campbell in any of the roles (apart from BA)?? Campbell has the “overacting” chops to take on Face or Hannibal with ease and could easily slip into Murdock too…i think The Rock is the best modern bet for BA. there just isn’t anybody else out there with that attitude and he’s as close as they come.
February 6th, 2004 at 11:24 pm
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February 9th, 2004 at 2:41 am
BA never said “I pitty the fool” in the A-team
February 13th, 2004 at 12:47 pm
I have thought long and hard about this subjuct for many years (sad i know). If the A-Team movie wer ever to be made it MUST have a big and expensive cast to play every member of the team, as the origional members are so well known.
Mel Gibson or George Clooney could play Hannible. Brad pit is one of the best actors around, so could definetly play face and he worked well with Clooney in Oceans 11.
Jim Carey would be a good Murdoch, as would Adam Sandler or Owen Wilson. Aa an outside choice I have also toyed with the idea of Quentin Tarantino.
B.A. Can only be Ving Rhames. He is the only actor that has the presence of Mr T. Though I like the Idea of Bringing T back to play his origional role.
Finally, everyone has over looked the role of Colonel Decker, who always tried to bring the A-Team to justice. In my opinion the only actor for this job is Tommy Lee Jones.
February 16th, 2004 at 1:15 pm
Just thought that i would inform you that george clooney has bought the rights to the a-team movie and it is stated that mike tyson is the strongest possibility to play BA. chexck it out
February 16th, 2004 at 11:36 pm
2 throw in my 2 cents..
jack nickelson as hannibal
jim carrey MUST be HM murdock. jack black cant do
that kind of crazy (ive seen school of rock.. it SUCKS!!)
and icecube could be BA baracus..
well face.. dunno.. didnt like the character anyway.. he died..
February 17th, 2004 at 11:33 pm
hannibal–clooney
murdock–jim carrey
face–christian bale
b.a.–1st mr.t,2nd mike tyson , 3rd ice cube.
February 20th, 2004 at 2:03 am
If they cast Mike Tyson as BA, I will absolutely refuse to go anywhere near the theatre. Tyson may be big enough, but who wants to listen to BA Baracus squeak “I pity the fool” in a falsetto!
February 21st, 2004 at 10:08 pm
Number one only one person apparently watched the show at no time did Mr.T ever say I pitty the fool that was off the cartoon he used to have don’t believe me check boomerang Clooney definitely Cruise good idea Carrey although he gets under my skin this is the only part that would or will ever fit him he sucks at everything else Rhames out of everyone I can think of hes the best most important factor BA was big although ice cube is some what stockie hes only about 5′6 #2 you have to be cool and fierce at the sametime and for the Rock your saying good one line sayings thats only some what true they where more fierce than actually whitty so if you don’t think rhames can be mean watch the movie Baby Boy If still not convinced watch Pulp fiction One last point Samuel L Jackson that has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard He would have to put on 70 pounds good thinking
February 24th, 2004 at 2:37 pm
Yeah I like this cast!! The Rock as Mr. T!! YEAH!!! I hope you succeed in casting these men!! Damnnn, that won’t be cheap!! Good Luck!
February 25th, 2004 at 4:08 pm
Hannibal–> William Petersen
Face-> Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Murdock–> Jim Carrey
B.A.-> Wesley Snipes
February 25th, 2004 at 10:04 pm
well I have been thinking of this for a while.
I am still an A-TEAM addict (i should really start going to A-TEAM annonomous)and i have thought about your list as well.
HANNIBAL—-ANTHONY HOPPKINS? already played the namesake and the name really suited him just as long as he don’t start eating people
FACE—JUDE LAW???? Very hard to cast but Jude has a face you can’t say no to and he also looks slightly sleezy
B.A—Can’t think of anyone other then THE ROCK but we better ask MR.T who he want’s as we don’t want to get mad at us
MURDOCK—Well I love DWIGHT he is the best so i want to do him justice, the odvious person to cast is JIM CARREY as he can be both mental(ace)and serious(truman)and he is also very good looking not as sexy as DWUGHT but who is?
either him or JOHNNY DEPP in his pirates of the carribean persona (sorry i just want MR.DEPP in every movie.
ONE more thing DWIGHT played LT. REG.BARCLAY in STAR TREK not ENSIGN BARKLEY sorry i am a huge ‘TREKKIE’
February 28th, 2004 at 2:39 am
Who is this Phoenix do you guys not remember BA was Big Wesley Snipes is no bigger than my seven year old nephew yes hes in shape but he is a small guy watch WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP he super short and if you say something about BLADE I will scream he wore platforms in that movie There couldn’t be anything gayer than watching BA Baracus throwing people over cars in high heels
March 2nd, 2004 at 2:22 pm
Leslie Nielsen would make a perfect Hannibal. As for T, why replace him at all? He’s looking for work I hear.
March 4th, 2004 at 2:23 pm
Good to know there are guys halfway across the globe thinking the same thing. Here are my choices:
Hannibal – George Clooney
saw him in From Dusk til Dawn; he’s got leadership, toughness and a kind of dark comedy
Face – Matt Le Blanc / Matthew Perry
the original Face was a con and was funny, too
Murdoch – hands down Jim Carrey, no one comes close, though there’s that pride thing.
BA – Ice Cube, but he has to have a different persona than T. He has to develop his own. There will always be one BA / Mr. T., the original.
While we’re at it, what if we made a Brit version of the A Team (the Anglo Team?)? Thestory would be about renegade British troops from World War 2 or AWOL ANZacs leaving Gallipoli pursued by the Allies (US, France, etc.)
Hannibal – Sean Connery / Anthony Hopkins / Michael Caine
Face – Hugh Grant / Jude Law / Ralph Fieness/Jason Statham /(there’s always a first time!)
Murdoch – Rowan Atkison / Gary Oldman
BA – well, they could get a South African or an Indian actor. We can’t use a African American with these British A Team.
Maybe you can think of other versions. Thanks anyway.
March 4th, 2004 at 2:38 pm
Sorry, I just had to add this! I’m repairing the office computers and I’m super tired and bored, so I’m letting off soem boredom blues here.
Mafia version of the A Team — a group of Mafia guys go renegade after finding out they’re gonna be iced by the mob boss. I’m Asian so I hope these Italian sounding names don’t offend you guys. Here’s a list you can’t refuse:
Hannibalissimo – Robert De Niro
Faccela – Andy Garcia
Murdognia – Chris Kattan (that guy who played Corky Romano, I think)
BA – Well, he can’t be African American, but he has to be of a different race / ethnicity — but slightly related to the Italians or the Sicilians. So, why not someone who is Greek, or better yet — Mephosian! So, BA would stand for Balky (B)Arthocomus. Who’d better to play that part than the original Mephosian himself — Bronson Pinchot?
No, our cast is complete, we do the dance of joy.
I had to really get that out. That’s how tired and bored I am. Hmmm, now, I’m thinking of renegade samuraiis…hmmm…The A(sian) Team? The HAra Kiri Team? Hmmm? Anyway, back to work.
March 6th, 2004 at 1:25 am
Spot on casting choice with the Rock replacing Mr T as B.A No One could do the role justice it belongs to Mr T. So instead of looking for the more of the same the Rock would add that little bit of change to the character and would make it his own.
Forget the 3 C’s (Clooney Cruise and carrey) all over rated and wouldn’t come closeto doing justice to the characters and ego’s would put the budget sky high.
Get Kurt Russell for Hannibal, Luke wilson for face, and Marlon wyans for Murdoch all excellent actors and much cheaper than the 3 C’s
March 7th, 2004 at 12:45 am
I think they should use the original A team cast with the exception of George Peppard for obvious reasons, and just get a replacement for him.
Otherwise the film would be poor!
March 9th, 2004 at 11:18 am
I’ve thought long and hard and dream of the day when I hear that famous theme tune once again blast through speakers, especially if they updated it like David Arnold has with the Bond soundtracks, a dust brothers rework or maybe the propellerheads would be treat. Once again seeing the famous GMC van screeching around corners etc.Right – to the casting.
Hannibal – It’s got to be Clooney, everyone thinks so. The evidence was clear as far back as From Dusk Till Dawn right through Out Of Sight, Three Kings and Oceans 11.
Face – Cruise is too big and doesn’t do ensemble/supporting roles, I think that James Marsden is the man for the job.
B.A. – The Rock is an excellent choice and one I would not have thought of.
Murdoch – Carrey is too big, too much ego and would ruin the film if he did his crazy/zany thing. How about Bruce Campbell from the Evil Dead series, he has the comic capability, is not hugely well known and like Dwight Schultz enjoys an incredible cult following.
Colonel Decker – Ed Harris surely.
March 9th, 2004 at 8:16 pm
Hannibal – Clooney
Face – Paul Walker or Josh Harnett or another young actor
BA – The Rock if it’s possible if not Ving Rhames
Murdock – Matthew Lillard from Scream and Scooby Doo
March 9th, 2004 at 8:35 pm
I can’t believe no one has mentioned Robin Williams as Murdock.
March 10th, 2004 at 3:13 am
OK, I have what I think are the definitive choices for casting the movie. I hope that moves will be made to shore up this tallented team.
Hannibal – Tom Sizemore. Good actor, right age, great in military flicks, and he has that kind of crazed look in his eyes that Peppard had when he was on the jazz. Clooney would be great also, but I think Sizemore would be more believable. What about Viggo Mortenson, I think that could also work.
Murdock – Ben Stiller. He has the right look, he is nuts and he is very funny. Jim Carrey would try to steal the whole thing and make it the Murdock movie, he is a terrible choice.
Face – Owen Wilson. Blond pretty boy good looks, charm, charisma, and working with his buddy Mr. Stiller. Perfect fit. Tom Cruise, are you kidding? He would not be at all right for the movie, and he likely would never go close to it.
B.A. – Mr. T. The guy still looks great, he invented the character, and I dont think I could except anyone else in the role.
March 10th, 2004 at 3:35 am
Oops, nearly forgot
Decker – Someone mentioned Tommy Lee Jones. PERFECT. I actually considered him as Hannibal, but he would be the perfect Decker.
Amy – Never realy was a pivotal role, so just toss in some inexpensive eye candy and be done with it.
Stockwell – NO
Frankie – NO NO NO NO!!!
I dont want to see these characters ever again.
March 10th, 2004 at 9:17 pm
Willem Dafoe as Hannibal
Ben Affleck as Face
Owen Wilson as Murdock
Either Vin Diesel or The Rock as B.A.
March 11th, 2004 at 3:07 pm
I know Mr. T is nearly irreplacable but if your talking muscleheads try wwe wresler Booker T. He is almost a direct clone of Mr T just with a bigger move set.
March 12th, 2004 at 1:31 am
Ben Afleck??? You cant be serious. If Ben Fatfleck is anywhere near this movie it will fail!
I kind of like the idea of Willem Dafoe though. I just had another thought for Face. How about Val Killmer?
March 13th, 2004 at 9:43 pm
well well,
here is my two-bob’s worth
Hannibal – Kurt Russel
Face – Matthew McConaughey (my hardest choice), or Jennifer Connoly
Howlin Mad Murdock – Jim Carey
BA – The Rock
In keeping with the fashion at the moment, i reckon BA would be played by a B list Rapper, i.e. Snoop Dogg, or Ice T could be in for a shout. But have any of you concidered the political correctness age, perhaps Face would be a female in the new movie, or they could get Barbara Striesand to play BA
would like to see MrT, but would not be in keeping with the story to play BA, but a cameo could be in order.
March 14th, 2004 at 2:35 pm
I liked your idea about the cast,why doesn’t someone ask Cruise,Carrey,Clooney and my vote, is it has to be Mr. T. but I would take the Rock, if he can’t. This would be a great movie! If their egos won’t do it, too bad. they have enough money and just might do it for fun. Nah, too far-fetched, but oh, it delights me!
March 17th, 2004 at 10:58 pm
Just watched Independance day on DVD and have got the perfect choice for face… Harry Connick Jr He’s a very charming pretty boy and i reckon would be perfect for face
Has for the rest of the team.
Hannibal – Kurt Russell
B.A – The Rock
Murdoch – Stephen Baldwin
March 22nd, 2004 at 4:02 am
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
B.A. – Michael Clarke Duncan
Face – Matthew McConaughey or Brendan Fraiser
Murdock – Owen Wilson or (maybe) Jim Carrey
Decker – Tommy Lee Jones
But the cost of this cast would be outragous
But think of the great movie
March 23rd, 2004 at 11:17 am
Brendan Fraiser isn´t Face.
Face–> Mark-Paul Gosselaar
March 24th, 2004 at 8:15 pm
Does anyone else think it’s really sad that Hollywood is so creatively bankrupt, so utterly lacking for ideas, that they’ve dug up the corpses of 1970s and 1980s pop culture and are rendering them down for their tallow? Does anyone else see “big-budget box office bomb” written all over this idea?
Having said that, I’ve been reading this, and after a few minutes of thought, have chosen what seems an appropriate cast. Presumably the backstory will be rewritten, so that the protagonists will be Gulf War veterans instead of Vietnam veterans. But anyway:
Hannibal: Anthony Hopkins. Since “Silence of the Lambs” he’s been Hollywood’s go-to guy for any character named Hannibal. He also does intellectual and menace very well, along with comedy, three things needed for this role. Just imagine him saying “I love it when a plan comes together.” Hannibal Lechter or Hannibal Smith are actually pretty similar roles, when you think about it.
Face: George Clooney should play the fast-talking pretty-boy con artist.
Murdock: I think I have to agree with the others and say that if anyone besides Dwight Schultz can play this role, it’s Jim Carrey.
BA: This role and Mr. T will always be associated with one another, but Mr. T is not only in ill health, he’s also old enough to be the father of any of the other actors under consideration. And having thought about this, I’m thinking that the best choice to play the BA role is a relative unknown, a bodybuilder and professional wrestler from Michigan who calls himself “Big Bad D.” He’s big, he’s bad, he’s black, and he’s got attitude to spare. And as a sometime professional wrestler, you know he also has acting experience. See for yourself:
http://www.getbig.com/pics/arnold/2000/men/bigbadd.htm
Now add a red and black van, lots of bombs, and lots of guns. I predict that it won’t work especially well on the big screen regardless of who is cast in the role, and the very idea has “big budget box office bomb” written all over it. But those are my casting choices. You like?
March 25th, 2004 at 6:33 am
I’m not sure if this movie will ever even see a pen to paper for a script, although I’d like to see it for old time sake. My choices…agree or disagree if you will
Hannibal….Anthony Hopkins
Face……..Scott Speedman ( an upcoming young star with good lucks and good personality, palyed in the movie Underworld)
Murdoch…..Bruce Campbell
BA……….Kevin Grevioux ( if you saw Underworld, this guy is BIG, he is black and very menacing, good choice for BA )
Well these are my choices…what do you think?
March 25th, 2004 at 4:44 pm
Kevin Grevioux is 100% without a doubt BA Baracus
if any of you have seen underworld, which he wrote and produced, or any of the numerous films he’s appeared in, you will know he has the charisma ,size, attitude, and acting ability to pull it off and make the character is own.
Anthony Hopkins would be a fantastic choice for Hannibal butI would say he’s slight too old for the the part, but if age wasn’t a concern I would prefer to see Clint Eastwood as Hannibal Just re-watch Heart Break ridge and you see what am getting at.
March 25th, 2004 at 5:08 pm
Hannibal Smith – Leslie Neilson
Face – George Clooney
Murdoch – Jim Carey or *possibly* Robin Williams
B.A. – The guy who played “Bear” in Amageddon
The reason I suggest Leslie Neilson is his voice – if you think of what Neilsons voice is like, you can imagine him saying “I love it when a plan comes together”. Also he has similar hair to George Peppard.
I think Clooney’s looks would be far more suited to face than Hannibal.
Jim Carey could do Murdoch as long as he didn’t go over the top.
March 30th, 2004 at 12:46 pm
Somebody I was considering sharing a house with at one point drunkenly suggested that we have a room devoted to the A-Team. I should’ve moved in and lived that dream…
The Rock? I pity the fool who casts him as B.A. I don’t think he’s a qualified welder either – which handicap him somewhat if he was trying to make a bazooka-equipped tank out of a metal drainpipe, a dumpster and some fireworks…
April 2nd, 2004 at 1:29 pm
You missed one of the elements that showed up in every single episode of The A-Team — the vehicle in the weekly car chase which went off a slant-ramp jump and did at least one flip in the air before landing.
April 2nd, 2004 at 7:00 pm
i love it,but don’t like tom cruise,there must be soemone else.throw some hot chicks in there and your set.
April 2nd, 2004 at 9:01 pm
Hannibal Anthony Hopkins
Face Zack Morris(or whoever played him)
Murdock Nailed it w/ Carrey
B.A Xibit W/ haircut
April 3rd, 2004 at 4:52 pm
I say Mel Gibson for Hannibal, George Clooney for face, Jim Carrey for Murdock and The Rock for BA
April 6th, 2004 at 4:54 pm
damn, what alot of discussion on this subject. i’ve heard that clooney has bought the rights to this movie and is casting mike tyson as b.a.- that should spell doom right off the bat. i hope not. instead of welding we get biting? and that pussy voice. so just to fit in with everyone else here are my choices……
hannibal- it would have to be clooney if he owns the rights and he would be good for the role.
face- how about stuart townsend? he’s certainly pretty enough, he can hide the british accent and he is a versatile actor. if not him the carey elwes, another brit but he can do the same things as townsend. and they would both come cheap enough.
murdoch- the best choice would be stephen baldwin. crazy enough, but maybe a bit dark.
b.a.- if mr t isn’t heathy enough (and it would certainly add some validity to the movie if he was able to reprise his role)then the only decent choise would be ving rhames. the rock could work in a pinch but he’s just not…… black enough.
April 6th, 2004 at 4:56 pm
i forgot, what about micheal madsen as murdoch.
April 9th, 2004 at 2:45 am
Hannibal – Clooney
Face – Wilson
Murdoch – Depp
B.A – Mr T or the Rock
April 14th, 2004 at 4:55 pm
First of all, no one i can think of can play HM Murdock better than JIM CARREY.Full Stop!
I don’t think he would ruin the movie, but bring it to life.
George Clooney or Mel Gibson would execute the role of Hannibal perfectly.
Tom cruise would fit the bill to play Face.
Now, i know with these stars the film would cost a bomb, but whats the point in doing a movie that is revived from a 1980’s series in the first place then? If anything they can budget at least through B.A’s role.
If the film is going to cost a bomb, then you need an actor who won’t be paid as much, but who can bring a large audience to the cinema…and thats THE ROCK through his popularity.
April 14th, 2004 at 4:55 pm
First of all, no one i can think of can play HM Murdock better than JIM CARREY.Full Stop!
I don’t think he would ruin the movie, but bring it to life.
George Clooney or Mel Gibson would execute the role of Hannibal perfectly.
Tom cruise would fit the bill to play Face.
Now, i know with these stars the film would cost a bomb, but whats the point in doing a movie that is revived from a 1980’s series in the first place then? If anything they can budget at least through B.A’s role.
If the film is going to cost a bomb, then you need an actor who won’t be paid as much, but who can bring a large audience to the cinema…and thats THE ROCK through his popularity.
April 15th, 2004 at 11:12 am
mate, you would not believe that the other nite I had a dream that I directed the whole A-TEAM movie in my head. it was so vivid it was unreal. what’s more is that your casting is EXACTLY how I’d put it. i’ve talked a lot about it with mates, and always come up with the same guys. although i still stick with Ving Rhames other than The Rock, who had never actually occurred to me. it must be done!!!!
April 16th, 2004 at 2:51 am
Here’s an idea. We all know Mr. T isn’t healthy enough for a full fledged movie role with months and months of filming. How about this…we all know the A-team didn’t spend all their time blowing stuff up, they had to have some down time.
Why not have a scenario where BA was captured on some down time, now the team has to get back together to rescue their friend from whatever organization has him. That would make the screen time that Mr. T has to out in minimal. Now to replace the “brawn” of the group the team enlists the help of BA’s little brother…( this is where any number of actors can come in )…just an idea to have a good A Team movie while keeping Mr. T in as BA.
What does everybody think of that?
April 23rd, 2004 at 8:13 am
How about Richard Dean Anderson as Hannibal???
April 23rd, 2004 at 5:22 pm
The cast looks good, however i think BA should be Michael Clarke Duncan. The Rock is a great choice, however he is not black. What kind of van will be used for the movie?
April 24th, 2004 at 4:05 pm
Oh yeah! its true! What kind of van is going to be used for this movie? Will it still have the trade mark black and red stripe but a modern version? or completely different?
Another thing…we are all going on and on about who could play who, but whats happening with the movie? when is it actually going to be in production?
May 7th, 2004 at 5:49 pm
Face – Colin Farrell
Problem solved
May 25th, 2004 at 10:12 am
merhaba bu film çok güzel olacak
June 5th, 2004 at 12:35 am
Hello!
steve buschemi as howlin’ mad Murdoch.Who else could talk to their left hand and make it convincing?!
June 7th, 2004 at 4:14 pm
A Team is like my all time favourite series. I seriously think that Michael Clarke Duncan will do a good job with BA. He has the height, the built (okay, can do with some toning), he’s Black, and he has the sense of humour.
June 7th, 2004 at 4:17 pm
Oh sorry, and I think Carey Elwes would make a good Murdock without busting the budget. Just look at him in “The Princess Bride”, “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”, “X-files”.
July 22nd, 2004 at 6:41 pm
John “Hannibal” Smith: David Hasselhoff, Scott Bakula, Mel Gibson, Kurt Russel or George Clooney
Templeton “Face” Peck: Luke Wilson, Christian Bale, Tom Cruise, Mark Paul Gosselar or Denis Leary
H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock: Jim Carrey or David Arquette
Bosco Albert “B.A.” Baracas: Ving Rhames
Amy Amanda Allen: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Tawnia Baker: Drena DeNiro
Col. Lynch: Michael Ironside
Col. Decker: Tommy Lee Jones
Capt. Crane: Marlon Wayans
Col. Briggs: Charles Napier
Gen. Fullbright: Dean Stockwell
Gen. Stockwell: Robert Vaughn
August 3rd, 2004 at 4:39 pm
How could you have the rock as the new BA that is like making Sylvester Stalone do Shakespeare!
I’d like to leave some pictures of who I think the real BA should be. Samuel L Jackson may be interesting but not the rock he could destroy any movie with the blink of an eyelid.
There’s only one BA but you can’t go changing the character we want the bling,the jump suit, the “crazy fool”, and the “I ain’t gettin on no aeroplane sucker” Don’t tell me you can’t hear him sayin it as you are reading this, you know I speak the truth.
I have had this discussion with my mates and we came to the same conclusion of using George Clooney as smith and Jim Carrey as Murdock. I would perhaps consider Brad Pit for the face man role but Cruise is definatly up to it.
You forget the lovely amy too, I think the sexy one from Dawsons Creek would do her just fine.
Take care
Crazy Fools
and stay away from those flying machines sucker!!!
August 3rd, 2004 at 5:27 pm
I agree on the BA Baracus replacement but MrT is still alive and acting as is Dwight Schultz. Both work real cheap. The Rock is an awesome idea though. However, I wouldnt cast Clooney or Cruise in a high school play let alone a movie that heirs the king of TV. I like Tommy Lee Jones for Hannibal and believe it or not I like Wesley Snipes for Face. Snipes can play a wussy con-man fighter that disguises himself. Tommy Lee Jones adds cred to the cast and plot.
August 19th, 2004 at 5:24 am
I have one name for Murdock…
Half-Baked Rocketman Harlan Elison
August 21st, 2004 at 6:14 pm
The Rock as BA? Shut up fools! I don’t wanna hear no more o’ yo’ crazy jibba jabba! Only T can play BA. SUCKAZ!
September 19th, 2004 at 12:59 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, you need an older guy who you could actually see in a dusty, military role. Clooney would be okay, but Harrison Ford or Gene Hackman would be better, Murdock is made for J. Carrey, and if you need him to be serious, watch the truman show or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but if you cant get him due to $$$ how about Paul Betty ( I dunno if that is how his last name is spelled) ya know Chaucer from A Knights Tale. Faceman, Cruise would make a good faceman, Damon would do well too. Mr. T and Ice Cube look alot alike and I think Cube could pull of the chains and the inventing stuff better than the Rock. And instead of Tommy Lee Jones for Col. Decker, wouldnt it be much more entertaining with R. Lee Emery?
September 21st, 2004 at 3:53 pm
I think it’s a great idea but isn’t it better that we remember the serie as we do it now. They really have to make a good movie otherwhise I think the don’t have to make 1
October 2nd, 2004 at 8:29 am
I think that if Rock took the role of Mr. T, it would be a step back in his career. Expectations would be high, and it’s a lose-lose situation. Consider this: if Rock tries to be exactly like Mr.T, then he’s got to pull it off perfectly, or he’ll be eaten alive by critics. If he tries to give the character his own spin, then he’ll be mauled by the purists. I think only Mr. T should play B.A., as he IS the character, really. That said, my picks:
B.A. -> Mr. T
Hannibal -> Clooney (why not, everyone seems to think he can pull it off, and I can’t think of one reason why he couldn’t)
Murdoch -> Owen Wilson (this guy is perfect for the role and has stolen every movie he has been in so far)
Face -> Ryan Reynolds (that’s right, who better than VAN WILDER himself to play a good-looking con man ? NOBODY !)
October 6th, 2004 at 1:51 pm
F**k off The Rock. The legendary Laurence Tureaud has to play B.A. or don’t make the movie, it would be a poor parody rather than a tribute to the greatest actions series ever otherwise. I saw him in Teen Movie and apart from his hair going a little grey and a few wrinkles he don’t look much different. Nothing that a bit of ‘Just For Men’ and good make up artist can’t fix.
Jonny Depp is an excellent actor and could easily pull off Murdoch, perfect balance of genius and insanity (think somewhere in between his characters from Fear and Loathing…. and Pirates…). Maybe too pretty but the bald patch in F&L wasn’t flattering and Murdoch was balding.
Brad Pitt is a great actor but he’s to manly to play Face who was a bit of a nounce. Zak Morris is genius suggestion but he’s probably a washed up junkie like Maculay Culkin these days and would be sigmatised from S.B.T.B. Ryan Reynolds could play the character but isn’t pretty enough. How about Judge Reinhold for a bit of 80’s retro (I joke of course). S**t, this is a hard one! Has Bennedict got a son? I dunno, James “Cyclops” Marsden, cause he’s pretty, been in a Sci-fi movie and is kind of slimey.
Mel Gibson with silver hair is the perfect Hannibal, (not Clooney, never forgiven him for Intoreble Cruelty) End of!
My final list and if you disagree your wrong!
Gibson – Hannibal
Depp – Murdoch
Marsden – Face
Tureaud – BA
October 6th, 2004 at 10:17 pm
How ’bout Will Farrel for Murdock.
October 10th, 2004 at 11:07 am
It’s funny because I myself thought of those same actors to play in the Ateam movie, save that I’d rather cast Sean Connery as Hannibal or even Clint Eastwood, I think that Clooney is too young to play hannibal.
And I thought of Michael Clarke Duncan to play B.A Baracus….
October 12th, 2004 at 1:38 pm
Couldn’t be bothered to read all the entries so i may be repeating someone here but what about Nicolas Cage as Murdock????? He’d be top drawer and would convince as a soldier, not like Jim Carrey who would be reasonable but not great.
October 12th, 2004 at 2:50 pm
What about LL Cool J for BA
Dennis Hopper for Colonel Decker
Laetitia Casta for Tania
Orlando Bloom for Face
October 13th, 2004 at 9:13 am
you were very close and may even be right about the cast:
clooney has confirmed the role of hannibal
as has mel gibson (face?) and jim carey (murdoch).
i’m not sure about your vote for cruise, but i think the rock is a good idea..i like the ideaof not being able to replace mr t, but he has confirmed that he wants to play a part in the film, not necessarily b a baracus, maybe a cameo
October 13th, 2004 at 11:34 am
Just watched the whole first season on dvd and it reminded me what a great show it was and still is, my cast list would be:-
Ice-t or Ving Rhames as BA
Jim Carrey as Murdock
Anthony Hopkins as Lynch
Clooney as Hannibal
Jude Law as Face
And some female class like Halle Berry or Angelina Jolie just thrown in somewhere for a little glamour.
October 13th, 2004 at 2:16 pm
Hannibal Smith – George Clooney
Face – James Marsden
Murdoch – Jim Carrey but Owen wilson as the more possible choice
B.A. – Ice cube
I agree would have to be tommy lee Jones to play decker!
No one could do B.A other than Mr T but if he reprised the role wudnt he stand out from the others a bit with his age he’s now 52 and surely doesnt have the presence he used to have. So i say ice cube for the man with attitude.
October 13th, 2004 at 5:57 pm
ICE CUBE can replace Ms.T as B.A. he eve looks like Ms.T.
Tom Cruise is bad idea.
And Jim Carrey is perfect as Murdock.
October 13th, 2004 at 6:00 pm
Din Stockwell can play “Hannibal” Smith
October 13th, 2004 at 6:11 pm
Brad pit can be Face
October 13th, 2004 at 6:27 pm
My Cast:
Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith – Din Stockwell
Lieutenant Templeton “Face” Peck – Brad Pit
Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock – Jim Carrey
Sergeant Bosco “B.A.” Baracus – Ice Cube
October 13th, 2004 at 6:34 pm
Mel Gibson can play Hannibal to.
October 14th, 2004 at 5:13 pm
all original cast (-george)
clooney as hannibal’s son!
tiffani thiessen as clooneys girlfriend (she works in a newspaper ofcourse:)
October 17th, 2004 at 3:19 pm
Okay, here below is my choice. I think it’s realistic, you can’t have really big names, that would require an enormous budget which I don’t think they’d get for this movie.
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
Face – Paul Walker
Murdock – Jim Carrey
BA – Ice Cube
October 17th, 2004 at 5:32 pm
Why not Snoop as Face (increase pimpin’ level)
October 17th, 2004 at 9:50 pm
My Cast (improvement):
- John “Hannibal” Smith – Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Hannibal Lecter)
- Lieutenant Templeton “Face” Peck – Thomas Calabro (Dr. Michael Mancini from “Melrose Place”)
- Captain H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock – Jim Carrey
- Sergeant Bosco “B.A.” Baracus – Ice Cube
October 20th, 2004 at 10:20 pm
Please no.
Anybody but Carrey.
If the director keeps him on a type leash maybe, but if he is allowed to be Carrey? That is not Murdoch.
Anyway, it would have to be an entirely new story really, so why not The Rock? I mean no one is seriously suggesting that these characters would still be Nam vets are they? Damn. A couple more years and they would have to be making war machines out of those motor carts at supermarkets!
October 20th, 2004 at 11:46 pm
Steven J Cannel has already said Mr T will have a cameo, but only a cameo.
Clooney for Hannibal, no contest really.
You can’t get big stars to play the rest, they won’t sit under Clooney.
Nathan Fillion for Face – has no one seen Firefly or the end of Buffy? Ok his nose may be a bit broken, but his smile is so cheesy!
BA was bling before bling – his modern counterpart will either look like a ganstarappa or not, but I’m expecting a rapper, tho I hope it ain’t 50 Cent!
Howlin’ mad…? hmmm, not sure. Carey would take over – this is definitely an ensemble piece. Bruce Campbell would be ideal though.
Anyway, thats my twopenneth.
October 26th, 2004 at 5:01 pm
Here are a few of my options,
Hannibal – George Clooney/ Mel Gibson/ Anthony Hopkins/ Richard Dean Anderson
Face – Christian Bale/ Paul Walker/ Tom Cruise/ Brad Pitt/ Eddie Cahill/ George Eads
Murdock – Brad Pitt (Love him in 12 monkeys)/Jim Carrey/ Owen Wilson /Micheal Richards (Kramer, he’s old I know!)
B.A. – Ving Rhames/ Micheal Clarke Duncan
Decker – Tommy Lee Jones
October 27th, 2004 at 12:27 pm
Although i agree that replacing mr T is virtually impossible, the A-Team just isn’t the A-Team without him! The rock is too close to his wrestling persona and will just be the rock in the A-Team which i feel will detract from ethos of the original. Better to get a virtual unknown who shares the spirit of Mr-T if not a perfect audio and visual match.
As for the others jim carrey is a perfect match for murdoch.
Can see George Clooney as hanibal, but thought maybe Mel Gibson (more mad max than what women want though!).
As for face think thats a hard one maybe Pierce Brosnan? Not sure if Tom is too short?
October 29th, 2004 at 1:15 pm
We’ve been discussing this this week at work.
We all agree that George Clooney would be perfect as Hannibal. We also agreed that Jim Carey would make a great Mad dog, although he might be too expensive!! Faceman needs to be a smarmy pretty boy who can also do tough, so how about Ben Afflick; he shouldn’t be too expensive, unlike Tom Cruise! Most of my work mates think Mr T should be played by L.L.Cool J. But I like your idea!!! The Rock, yeah, good call.
November 1st, 2004 at 3:23 am
Hannibal: Clooney, since it seems he’s nailed the role. I think he will do well–think of his conversations about his hair gel in O Brother Where Art Thou. That in combo with his Oceans Eleven persona…
Murdock: Ben Stiller (think Zoolander) or Depp. Carry could ruin the movie. Murdock’s character has more depth than most of Carry’s wacko characters.
Face: Luke Wilson (think Royal Tenebaums) or Jude Law (um Alfie)? Owen would do a great job as well.
BA: hard to tell–though nobody has mentioned the soft side of BA–you know where he fixes kids’ bicycles and such. for that reason, I can’t see the Rock in this part. Also, don’t forget that “love to hate” relationship that BA and Murdock shared!
Amy Amanda Allen: JLH would do all right (ala Tuxedo)
November 1st, 2004 at 7:57 pm
Hannibal = George Clooney
Murdoch = definitely Jim Carrey
Face = prettyboy Tom Cruise
Mr. T = Vin Diesel (he has the voice and the body)
November 4th, 2004 at 12:19 pm
ok, this might sound strange, but B.A. was always about the intimidation and that stare that would scare the paint off of a wall, and T can not be duplicated. Jet Li is a scary little guy, with a really good cold nasty stare. I know it sounds crazy, but it just might work.
November 7th, 2004 at 6:23 pm
The role of hannible should definitly go to christopher walken. He has the class, the looks, and unlike cloony he can act. Cruise and carrey could do good parts, but if not you could always substitute cruise with Jhonny Depp. As for B.A, there is no replacement. The rock! Don’t make me laugh, that asshat couldn’t pull it off even if he was wearing all the crown jewels of briain. The best possible solution would be to bring back Mr. T, but apparently that wont happen, but one can always dream.
November 10th, 2004 at 8:18 pm
You offer good reasons for your choices and I think all of them are pretty good. I really wouldn’t be upset with that cast. Since you asked for them however, here are mine:
Hannibal: Bruce Willis – I think he’s more believable as a seasoned army officer and can pull off suave if need be.
Face: I think this is actually the toughest one to cast. Benedict, while certainly no master thespian is very unique in his character. While Starbuck and Face were essentially the same, the portrayal is very hard to pin down. It’s not just being a pretty boy and a wussy. It’s an almost little boy impish charm that Benedict seems to pull off naturally and I really can’t readily identify it in any other actor. I think Cruise, while certainly not a bad choice, would come off a little too serious and too much the standard con man. Off the top of my head, I wonder if Brendan Frasier might not be a bad idea. He seems capable of playing the role with that touch of lightheartedness that I remember from Benedict. Ultimately though, I really can’t think of anybody to match it.
Murdock: Jim Carrey seems to be a fine choice. My only concern is that while the character should probably be played over-the-top, Carrey might go a little too over-the-top and eclipse the movie. Off the top of my head however, I can think of no other alternative.
Baracus: I don’t like The Rock here. BA is supposed to be the mean, dumb brute with the heart of gold. The Rock can do the brute with the heart of gold thing but I don’t think he really comes off as all that mean or dumb. While there will never be another Mr. T, I suggest that Ice Cube could do a pretty good job of filling the role.
December 1st, 2004 at 2:35 pm
hey there, i’d like to congratulate you all on some very interesting and intuitive suggestions for the characterization of the forthcoming box office feature ‘The A-Team:the fight for freedom’.
however i feel that, as you are already aware of both Clooney’s and Carey’s involvement in this project, it is now the time to impart some further information. Don’t read on if you think you can wait until winter 2005
…………………………………………………
the story features strong references to recent terrorrist activity (need i say more !)with a heightened dramatic conclusion featuring the death of one major character. however the film still allows scope for future projects supporting the A-Team theme. The character of Face is played by Tobey Maguire and B.A Baracus, Ving Rhames. Mr. T is indeed appearing by way of cameo and is to from an integral part to the story line. In order to move the story into a more modern environment the trademark van is to be a humvee though the colour scheme will remain faithful to the original. Whilst maintaining the camp, kitsch nature of the series this film tackles some more serious, contoversial, current issues in a strong responsible manner. And contrary to the series villains are now killed in a manner befitting to their crimes. Filming began in a secret location south-west of california as of 10th October 2004 and is expected to be completed by Spring 2005 with a release date of around November time. Watch this space for further information. An official website is currently in the making pending a press release.
December 8th, 2004 at 4:54 pm
I think Sean William Scott could play Murdoch well, he has the zany stiffler type role in him and would bring something new to the part.
What about Ed Harris as Hannible, remember the rock??
December 9th, 2004 at 1:59 pm
You can never cast anyonelse as B.A, Mr T is just irriplacible
December 19th, 2004 at 2:16 am
Ok,
Hannibal:GEORGE CLOONEY. Its going to be Clooney, he owns the rights and loves the A-Team. And he is just right for it.
Murdoch: JOHHNY DEPP or by a long shot Carrey. (trust me I know you wouldnt think Depp here, but Fear and Loathing, he can pull it off perfect, he is wacky but oddly serious like Murdoch, plus Depp does not have a big ego and would compliment Clooney and Pitt as well, see below, plus he has a tough edge, Carrey just doesnt have it). Carrey is too big now, and he really just is not right for the role though he might seem to be at first. Johnny Depp is actually a interesting choice, if you have seen fear and loathing in Las Vegas he can really play crazy charaters. But, David Arquette is a good choice here too, not to big of an actor but well known.
Face:BRAD PITT. Owen Wilson is just a little to quirky for this part, several other actors would be fine, BUT we know that Brad Pitt and Clooney are friends, and they have worked together. They don’t try and hog the screen and would compliment each other. So its gonna be Brad Pitt here folks.
B.A.: ICE CUBE. HArdest one here, but Ice has the grimace that T had (more important, again him and Clooney are buddies and he would be favoured), but he has problems of stature. Rock is to pretty, Rhames might work, but he is too smooth. Duncan is just not right. The original T would be cool, but he would stick out in a big name cast of pro actors, and he would be the oldest, and T is just kinda wacko as of late.
OVERALL, count on it being a CLOONEY/PITT film, and the other two to be good actors but not as big. THink Oceans 11, I mean look at all the stars–Clooney, Pitt, Roberts, Garcia, Damon, Cheadle
December 28th, 2004 at 12:58 am
I like all the original suggestions.
Clooney, Carrey and the Rock all work for me. I originally went with Ving Rhames, but the more I think about it the more I like Rock in the role. So…..
Hannibal – Bruce Willis (or Clooney)
Murdock – Jim Carrey (no brainer)
Face – WILL SMITH (I’m stunned no one suggestted this!)
BA – the Rock
Will smith is the man to play face. Face is charming and charismatic, and is often a comical character. Smith does this with tremendous ability.
Plus he can help out on the soundtrack!
Col. Decker – Tommy Lee Jones (a little type cast maybe
December 30th, 2004 at 5:15 am
Terry Crews as B.A.
it’s a NO BRAINER… he’s cheap and he’d be perfect… Clooney and Carrey are the ONLY choices as Hannibal and Murdock… Any pretty boy can be cast as face…
January 15th, 2005 at 5:08 pm
My casting choices are as follows:
Hannibal: Tommy Lee Jones (2nd choice Bruce Willis)
Faceman: Brad Pitt (2nd choice Ted McGinley)
Murdock: Jim Carrey (2nd choice Jim Carrey)
B.A. Baracus: Mr. T (could it be anyone else?)
January 20th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
Definately like your choices.
Have to stick with Clooney as Hannibal there is no better choice in my opinion and I can’t think of anyone else. As for Face, I like Tom Cruise, but he made Mission:Impossible about himself and Face is only one of the characters and not the main one. I have a couple of choices that would fit the bill and both starred with Clooney in supporting roles, Brad Pitt, Mark Wahlberg or Matt Damon, they have all been in movies with Clooney and would fit the Face character. Ben Affleck might not be a bad choice as Face either. I like the choice of Jim Carrey and don’t really think anyone else will play Murdock as good and he seems willing to play a smaller role if it’s right. But in case he’s too expensive to cast, no one has mentioned Will Farrell, I think he could do a good Murdock. I also like your choice for B.A., the Rock definately has the perfect personna to play B.A. in his own way. But I also think either Ice Cube or Ving Rhames would do a good job as B.A. I also agree with the suggestion of Tommy Lee Jones as Col. Decker. I also would like if they included Amy Allen, I think someone like Gwyneth Paltrow or Halle Berry could play her perfectly.
January 21st, 2005 at 2:32 am
Oh my god
Isn´t it hard to find the right guys for acting our idols? I don´t want to see stars in that roles. Except they love the series. And on the other hand, nobody has the money to pay them.
I saw “Ray” yesterday. Everybody talked about Denzel Washington or Sam Jackson for that role.
I think it was good to ask Ray Charles himself who is the right guy. And I think Jamie Foxx did a good job. So I would like to ask Mr. T, Dwight and Dirk, who is the right for their roles.
When you ask me
Hannibal- Ed Harris,Raymond J.Barry,William H.Macy
David Morse
Face – Owen Wilson, Emilio Estevez, Christian
Slater
Murdock – Woody Harrelson(remember Larry Flynt)
B.A. – Ving Rhames(no comment-as good as it
gets)
Amy – Jordana Brewster
Lynch – Dennis Hopper/Lance Henriksen/
Tommy Lee Jones
Maybe to expensive, too
We will see
January 21st, 2005 at 1:16 pm
The key is whether the guys can work together, and make it seem believable.
I think Clooney would do a fine job as Hannibal.
Murdock is a side show of humor. He need not be a big star, however he has to have comedic timing. How about French Stewart?
The Rock is Perfect!
Face is the challenge. They have to be a pretty boy, and able to succeed remarkably and fail miserably. He has to compliment Murdock. He needs to play a straight man to Murdock. There are so many bad choices it is hard. Never Brendan Fraiser or Luke Wilson. While Jude Law could pull it off, I would perfer someone more like Ethan Hawke or Colin Farrell.
What do ya think?
January 24th, 2005 at 3:12 pm
My suggestion:
Hannibal: George Clooney
Face: Brad Pitt
Murdock: Jim Carrey
BA: LL Cool J
January 26th, 2005 at 2:51 am
who i would like to see as the cast.
Hannibal – sean connery
Face – matt damon
Murdock – jim carrey
B.A – michal duncan clark
the cost would be high but with a cast like this
the movie would be a success.
January 28th, 2005 at 11:11 am
OK, I’ll have my say in this as well. I’ve read everything up to 3/4 of the page, so maybe these suggestions were made in the part I didn’t read.
Hannibal – George Clooney. I have to agree on this one. You need someone with natural authority and also a big actor because otherwise he’s unbelievable as the leader of the team. However came up with Clint Eastwood, good idea, hadn’t thought of that one but I think he’s too old and too serious to play the kind of clichéd role that in essence all of the characters are. And Viggo Mortensen??? No! too serious and not enough of an acting authority
Face – Rob Lowe??? Shit man, this one is tough. Tom Cruise: NO. I think most of the people oversee one very important part of the Face character. He may have been a ladies man, but people, look back at all the episoded, the guy struck out more than he got lucky! It has to be a slick person, too slick for most women to really fancy and he has to be a bit loserish and still cool at the same time. Don’t know how Mr Benedict pulled that off but he did and seeing how Mr Lowe has had his fair share of losses (read: home videos) and has come back sort of on top I think he could actually play this. Cruise is too much of a winner in all his roles and none of the other names I saw gave me the “YES” feeling, but I’m open to other suggestions…
Murdock – Jim Carey. Of course, this is just too obvious for anyone to deny. I Dwight Schultz had died before Jim Carey was born I’d have thought Jim was Dwight in a past life. However thought of Jack Black, good call, never thought of him but mostly that’s probably because I’m just to eager to see the Tenacious D flic I here is coming. But in a match up between the 2 for this role Jim Carey would win hands down: the looks, the madness, the genuine craziness, the serious moments… it’s just Jim Carey all the way
BA – OK, first of all, someone had the idea of having BA being captured and having his (probably long lost) brother to come help rescue him and I have to say, I like it! I even concidered a story line where the whole original team is finally captured by Decker because Hannibal wasn’t around for some reason and a B-team with all the stars mentioned here come rescue them, but then it wouldn’t be an A-team movie so I I hereby withdraw this suggestion. No one can replace Mr T, the only actor I can think of in the same type of role is Vingh Rhames. He has the presence, the authority and the posture. Ice Cube? No way! I wouldn’t believe him lifting a man above his head and throwing him over a jeep unless he looses his belly and starts working out like a man posessed… And the Rock? He is just not a BA! For one I agree with however said he’s just not black enough but he’s not the type either. He’s too brainy or something for a simple “BA smash!” type role however stupid this may sound (oops, that’s the hulk… maybe Eric Bana could play BA? just kidding…)
Other parts:
Amy or whoever – get some woman we’re not used to seeing being very sexy in a movie. I heard Jessica Simpson is gonna do the Dukes movie, I was surprised but amused at the same time. Surprise me again. The person who suggested Laetitia Casta should be one of the women in this movie: YES!!!!!! Maybe not Amy, but oh hell yes please let her walk around in some skimpy clothes for more than a few scenes because you guys out there that don’t know her: she is the single most beautiful woman in the world! I kid you not.
Decker – Tommy Lee Jones. I can fully agree on this one. Ed Harris is too serious and in almost every bad guy part Tommy Lee Jones has ever played he already was Decker. An over the top Decker, but Decker nonetheless.
Those are my votes, now let’s all send them to Hollywood and get this done! Although having the discussion is much more fun probably than the movie will be, with this much anticipation it can only be a deception. But movie makers out there, prove me wrong! I beg you! And get the 100 million for the cast! I’ll donate 1 dollar, there must be 100 million A-team fans out there surely!
January 30th, 2005 at 5:21 am
this has kept us amused at the work for about a year. when IS it happening
Cloony yeah
Pitt ideal
carey great but what about johhny depp
vingh Rhames is THE only choice
and tommy lee jones for decker
this is our a team but we have b c and d teams lined up just in case some of those bullets get lucky
January 30th, 2005 at 7:37 pm
Ving Rahmes is 7 years younger than T, why not go for mr. T than??
February 1st, 2005 at 7:18 pm
quienes del grupo ya fallesieron? hannibal
February 2nd, 2005 at 2:43 am
I too believed jim carrey would be murdock. i don’t know if hoolywood is producing an a-eteam movie but i have created one of my own that i have been working on.
February 6th, 2005 at 9:54 pm
okay.
Now i read all those comments and i have to say what i think would work:
John “Hannibal” Smith : Leslie Nielsen. -I have to agree with those two who choosed him for the role of Hannibal. There is something with him i can’t really put the finger on. But i think he would make justice to that role
Templeton “Face” Peck: Now that’s a hard one. Really hard one. You must have someone really smoothy guy there. But, after what i’ve seen here -i think that Matt Damon could have that role. Or why not Ewan McGregor?
H.M Murdock: Of course it must be Jim Carrey. He even looks like Dwight Schultz. And come on, he must be serious in some movies.
Bosco “B.A” Baracus: Theres only one B.A. And of course that’s Mr T! But, if we can’t have him i think Ving Rhames could make it as B.A. He has a look that scares you in the same way B.A made.
Amy is another hard one. But i would like to see Tia Carrere. She’s good-looking and she can fight (Watch Relic Hunter)
Col. Lynch is another hard one, but there i think we have the role for George Clooney!
Of course it never could be A-team as we remembered it. But, it could be a nice try!
February 11th, 2005 at 3:08 pm
hannibal-coloneey ..because he has matured well.
face-tom cruise interesting?.. try jet li ( flipped it)that bloke from “now and again”
murdoch-definity not j.c -jack black?pitt-funny in oceans 11/12. ben stiller
ba- clubber lang?lol …big,black bad!!! try…morgan freeman lol..ask mr.t to do it ving rhames
col.lynch– bruce campbell
February 14th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
This is all pretty interesting. I just found out about the possible movie. Anyone have an idea when production would start and when the movie might come out? As for the cast I have to give my opinion as well:
Hannibal:
Clooney (I think he’d be perfect)
Face:
Ryan Reynolds (I think he’d pull it off well)
Murdock:
Jim Carrey (Perfect)
B.A.:
The Rock (I agree with a lot of people, no one could replace B.A. I really like the idea of someone new trying the role. The Rock would be great.)
February 15th, 2005 at 8:02 pm
Clooney is perfect for Hannibal. I think Brad Pitt for Murdock and I think those who say Jim Carrey are crazy!! how is he ever going to be an army pilot?? The Faceman is difficult but I think that Johnny Depp would be best suited as he could play a pretty boy with a bit of cockyness about him perfectly. But of course the biggest role is the role of Bosco B.A. Baracus. The movie itself would be a huge letdown since the series was a cult classic and changing the cast and timeset is going to mess it up anyway, so with that in mind we must let go of the Mr. T/ B.A comparisons. They were indeed the same person in a way, Mr. T is a unique man and will never be replaced so the Rock is the obvious choice because he is also unique and probably the biggest action star at the moment, and he should play BA in his style and not Mr T’s
Todays technology would not suit the A Team story anyway
February 18th, 2005 at 4:36 am
Anybody taking on a role of any of the four characters of the A-Team is taking a risk I don’t think any big time name would be willing to take. First of all they are not just acting a role that is writen out in a script, they are trying to emulate icons of a generation. Much like the remake of Charlies Angles the only way for a film like this to work they would need to cast huge names. The only diference is that Charlies angels aired in the early 70’s, I’m not sure the generation gap has widend enough for a A-team movei. Althou I would definetly go see it.
February 19th, 2005 at 5:39 am
Cloony would make a good hanibal
Carrey is the only person qualified to play merdock
I would have to give Ben Aflack my pick as face, because he is desperate for a quality movie and he fits the mold.
Ving Rhymes for B.A. based on his preasence alone throw chains and a mowhock on him and he dosn’t even have to say anything.
February 22nd, 2005 at 9:05 am
The only way…
Hannibal: R. Lee Ermey
Face: Ben Aflack
Murdock: Nick Cage
B.A.: Michael-Clarke Duncan
But will Ermey go for all of the round put downrange with no kills? Semper Fi!
February 27th, 2005 at 6:26 am
i just looked at the Dukes of Hazzard web page and see whoing is playing Bo and Luke Duke, just told me that whoever we choose to play the parts of the baddest team around isn’t going to matter in the eyes of the people with the money. But i think that the parts should go to,
Hannibal: Clooney
Face: Paul Walker
Murdock: Will Ferrel
B.A: The Rock
Decker: Tommy Lee Jones or Jim Voight
March 1st, 2005 at 3:43 am
HERE YOU GO!
Mel Gibson as Hannibal
Matthew McConaughey as Face
Jim Carrey as Murdoch
Ice Cube as B.A
Perfect!
March 2nd, 2005 at 11:05 am
Your 5 steps to every plot was spot on, but you forgot a key element: Mr. T hated to fly, so on every episode they came up with a creative way to knock him out and haul him onto the plane. That cast would be ideal, but in reality, we need someone like some star b- actors. Might I suggest the mighty duo of Michael Dudikoff and Ice- T, for starters? They’ve handled every situation possible for a b-action movie(including a space station disaster). Also, segal has been slutting himself out to korean film makers ever since he got out of rehab, so I’m sure he’d be down. The only catch with using steven is you’d have to include a plot twist of him stopping exploitation of ________ (insert cause here, e.g. relatives, native Americans, eskimos, back water okies, children penpals, the environment, etc.
March 17th, 2005 at 2:00 pm
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
Face – Pierce Brosnan
Murdock – Jim Carrey (of course)
B(i pity the fool)A – Ving Rames
Amy Ellen – Elizabeth Berkley
Decker – Alan Dale (O,C – Jim Robinson)
March 18th, 2005 at 12:22 pm
BA- Schwarzenegger or Mr Tea. Mr Tea would be ideal.
March 22nd, 2005 at 1:25 am
someone mentioned Robin Williams as Murdock..as a die hard fan..i don’t want him anywhere near the A-Team (too old anyway). Jim Carrey is too over the top for Murdock, tho Johnny Depp could pull it off nicely..but no one could ever really replace Dwight Schultz. someone else mentioned making Face a woman..noooooo..they already did that to Starbuck in the new Battlestar Galactica series! I’ve accepted George Clooney as Hannibal..BA..not sure, I was never really a BA fan..Murdock and Face were my reasons for tuning in. I think Lance Henrickson would make an excellent Decker.
March 22nd, 2005 at 5:42 pm
Hannibal: Clooney would work
Face: Hugh Jackman
HM Murdoch: Owen Wilson
BA: The Rock or Mr. T if he’s up to it
March 26th, 2005 at 4:57 pm
I loved your post about an A Team movie.It was very funny. It nailed the appeal of the show and the actors, The show was also popular because they usually helped someone who was in trouble usually a girl. Speaking as a girl, it was great that the show often had a romantic part to it, and all of the guys got to display a romantic side of themselves once in awhile. All of the guys were good looking but not too pretty, except for Face. I have an alternate suggestion for the role of Howling Mad Dog Murdock. Brent Spiner who played Data on Star Trek. Like the original Mad Dog he is kinda good looking, and kinda goofy looking. He is a wonderful actor as evidenced by times that he got to play other roles on Star Trek without silver skin and wierd contacts. He is probably also more accessible than Jim Carey. He also probably needs the work.
March 29th, 2005 at 1:46 pm
I cannot, and will not agree with whole line up! you are talking about millions of blokes hero`s, How can you even consider for a second having the Rock as B.A Baracus?! hes not even black you fools. Clooney- Yes. Carey-Yes. Cruise- NO!THE ROCK- Fook off! Owen Wilson-Face. and Ving Rames for Mr T. And I really thimk you should take back your choice for The Rock. Think about it dude!!!!
April 2nd, 2005 at 1:02 am
well rhink
hanibal smith_____lesli nielsen
face______________tom cruise/*rob estes
murdokc_____________jim carrey
ba__________________el mismo barakus oses mr T o x ultuimo la roca
April 12th, 2005 at 5:12 am
hannibal – mel gibson
face – jefferson from married with children
murdock – jim carrey
ba – ving rhames or mr. t as himeself again
April 13th, 2005 at 2:13 pm
Clooney’s a perfect fit, but Cruise would never sign on. Too high-and-mighty
and Owen Wilson is NOT cute enough to play Face Peck! I remeber being so in love with Face when I was younger. What about David Duchovney? He’s definately got the charmer part down, and a little whimpy. And as much as I love The Rock’s movies, I think people would be upset with the change. You need someone who could be truer to BA’s character. I agree that Ving Rhames would do well, or Ice Cube. And Owen Wilson would be a much better Murdock than Face.
April 16th, 2005 at 4:19 am
Mel Gibson – Hannibal Smith
John Stamos – Faceman
John Malcovish – H.M. Murdock
Vignes Rimes – B.A. Baracus
April 16th, 2005 at 4:23 am
Anthony Hopkins – Hannibal
John Stamos – Faceman
John Malcovish – H.M. Murdock
Vignes Rimes – B.A. Baracus
April 25th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Hannibal—-George Clooney
FacemanPaul Walker or Mark-Paul Gosselaar
MurdockJim Carrey
B.A.—-Wesley Snipes
May 28th, 2005 at 11:08 pm
If Terry Crews doesn’t play B.A., I’ll be sitting this one out.
June 21st, 2005 at 3:15 am
LETS BE REALISTIC YOU WON’T GET TOM CRUISE OR JIM CARREY, I SAY MAKE IT AN ACTION/COMEDY
HANNIBAL- LESLIE NIELSON
B.A.- TERRY CREWS
FACE- LUKE WILSON
MURDOCK- OWEN WILSON
June 22nd, 2005 at 2:21 am
Changing the complete content of a, yes, wacky, slapstick overaction show to a cloned action shooter with the same script of a thousand different titles is a complete insult to the fun and laughter of the original show. (refering to the information on December 1 by Jared Willis)
The idea of changing a semi wholesome fun action dare I say “family show” into a blood, gore and splatter fest of no specific value and therefore, “entertainment”, therefore, just insultive to anyone who foolishly watches this movie. To those responsible for the production of this film, (if it can be called that) QUIT YO’ CRAZY TALK SUCKAZ!!
ps: I got one thing to say with replacing the van with a hummer. What the F@#K?
June 26th, 2005 at 11:54 am
HANNIBAL- clooney
B.A.- MR T or Ving Rhaymes
FACE- Matthew McConaughey
MURDOCK- JOHN MALKOVICH JHONNY KNOXVILLE or Nick Cage or even Jason Lee
I hear that WWE have a film company now so they could remake it (god forbid) and use wrestlers in all the roles. It would suck ass big time with this cast
HANNIBAL- JBL
B.A.- Booker T
FACE- Randy Orton
MURDOCK- Rob Van Dam
how about a Dwarf version
HANNIBAL- Warwick Davis
B.A.- Gary Coleman
FACE- Wee Man / Tom Cruise
MURDOCK- Verne Troyer
June 29th, 2005 at 1:59 am
I think a cool combo would be
Mel Gibson/Gary Busey Hanibal
Scott Lee(Kevin Smith Jersey Trilogy) Murdock
Mr T Sorry I know but he is the man!
Ben Affleck Face
just my 2 cents enjoy
July 5th, 2005 at 2:17 am
George Clooney- hanibal
Jude Law- Face
Jim-Carrey-Murdoch
Wesley Snipes-B.A
July 5th, 2005 at 6:54 pm
I agree with Clooney as Hannibal although I think the following line-up would be better
Face – Owen Wilson
Murdock – Matthew Lillard (I did consider Will Smith as a slight deviation)
BA – Take a look at Ice T in Torque, he was made for the part!
Decker – Samuel L Jackson
I don’t think they need to bother with a female fill in character like Amy and I think it should stick to the original concept before the introduction of Stockwell and Frankie.
July 9th, 2005 at 5:22 pm
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August 25th, 2007 at 10:21 am
August 23rd, 2005 at 7:29 am
Face – Josh Lucas
Murdock – Alan Tudyk (pirate steve on dodgeball and Wat Falhurst in a knights tale)
BA – Malcolm-Jamal Warner (flash back to old tv show “Three”)
keeps the cost down but still makes the cut
September 14th, 2005 at 8:32 pm
What’s the deal?
Murdock – can only be substituted by Jim Carrey
Face – you need a charming and handsome toughguy … go for Jason Stratham (he’s great in fast cars) or Julian McMahon … not one of those ‘beautyboys’
Hannibal – asskickin’ in action sequences and ‘old’ enough … get Patrick Stewart … give him a cigar and you’ll see … Jason Stratham might fit here too
B.A. – only ONE choice … never change the driver or you mechanic
I love the one and only James Bond … but he’s a little to old. There are better roles for Sir Sean Connory.
September 21st, 2005 at 11:12 am
Hannibal – Dennis Hopper
Faceman – Johnny Depp
“Howling Mad” Murdock – Jim Carrey
B.A. Baracus – Ice Cube
September 23rd, 2005 at 5:34 am
just make the freakin movie
November 17th, 2005 at 6:06 am
If you cast all new actors then the film would seem wierd. we need a link from the series to the film, which is why Mr.T should play B.A! No other actor is close to him, he made that role, and ‘no fool’ is even close to it! besides, it gives a good cross-over from series to film, and keeps all fans happy.
Hannibal – Bruce Willis
(clooney is too goody-goody and looks like a joke!)
Face – Christian Slater
Murdoch – Jim Carey
(who else!?)
B.A.Baracus – Mr.T himself
Fools!
December 28th, 2005 at 5:18 pm
I was just discussing this with a friend, aos I decided to look around and see what other people thought. For what it’s worth, here’s my two cents’
Hannibal – Christopher Walken
Face – Pierce Brosnan
Murdoch – Jim Carrey, although I think Johnny Knoxville would be a pretty good choice as well. I hadn’t considered him until I read through this page.
BA – Ving Rhames or Ice Cube
January 6th, 2006 at 11:28 am
I’d suggest Steve Buscemi as Face. Maybe he’s not as pretty as some, but he’s got the “con artist” role down pat.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:55 am
People, STOP…LOOK…LISTEN…
The onslaught of an A-Team movie is a completely stupid idea. Some of you have said that because of the style of TV that it was, one cannot possibly remake it and I would agree. However, none of us have any say over what Hollywood decide to do and therefore we must sit back and accept the fact that the original idea of the A-Team is going to be ruined by money hungry idiots.
Now as for the actors to be cast I will completely disagree with ideas of Ice-T, Ice-Cube, Ving Rhames, The Rock, etc…
Have a long hard look… those suggested are too small in size and don’t carry the standard attitude. Mr. T’s attitude was from the soul… he grew up in real life with the attitude due to his convictions over black slavery and his gold chains were a symbolic icon of the chains of slavery. Therefore to replace him in the movie with anyone else simply would not work. Your suggestions for who should play the part would not work because they are in it for the money… you need someone who has Mr. T’s convictions and attitude to slavery and there is only one, Mr. T himself. However, if Mr. T were to turn down the part, then you could only use one other person, Michael Duncan Clarke. He is currently the only Hollywood actor that comes close to B.A Baracus.
Forget for the moment that B.A.Baracus was played by Mr.T… The gold chains were not part of the role of B.A. However, because of Mr.T’s convictions the casting company for the A-Team were told accept it or lose. They had no choice, Mr.T was the only possibility at the time because of how the script/story described B.A. Baracus.
Now taking that into account, most of todays actors are larger than in the early 80’s and the main idea of B.A.Baracus was to suddenly appear out of the shadows and background and put fear into the enemy due to his size. Therefore to carry the same scare and fear which needs to be cast upon the current enemy, Michael Duncan Clarke is the only actor that can personify that act.
You also need to consider the Mohican hair style, again that was not B.A.Baracus, that was Mr.T. So, should the Mohican and gold chains be copied to a new movie if they cannot cast Mr.T?
Think about that when you consider who may replace Mr.T…
February 19th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
Face – Brad Pitt
Murdock – Johnny Depp
B.A. – Ice Cube or Wesley Snipes
No one else can play B.A. like Mr. T but these are the only two that could pull it off.
February 19th, 2006 at 11:46 pm
I like Johnny Depp of Jack Black as as Murdoch. I still think Carey is the ideal, but I know Depp or Black could pull it off, too.
February 20th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
Jack Black as Murdoch, what drugs r u on. Carey couldn’t pull it of the way Depp could.
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April 3rd, 2006 at 7:20 pm
I think you should use a porch instead of a corvette.
April 29th, 2006 at 11:50 am
Hannibal – George Clooney, obvious
Murdoch – Jason Lee (the guy from my name is earl)
BA Baracus – Ving Rhames
Face – the tough one to pick, from the leftfield Ben Affleck! Has the looks and the right amount of corniness to do it
May 13th, 2006 at 10:53 am
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
Face – George Clooney
Murdoch – Adam Sandler
BA – Ice Cube
This is how it needs to be. These actors fit perfectly. Screw the budget, just make it happen, this could be the great (tv) movie of all time.
The story needs to include them escaping from Fort Bragg as a starting point, then opening credits (including original music), then onto modern day.
Personally I’d like to see the Colonel Decker role reprised aswell and played by Tom Hanks; again, screw the budget, just make it happen.
May 25th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
I have been dream-casting this movie for years. Here’s my picks:
Hannibal Smith – Clooney, of course.
Face – Matt Damon
Murdoch – Dane Cook (the new Jim Carrey)
B.A. – Lawrence Fishburne
May 29th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Has anyone heard any updates on the movie? Everything I have seen seems to be from 2004 or earlier. Are they still going to do it?
August 25th, 2006 at 6:10 pm
John Marcotte,
First, you can really write your ASS off (that’s high praise). I love your ideas. Personally, I’d like to see some unknowns for a change. Thousands of hollywood actors out there with no work – while we watch too many crappy movies. Get those NEW actors some work…
August 28th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
i do agree that Mr T should get to play BA in the movie, they did it for Arnie in Terminator 3 but failing that.
Hanibal-Keifer Sutherland
Mr T-Ice cube
Face-heath ledger
murdoch-the red headed guy in a knights tale
August 28th, 2006 at 1:52 pm
i agree with john marcotte. Dwight Shultz was vitually unknown before he got the part of Murdoch.They should sreen cast the part of Murdoch using the same techniqes. It worked first time round.
September 17th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Ok, first off I think Jim Carrey is too over-the-top for the role of Mad Murdoch. From what I remember, Murdoch was more of an eccentric type. So here we go:
Mad Murdoch – Steve Buscemi (In so many movies, a name. And probably cheap)
Face – Vince Vaughn (possibly…and I don’t think he would break the bank)
Hannibal – Ed Harris
B.A. – Mr. T himself, or The Rock. I really don’t know of a short stocky black man who fits the mold. You may need to go with an unknown on this one.
September 20th, 2006 at 11:12 am
Is this stil a goer then?>>
September 25th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
No way you could get this cast together but,…..
Bruce Willis as Hannibal
Carey as Murdock
Luke Wilson as Face
Ice Cube as BA
September 28th, 2006 at 6:59 am
I just read an article that says the A-Team Movie is dead. I’m glad. I would refuse to see an A-Team movie where they recast any of the parts.
There is no one who can play any of the original parts. Dirk Benedict, George Peppard, Dwight Schultz and Mr. T ARE Face, Hannibal, Howlin’ Mad and BA. To recast the parts for a movie will corrupt the parts and I will not spend my money on it.
Also, I read an interview with Stephen Cannell who said that the movie won’t have the humor of the original, so, if this is pure action/adventure movie, why worry about who can handle the humor of Howlin’ Mad? Or reprise the zany aspects of Hannibal or Face?
But, if the movie idead does resurface, here’s my solution. Have Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz and Mr. T reprise their roles as Face, Howlin’ Mad and BA. The new A-Team is a group of guys who grew up on the legend of the original A-Team. They meet in the Gulf War, life happens and now they are on the run. Needing help, they search for and find the remaining members of the original A-Team and the action starts.
This way, they can cast whoever they want because they are not messing with fond memories of the originals.
September 28th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
Hannibal could be Richard Dean Anderson, have you seen him lately in stargate, he is even got the grey
Face could be Ryan Reynolds could pull off the con man, have you seen VanWilder
Murdock could be Dane Cook, thats a funny guy
BA could be the Rock, or Michael Clark Duncan. All these guys are Known, but none are real expensive actors
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:54 am
Well, I thought of another A-Team movie I would go see. How the A-Team got together and became the A-Team as we knew them. Go back to Vietnam. How they met, how they became legends, some of their missions, the Bank of Hanoi job, their capture, the stockade break and their disappearance into the Los Angeles underground to become modern day Robin Hoods. How did Murdock wind up in the mental ward, rather than in jail and on the run with the rest of them? Why Los Angeles? Why stick together when, together they were so distinctive and apart they would have a better chance of hiding? Why did they keep their distinctive names, rather than change them legally? Start the movie with the Schultz, Benedict and Mr. T (as Murdock, Face and BA, of course) at Hannibal’s funeral reminiscing about how they got together. Then, end the movie with their decision of how to proceed without Hannibal. What will they do now and where will they go?
October 7th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
George Clooney as Hanibal is perfect, because his perfonmance in the Pacemaker.
A thingk that Mark Walberg to be Face.
Veen Disel or Ace Cube as BA Baracus
And John Leguisamo for Murdock for his performance in “The Pest”.
Well I think that the introduction on the series need some changes how the War of Vietnam for the war in the Gulf.
October 9th, 2006 at 6:55 pm
The A-Team was an important part of my life growing up, so naturally the actors to portray them in the movie would have to share the same charisma as the originals.
Starting off with FACE I would have to go with George Clooney and Murdock as the funny man Jim Carrey.
Although I am a huge fan of the “Rock” I would have to give the part to Mr. Green mile man Micheal Duncan Clark.
For Hannibal I would say either Gene Hackman or Tommy Lee Jones. I can picture them somehow with a cigar in their mouth and saying so confidently “I love it when a plan comes together.
However being how the show was depicted during the 80’s and technology wasn’t particularly advanced it’s plastered everywhere. So to make it interesting, you have to have a techno savvy member. Someone that could hack into any computer system and get out without getting detected but most importantly to upgrade the oh so pleasant combat kick ass vehicle the A-team seemed to build in 10 minutes. A fifth wheel as you say to complete the new A-Team.
Oh one last thing they would be soldiers of fortune as the intro says but of the Persian Gulf War
November 23rd, 2006 at 12:52 pm
This must be one of the most epic discussions on the net.
but hold on Folks, you have to calm down. IF this movie gets made it won’t be for ages; we’ll be treated to the spectacle of a geriatric A-Team. Picture it: Hannibal (Leslie Nielsen) trying to help exiled Cubans reclaim their homeland after the death of Castro in exchange for a lifetime’s supply of cigars but thwarted by old age. Faceman (Michael Caine) is frustrated that his chat-up techniques are not working now that he no longer looks as he did in Alfie/the Italian Job, Murdoch (Liza Minelli’s ex – David guest) forgets to take his Alzheimer’s medication and crashes the helicopter. Meanwhile BA (still Mr T – Mutha, there IS no other!) is holed up in hospital with a jippy prostate.
Also, everyone seems to be forgetting that the cast has to be roughly the same age so here’s a “realistic” version:-
Hannibal – George Clooney (sorry not to be more original but it is the most likely choice)
Faceman – Tony Blair (needs a new job, possesses smug grin and lies convincingly)
Murdoch – Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead 2 Is a work of insane genius and there is no ego on this man)
BA – Give a new dude a chance, just go and pick someone off Muscle Beach, I’m sure they drink plenty of milk. If it bombs they can return to obscurity.
Of course this movie is taking so long to get off the ground that we should be casting way into the future so the cast can grow into their roles. Here is my FANTASY LINE-UP. They are unknown but give them a chance:-
Hannibal – Huey from the Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Allowed to be a little older. He got a band together so he must be able to get a plan together. Plus he was in the marines and could bring genuine experience to the role.
BA – Jonah Lomu, ex-New Zealand rugby international. Google this guy, you won’t believe how huge and scary he is. And since he is a Mouri, he has that whole tribal gang element to him. Just perfect.
Face – Keith Murray, Guitarist with We Are Scientists. Before you say “who?”/ “What the F***?” go to google, type in “we are scientists horoscope” and keep playing the “love” clips which show this indecently handsome lad spouting terrible chat up lines. Even so, clothes and wallets will be removed. Oh yes…
Murdoch – Russell Brand. Could have been Face but I think he’d scare the kids. Nevertheless he’s certifiable, hilarious and even wears something that looks like a WW1 flying scarf.
Job Done
November 26th, 2006 at 10:34 am
Hannibal – Harrison Ford
Face – George Clooney
Murdoch – Brad Pitt
B.A – Wesley Snipes
December 24th, 2006 at 9:44 am
The plot was supposed to be about guys in the Gulf War I or II. So 20 somethings for most of the cast but an older guy for Hannibal would work. You might pull off one A-list actor, but thats it for the budget. And they would not want to have gold chains and a mohawk on BA, but I think they would have to do an homage somewhere in the movie where the BA character picks up a bunch of heavy chains or picks up a gold medallion or necklace and says, “what do you think?” or “I’m not really in to jewelry” or something. Above all though, you MUST have a welding torch somewhere. Thats a given.
December 24th, 2006 at 9:52 am
By the way. It looks like this movie is a go for around 2008 accorfing to IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/fullcredits
The most disturbing part? They are talking to freakin’ Ryan Seacrest for the part of Face. I guess if there are some guys in tight leather pants that need charming, he’d be OK.
There are some Cameos by the original cast Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict as a cop. Mr.T as a mechanic, Fabio as a thug, that really big guy from Happy Gilmore as a thug, Charles Napier, who was a General in Austin Powers (you know the guy who was off to London En-ga-land) as Lynch.
December 31st, 2006 at 1:22 pm
Don’t expect an all star cast from Stephen Cannell. The entire cast of the original A-Team was a bunch of unknowns or has beens. I am not saying it was a bad show but it was produced very cheaply.
January 11th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
January 30th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I don’t know about the rest of the cast but Murdock should be me. All my life (I’m over 45) family and everyone else says I look like Murdock and act like Murdock. So there you have it–case closed.
February 4th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Hey listen if you ask me, In my own oppinion, and I do believe that it could be a fact. Mel Gibson would really be the perfect role as Hannible. As for Face, Tom Cruise would be perfect to be playing the role. Jim Carrey is really the perfect role for murdock, becuase he is as funny as Dwight Schultz, no doubt about it. Now as for B.A., Wesley Snipes has got to be the best role modell to be him, even though that no one can’t ever replace Mr.T, besdies, he’s tough and he can be mean and more to the point he’s almost as brawn as Mr.T, he’s also black. The Rock could have been the perfectg role as B.A., except that he’s not black, more to the point he and Hulk Hogan we’re enemies and he lost his match agianst the Hulkster. Mr.T, and Hulk Hogan we’re best friends and they’re we’re Tag Team partners and they we’re still friends in the A-Team Serious. Oh! if you ask me about Amy, I think that Sharon Stone or Jaime Lee Curtis would have been a perfect actress. If you do bring Frankie Dishpan Santana, and in which I hope you do as well as Amy Allan, Antonio Banderas would have been Seriusly perfect to be Frankie Dishpan Santana. As for Stock well in Which I hope he’s in the movie as well, and if he’s still alive, Gene Hackman, would be pefect to acting as Hunt Stockwell. Now as for Colonel Decker, I too think that Tommy Lee Jones or Robert Deniro would be perfect to be acting as him, and if his side-kick, Captain Crain, is mentioned and is involved with Col. Decker, Maybe Samuel L. Jackson or Eddie Murphy would have been good to be him. As I for told you, those my best oppions about the A-Team Movie, in which it should be a fact as well.
February 6th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
This may be off the wall, but I could almost see Hugh Laurie as Hannibal.
February 8th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Hannibal — Mel Gibson. I think he even looks a little like George Peppard, especially when he smiles. Unfortunately, I don’t think he acts anymore. So I guess, even though I don’t really like him, Clooney could do well as a semi-comic action character.
Face — Brad Pitt, Mark Wahlberg, or Matt Damon
Murdoch — Although Jim Carrey appears to be the most popular choice, I tend to agree with Mike (Sept. 17, 2007) and think Steve Buscemi would be better.
BA Baracus — the hardest one to cast, and the only A-Team character better known by the name of the actor who played him than the name of the character, also the most readily recognizable member of the team to the mainstream public. At first I was thinking Rhames or Snipes (the Rock hadn’t even crossed my mind, ironically enough), but both of them are actually about as old as Mr. T. So if Mr. T is too old to play BA, why aren’t other actors the same age? I think Ice Cube can pull off the tough-guy act.
Also, for the British A-Team mentioned above, perhaps Lennox Lewis could be the BA equivalent.
February 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Enough talk! Just make it happen! I’m 42 and want to see this movie!
February 19th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Oh yeah, before I die
February 21st, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Oh Yeah, I hope it come out soon? The those cast they talk about is the on show.
March 8th, 2007 at 2:39 am
I think they should leave it alone.
what they should do is get the three remaining actors together and do the movie. the plot would be that hannibals been killed and the others are gonna sort the baddies out who killes him!!
whaadya think?? good hey, hey ??
March 24th, 2007 at 11:18 am
I also think that they should leave it alone.
Other actors in the roles!! NO WAY!!!
The actors that SHOULD and must play the roles are:
Face – Dirk Benedict
Howling Mad Murdock – Dwight Schultz
B.A. Baracus – Mr. T
Hannibal – George Peppard(George is the “one and only” Hannibal)
I too have a similar idea that the team go after Hannibal’s killers and recruit new team members to make up a new A-Team.
THAT is the only way the movie would really work.
Why mess with perfection??
March 24th, 2007 at 11:23 am
April 4th, 2007 at 6:41 am
I don’t think you’d want either Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise for Face – you want actors who can forget their celebrity and be the character. Face was smooth on the outside, hesitant on the inside – neither of those two could do it convincingly. Clooney might be able to play Hannibal, but I have my doubts. I don’t know if he could effectively put across the fun Hannibal was having. And Jim Carrey as Murdock would never work – he doesn’t seem to know how to rein it in. Murdock may have been crazy, but he wasn’t frenzied.
April 11th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
I agre with Annie’s views.Cast Benedict, Schultz and Mr T. In their search for Hannibal’s killer, they uncover a lot to ( etc). They recruit/ meet several other characters along the way, who do the heavy stunts. It’s going to be a big turkey, if the name and fame of the A Team is used, but the film hasn’t got the original actors in far more than insultingly brief cameos.
April 11th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
Got a great idea ! Why not call the movie, ‘Not, The A Team’, and make something ORIGINAL ?? What is this thing..with ripping off original success and making turkeys in the same name ? Laziness… I agree with Annie’s comment. Use the original cast – or forget it.
April 11th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
I agree with Genny’s and Annie’s comments.
Keep the original actors.
I like the idea that the original team members search for Hannibal’s killers and recruit new team members.
There have been too many remake of movies that fail because they don’t have access or use the original actors.
Hollywood is lucky is that they still three of the original actors of the A-Team. They should be grateful for that and not try to make a terrible remake.
April 12th, 2007 at 10:38 am
I dunno: remakes can be both good and bad. The Italian Job, Ocean’s Eleven, The Thing, etc.
This year’s Best Picture Oscar went to “The Departed,” a remake of the Hong Kong movie “Internal Affairs.”
Plenty of remakes stink, but sometimes a remake manages to breath new life into a series or makes us see it in a different way.
April 14th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
Hannibal: Mel Gibson is perfect, just the right toughness with humor for this part.
Face: Matthew McConaughey, can play almost any type of charachter, and works well with my choice for Murdock.
Murdock: Steve Zahn, very funny actor, but can be serious when needed.
B.A.:LL Cool J, another great actor and singer.
The role of B.A. doesn’t need to be played by the biggest guys in Hollywood. In the TV series there were bigger guys (foes) than Mr. T.
One last opinion, I hope this ends up as a Bruckheimer film as everything he touches seems to be golden.
April 21st, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Hannibal: George Clooney is the only real choice I’ve seen listed here… he has the talent and the charisma to pull it off
Face man: I would rather nail my feet to the floor then see Tom cruise play Face man.. I was originally tempted to suggest Mark Wahlberg after his performance in The Italian Job. But I decided Josh Hartnett after seeing his brief appearances in Sin City.
Murdock: Dwight Schultz was fantastic in his portrayal of Murdock. Insane in a harmless way with enough grip on reality and seriousness to still do his job in the team. In my opinion there is only one man who could do it as well as Dwight Schultz and that would have to be Johnny Depp
B.A. Baracus: There is only one real choice and that is Mr T. But if he can’t play the part for health reasons, then I’d have to go with The Rock
April 27th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Altho I can almost see George Clooney in the main role I dont think he could pull off Peppards oddball sense of flair and fun and jest. As for the rest I dont buy any of them. Jim Carey as Murdoch no way. Rock as T is a joke and I can see one actor who could capture the develish impertinence and impeccable delivery of face and his cons. I also believe like most reruns of tv shows this will fail because when it worked it was because it they fitted the sensibility of the its time. All the gun shooting was done that way it was because back then the tv boards and sensors would not allow the kind of violence and slashing we see now. The A team was a “cartoon” with flair and fun until even they took themselve too seriuosly aka Robert Vaughn who did what Col Lynch could never do and bring down the team. He was terrible. Also no one none mentioned Melinda Culea who opened the series and added some very good counterpount to the all boys club until the writers shoehorned here in to such rotten bits she left. This has been confirmed by most of the cast over the years. Using the original cast might be ok (GP is dead of course) If the orig guys would do it maybe but even then I dont think feeling created by the show can be recreated and they would have to come at from some weird angle. They tried this with Bewitched. It was a mess even with the great Nora Epron (Sleepless in Seattle etc) directing. Bomb. Charlies Angels YUK and god knows how many other turkies. YES there is chance it might break the mold but I pity the fool who tries. It has about as much chance as us finding HM’s invisible dog billy. Leave it alone sucker.
April 29th, 2007 at 5:00 am
April 30th, 2007 at 8:06 am
Agree with Annies comment and think that they should leave things alone. IF you are going to do this keep the original actors. It was there chemistry that made it work.
And why replace Hannibal at all? As someone suggested he could have been killed or died and the team comes back because of this as the hook in to the story. I would also add as one other poster mentioned the forgotten role of Amy as sympthy vote etc. In the original she played this peaacmaker (when the writers let her) keeping the guys in line when they started to argue etc and the back and forth comebacks were funny and made for some of the great moments in the first years of the run. Doubtful that Melinda would do it ( but as a long time fan of her work I would love her to reprise the role somehow. However if they useded her role they replace her with Anjelina Jolie or Tia Carerre or some such and spoil that too.
However, if you read Stephen Cannell’s interview in early 2004 for the movie, people would really get shot. He wanted bone breaking real action. The bullets flying where nonone got killed worked then because of the time and the writing but it would not work on the big screen now. This is a different time.
Why mess with perfection? Well, maybe it was not perfect but why mess with it at all. There are too many bombs that have tryed to convert to big screen and I doubt I would rush to see it Tom cruise or Brad Pitt Steve Buscemi etc make a muck of a great show.
(Actually there was one show where a dead body did fly into a scene)….so someone did get killed.
tims
May 2nd, 2007 at 1:09 am
Sam Rockwell could play a good Murdoch. He was brilliant in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Steve Buscemi could probably pull it off too. I think Jim Carry just isn’t a good match. Someone else mentioned Steve Zahn, that would work too. Jim Carry is a terrible uncreative choice and it would ruin the movie, not that I would expect it to be great anyway. Luke Wilson couldn’t do it either, because Lue Wilson is always Luke Wilson. Heck, his brother Owen could probably do a better job. But personally I like Rockwell for the part.
Cloony really would make a good Hannibal. He pulled off both Three Kings and Syriana, along with a host of other things.
I’d rather they went with an unknown for Face, who was always pulled in kind of against his will anyway. Basically he was always just along for the ride. But whoever they get he better not be in his twenties, because Face is supposed to be a bit more “seasoned”. I think out of everyone mentioned maybe Ethan Hawke could do it, but that’s probably a stretch.
Who plays BA Baracus depends on whether or not the role is going to be as campy as the original. If it is then the movie won’t work in today’s market anyway. I’m not even going to make a suggestion on this one.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
i agree with george clooney and the rock and jim carrey face is the only one i cant figure out
May 10th, 2007 at 8:17 am
This guy should play a role in the movie! Check him out – WOW
Where is this guy?
May 11th, 2007 at 7:35 am
how funny is it that no one has comented on the most obvious choices hows dis?
murdoch>>jim carrey
ba>>>>the rock (love that idea by the way)
heres the twist
face>>>>christian bale(batman begins and equilibrium)
hanibal>>>>>mel gibson or tommy lee jones
May 28th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Great idea, love the casting.
Here are some more ($ issues aside, and in a perfect world):
Hannibal: Gene Hackman(Peppard’s practically irreplacable in this role, but gotta give it a shot, and Hackman has the aura of a great leader)
Face: Leo DiCaprio (could be a suprising change-of-pace role) or Adrian Grenier
Murdock: Jim Carey (it is obvious/can’t miss)
B.A.: Mr. T (he still looks the same and could pull it off, it’d be interesting)
May 28th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Love the ideas so far. But, does anybody know — is this REALLY going to go into production? There’s been rumors for years on the net, and imdb.com has a page about.
Here are mine:
HANNIBAL: Kevin Costner (just think he’d fit well)
FACE: Vince Vaughn (good-looking guy who seems to bea talk-my-way-out-of-anything character in most of his movies)
MURDOCK: Adam Sandler (if he reverts to the 90’s version of himself when he was goofy; lately he’s too feminized/over-sensitive for a guy or something)
B.A.: Stephan A. Smith – from ESPN, (he seems to fit the profile of angry black man); but I agree Mr. T could still pull it off
May 29th, 2007 at 7:18 am
Hannibal (wise leader): Kevin Costner
Face (con-man who can talk): Vince Vaughn
Murdock (goofy): Adam Sandler
B.A. (the muscle and the attitude): Ice Cube
May 29th, 2007 at 9:50 am
June 12th, 2007 at 7:51 am
Love some of the suggestions folks but how about…
Tommy Lee Jones (Hannibal)
Murdoch (Jim Carey)
BA (Ving Rhames)
Face (Christian Bale)
I think Ving Rhames would be great as BA. You can’t give any actor Mr T’s look but for presence you cant go far wrong with Ving Rhames.
June 21st, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Some of the suggestions are great and i think many of them work i actually sent my idea to the creator of the A-Team Stephen J. Cannell and got a very good response from his daughter with these
(Hannible) John Travolter
(Murdoch) Jim Carey
(BA) Ving Rhames
(Face)Rob Lowe
But any ideas could work for Hannible or Face but BA has to be Ving Rhames and Murdoch has to be Jim Carey
June 28th, 2007 at 4:29 am
July 16th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Hola hola
Gracias por recibir mi mesaje, mé parece grandioso que vayan a hacer la pelicula de The A Team ya que era una de mis series favoritas en los 80 todavia la siguen transmitiendo aca en Colombia, en opinión personal el casting de personajes tienene algunos aciertos pero tambien tiene falencias en la selección de los actores, yo por mi parte les sugeriria a la productora que tuviera en cuenta mi lista de selección de casting:
Personajes
Coronel John “Hannibal” Smith
Anthony Hopkins: (El silencio de los inocentes)
Teniente Templeton “Face” Peck
George Cloney: (Ocean´s Eleven)
Capitan H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock
Jim Carrey: (The Truman show)
Sargento Bosco “B.A.” Barracus
Mr. T (El de la serie original)
Para mi concepto estos personajes ademas del biotipo cumplen con las caracteristicas y llegarian a representar fielmente en esencia lo que era el A-Team original, espero que tengan en cuenta mi opiniĂłn y sea oida por la misma productora que ve hacer el remake y tambien por los fanaticos de esta serie.
September 14th, 2007 at 5:35 am
NO TOM CRUISE!!! HE IS A PSYCHO! IT WOULD KILL THE MOVIE IF HE WERE CAST. NO ONE WANTS THE MEMBERS OF A-TEAM WITH A SCIENTOLOGY UNDERCURRENT. YUCK!!
BOYCOTT THE IDIOT!
September 28th, 2007 at 12:57 am
look what i found.
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2097/ateamxl5.png
October 4th, 2007 at 2:58 am
if they make it a joke out of it like they did my beloved starsky and hutch ( ben stiller i ,ll never forgive you) fuck it
October 4th, 2007 at 4:33 am
Ok, lets look past the obvious and save as much money as we can (and get a better cast).
Hannibal- Nathan Fillion
Face- james Marsden
Murdock- Jim Carrey
BA – Michael Clark Duncan
October 6th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
and what about coronel decker……..anthony hopkins???
October 6th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Murdock-Pauly Shore
B.A.-Terry Crews
October 8th, 2007 at 1:06 am
ya know if clooneys got the rights then he,ll be hannibal i like the hannibals son idea that way they can bring back the originals dirk said he wouldn,t do a walk on but whats he done lately? why isn,t it on t.v. anymore butttt…. jim carrey is murdock tommy lee jones is decker brad pitt as face and that big black cat from the green mile can,t remember his name as b.a. i read though once tommy lee jones would never work with carrey again but seeings how most of the jazz went on between hannibal and decker i don,t see them having many scenes together anyway and to keep the story line believeable looking for daddys 9 Hannibal)killer would be an easier plot line then getting back into the whole war thing we have enough of that shit in reality. someone earlier in this blog suggested that i am going on but i have a hannibal addiction
October 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Hannibal – George Clooney
Face – Brendan Frasier
Murdock – Jim Carey
B.A. – Terry Crews (the only logical choice for this role imo)
October 20th, 2007 at 6:16 am
November 7th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
The best idea for BA would be – Terry Tate – Office linebacker – not sure of his real name but certainly has the Size and Attitude to pull it off. Fits with the budget also.
November 20th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
A lot of people have some great ideas, here are mine
Hanibal – George Clooney, I htink he owns the rights AND hes a good choice.
Face – Ben Affleck, Vince Vaughn, Ryan Reynolds.
Murdock – Jim Carrey(if he can play nice), Johhny Depp, Steve Buscemi, or even Bruce Campbell.
BA – Ving Rhames, he got the size the attitude and can be funny (see “Chuck and Larry”)
November 29th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Joining the chat about 3 years too late but I can’t see a cast beyond this:
Hannibal: Has to be Clooney
Face: Owen Wilson is perfect, even the delivery in his voice is simalair (NOT Cruise please!!!)
Murdoch: 1st has to be Carey, they are one & the same
IMO, failing that I like the Bruce Campbell idea or Matthew Illard (or however you spell it – Shaggy)
BA Baracus: 2 candidates only (if we have to rule out T himself), Ice Cube, the attitude is perfect (you can make anyone look bigger nowadays LOTR’s anyone?) or, the guy who playes Dee-Bo in Friday (I actually think he’s perfect for the job.
As for Amy?…. hmmmm, any skirt will suffice but I like the JLH idea just coz I like JLH.
December 6th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
clooney isn`t the right cast…think about anthony hopkins acting hannibal….would be better I think!
December 12th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Hannibal – George Clooney is the hands down favorite.
BA – I actually wouldn’t mind seeing the Rock in this role. It surprised me at first, but if he’d run a mohawk then it might be interesting. If not, then Ving Rhames.
Murdock – I can really only see Jim Carrey doing the role justice. No other actor is crazy enough.
Face – You people have it all wrong… There’s only one man who can play Face… Greg Kinnear.
That would be a solid cast.
December 15th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
The Perfect A-team Cast Would Be
Hannibal-Mel Gibson
Face-Christian Bale
Murdoc-Johnny Knoxville
B.A.-LL Cool J
December 27th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
I think that a good person for Mr T. would be Michael Jai White… he was good in the undisputed 2. there is no question about his size the only problem would be his attitude
January 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
May 10th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I think Robert De Niro should play Hannnibal Smith
Face should be played by Patrick Dempsey
I agree with Jim Carrey to play Murdock
either Jim or Woody Harrelson
The Rock would be nice but it should be either Ving Rhames or Ice Cube as B.A. Baracus
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May 17th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Ok most of the comments that I read here are trying to cast people who can fit the original characters of the the original show, with the recent remakes none of the new characters matched the the originals characters and the story line will be updated as all the other remakes so you really need to quit trying to match the new with old!! So here are my picks for the cast.
Hannibal – Clooney – He’s bought the rights so he is an obvious chose.
Face – Ryan Reynolds – He’s a pretty boy who has the comedic skills to play the part.
Murdock – Johnny Knoxville – The perfect chose.
B.A. – Either the Rock or Vin Diesel – As I stated before the story line will be updated and who says he has to be black, look at the remake of Charlie’s Angels does anybody remember 2 blondes or an asian in the tv series, I Think Not.
This cast won’t break the bank and will definitely bring people to the theatres to see it! As for the rest of the characters the only one that is important enough to be cast if it’s even part of the updated story line is Decker and I could see William Dafoe for that role.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:13 am
June 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
honestly, i would like to see Ving Rhames as Mr. T, he’d be the best sub in my opinion, although the rock is decent, i can see him being to much of a meat head character for Baracus
June 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Hannibal – Mel Gibson
Face – Paul Walker
Murdock – Adam “The Sandman” Sandler
B.A. Baracus – Ice Cube
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Hannibal – Clooney or Gibson, i’d prefer to see Gibson in the role, he seemed like he was on “the jazz” in all the Lethal Weapon films!
B.A. – as much as i would love to see Mr T as B.A. if its being re-done, i think it needs to be totaly re-done….Ice Cube or Terry Crews
Murdock – Robert Knepper
Face – a tough one, maybe Charlie Sheen, he is a womanising con-man anyway! Everyone seems to want to cast Face with a James Bond type actor, Face could be quite the wimp!!
June 24th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I know it would be great to have 5-star actors playing each of the roles. To me you will get too much ego for lines in the movie. You need to have the leader of the A-team be the leader of the group of actors. To me there is only one man who could be the crazy master of disguise as the original Hannibal and it only needs one word – JACK, need I say more. For the rest of the cast I think Michael Weatherly, from NCIS, would be a great cast as Face Man, Templeton Peck. Jim Carrey would be a great cast for Murdock, but I just don’t think they will be able to bring such a huge cast for this movie. Murdock was a big part of the show but he is the #3 guy maybe even the #4 after B.A. For Murdock, I am leaning towards Sam Rockwell. Think of who he played in Charlie’s Angels and The Green Mile to get somewhat of a combo of the guy needed to play Murdock. Now this is a stretch for B.A. but how about Lincoln Kennedy, former NFL lineman who has had a couple of spots on TV and movies, he was in the Marine with John Cena. I think Rockwell and Jack could carry Weatherly and Kennedy to make a great cast make up
July 7th, 2008 at 4:51 am
Following the format of the original series does sound inviting, and I’m sure it’ll be fantastic to see a new and renewed A-Team cast re-living the exploits of Hannibal and co.
But I truly think to make a real success of this franchise, the producers probably need to progress to a storyline that is viable and acceptable to today’s environment.
I’m not saying dump the formula completely, but just adjust it so it gives it a fresh approach and doesn’t fall into the trap of becoming a “re-live” (i.e. The Avengers, The Dukes of Hazzard, SWAT etc), but becoming a “re-fresh” of the basic premise.
I’d like to see a story line that brings our ex-special forces soldiers out of the Vietnam War back-story, and put them forward into the setting of the Gulf War of the 90’s.
This gives them a plausible back-ground story for using actors like George Clooney and Dwayne Johnson, as they fit the age group for Gulf War veterans running around as soldiers of fortune.
Remember Clooney has played a military role, in the movie “Three Kings” So he obviously looks and fits the part of Col. John “Hannibal” Smith at least.)
The other alternative is that set the timeline in the 80’s, like the original story. This way the actors are Vietnam Vets and instead of an original style remake, they look at making it realistic and gritty.
Do away with the funny dialogue, and the over the top scenarios, and make it so that they are characters the have fought in real campaigns, making them harder and not so nice.
This sounds like a good idea on paper, but I can only imagine the storyline problems that come with writing a movie in this direction.
I’d stick with the Vets from the Gulf War story personally, and at least that way they get to make use of today technology to build their “armored tank mad from scrap metal” scenarios.
For me a character lineup definitely needs a fresh approach too, (not Battlestar Galactica 2003 fresh, i.e. Starbuck), but similar characteristics that is familiar with the original cast, but take a spin on utilizing the talent of today’s actors.
Here is a few different line ups I’d like to see
Hannibal – George Clooney
Face – Ryan Reynolds
Murdock- Jack Black
B.A. Baracus- Dwayne Johnson
The B team
Hannibal- Russell Crowe
Face – Timothy Olyphant
Murdock- Seann William Scott
BA – Ving Rhames
The C team
Hannibal – Dennis Quaid
Face – Owen Wilson
Murdock – Steve Carrell
BA – Michael Clark Duncan
The D Team
Hannibal – Samuel L Jackson
Face – Ewan Macgregor
Murdock – Ricky Gervais
BA- John Cena
The E Team
Hannibal – Vince Vaughn
Face – Chris Evans
Murdock – Johnny Knoxville
BA – Mr T (Making a comeback to hand over the reins)
Frank Santana – Jeremy Piven
Or a all female cast
Hannibal – Charlize Theron (think Mary from Hancock, when she reveals her superpowers)
Face – Jessica Alba (say no more)
Murdock – Lisa Kudrow (reprising her character as Phoebe, but more crazier)
BA- Queen Latifah (remember her in the Movie “Bringing Down the House)
July 10th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I think that the cast should be:
Hanibal- Bruce Willis/George Clooney/Harrison Ford
Murdock- Woody Harrelson/Jim Carrey/Sean William Scott
Face- Christian Bale/Ryan Reynolds/Paul Walker
BA- Ving Rhames/The Rock/Ice Cube/Vin Diesel
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:24 am
Most of you have good ideas, but Shane has it i just don’t know about Reynolds.
1) Hannibal – I like the George Clooney thought.
2) Face – Leonardo Di’Caprio
3) Murdock – Johnny Knoxville hands down
4) B.A – Very Tough, I also said Ving Rhames and Vin Diesel, but if you get “the boyz in the Hood” Ice Cube it would be a lock.
July 31st, 2008 at 7:12 am
Face:
Brad Pitt would work if he plays like in the ocean movies.
Hanibal:
Clooney, or some other old guy with white/grey hair …
Maybe Tommy Lee Jones or Billybob Thornton would be better
B.A.:
Ving Rhames !
Murdoc:
Jim Carey
July 31st, 2008 at 7:13 am
update:
i think, the other three could keep careys overacting a little under control…
August 16th, 2008 at 6:05 am
September 15th, 2008 at 5:46 am
I got it right here, check this out.
Hanibal: I really can see George Clooney playing that roll. just add cigar.
Face: I’d have to say Val Kilmer, I can see him getin his way with the ladies and being able to kick ass.
Murdoc: I really thought about this one, I vote Sacha Baron Cohen, saw pics of him when he’s just him self and I said Murdoc! he can pull if off more than any other actor.
B.A.: very though, but I really like Rockmond Dunbar, he looks awsome, very Mr.T, He’s on Fox’s Prison Break
September 15th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Don’t know if anyone’s mentioned him yet, but if you can’t get Carrey, I like Will Ferrell for Murdock. He’d bring his own brand of wacky. Patrick Dempsey’s a good Face, suave as all hell and has a good presence on film. Nothing else on the other two roles.
Also, while it’s not a purist’s choice, it makes good plot sense to cast a female hotty to replace the original Face, as most of the time you’ve got a better chance at manipulating men who’ve got what you want this way.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Kimbo Slice would make a better BA
October 21st, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hannibal: Philip Seimur Hoffman.
Mario Baracus: Terry Crews
Murdock: Jack Black
Fast: Robert Downey Jr.
October 25th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Ralistically…..without all the BS.
Clooney would fill Hannibal perfectly!!
Ving Rhames as BA (Michael Clarke Duncan to much of nice guy).
Murdock….apparently Matthew McConaughey is rumored (hard to make up mind).
Faceman also hard to picture but leaning toward Pitt (Clooney’s shadow).
Decker…Tommy Lee Jones (if he would do it)
Probably gonna have a Hummer as new “van”
November 26th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hannible- Mel Gibson, Nicolas Cage,
B.A.- Ving Rames, The Rock
Murdock-Ben Stiller, Steve Carrell, Billy Bob Thorton,
Greg Kinear
Face- Orlando Bloom, Chriastian Bale, Mystery (the pick up artist)
Amy-Sandra Bulluck
Lynch- Jack Nicholson
Decker-Gary Sinise, John Malcovich
December 19th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
hannible- Clooney would work, never really thought of him but I can picture him being a good hannible
Face- Tom C is a terrible choice. it would ruin it to have him. I think Christian Bale would be a perfect fit for the role
Murdock- Jim Carey is the best choice that comes to mind.
B.A Arnold Schwartenager. JK JK but I could see it. Cor. Decker….I’ll be back.
I think the rock would be a good choice. if not him then Mr.T is the only other guy I could see doing it.
January 15th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
January 18th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Dan Akroyd as Hannibal
Michael Clarke Duncan as B.A.
Matt Damon as Face
Jim Carrey as Murdock
That is your cast.
January 18th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Dustin Hoffman as Col. Decker
January 18th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
can Samuel L. Jackson or Vin Diesel play B.A.?
January 20th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Let’s get down to it.
Nobody but Dan Akroyd should be Hannibal.Refer to Ghostbusters 2 in Liberty Statue when he says, “Beautiful” with a cigar in his mouth.
Either Ving Rhames or Michael Clarke Duncan as B.A.
I prefer Ving Rhames.
Either Matt Damon or Christian Slater as Face.
I think Jim Carrey would be the best Murdock but I believe Woody Harrelson could pull it off.
Why not Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford as Col. Decker?
January 28th, 2009 at 6:13 am
January 29th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
I agree, Clooney & Rock for Hannibal and B.A.
Think out of the box for a moment:
Terrence Howard for Face. Howard can project the suave and charm.
Aasif Mandvi for the “Murdock” part (with a name change). Let’s face it, the movie’s updated Middle East venu will probably necessitate a translator somewhere. Mandvi is sarcastic and has been great in other movies.
February 1st, 2009 at 11:54 am
Eastwood can also play hannibal
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Hannibal= Bruce Willis
BA = Tyrese Gibson
Face = Brendan Fraser
Murdock = Owen Wilson
February 4th, 2009 at 1:40 am
I will never watch another show by Christian Bale for sure. He is downright rude, unforgiving and disrespectful of his crew member. He thinks the world of himself. No matter how famous he may think he is, if he acts so unprofessionally, he is a nobody! His action speaks louder than words and his words show who he is – TRASHY!!
February 4th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I also believe that Robert Downey Jr. can play either Hannibal or Murdock.
April 19th, 2009 at 11:40 am
this are the best picks i could imagine:
B.A.= 1st terry crews, 2nd the rock
Hannibal = 1st bruce willis, 2nd mel gibson
Face = 1st brad pitt, 2nd crhistian bale,
Murdock = 1st jim carrey, 2nd sean william scott
April 30th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Your hannibal seams good, or maybe willis. I Don,t like cruise, find anther one who’s little wimpy, but has good looks. Carrey as murdock, can be done, he should talk & work with schultz.the rock maybe.
May 5th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Willis would be great as Hannibal; Clooney is almost too obvious. Owen Wilson would be an excellent Murdock because Shultz’s character wasn’t just eccentric but also kind of good-looking and laid back. Bob Downey would also be good. I like Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Faceman (although Ryan Reynolds or Walker would be great). Vin Diesel or The Rock would do a credible job as BA. By the way, “I Pity The Fool” is the title of an old blues song and was uttered by Mr. T. in Rocky III. Eddie Murphy’s dead-on impression of T. on Saturday Night Live made the expression famous. Two nice additions would be Sam Elliot as Col. Decker and the lovely Isla Fisher as Amy Allen (from the first two seasons). Yeah, I know. I have to get a life!
June 9th, 2009 at 3:00 am
Hi,
Ok here are my pics for the new A-Team movie.
Hannibal Smith – Tim Allen (picture him with a cigar)
Templeton “Faceman” Peck – Brad Pitt
BA Baracus – Ice Cube (I think he’d do well with it)
HM “Howling Mad” Murdock – Jim Carrey (the obvious choice)
June 9th, 2009 at 3:15 am
Hey,
I wonder if maybe someone could “poll the fans” of the original show and somehow get the studio execs to listen to them.
Narrow it down to 4 choices for each character and
have people vote on them.
I already have my pics in but just a quick re-cap
my pics are:
Hannibal – Tim Allen (he is THE perfect choice)
Face – Brad Pitt (can easily pull off the disguises)
Murdock – Jim Carrey (knows how to get into character)
BA Baracus – Ice Cube (He’d have to bulk up a bit for the role but he can definitely pull it off)
June 22nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I would like to see the new van their going to use. They need to see mine, bet they use it!