Movies News

Neeson and Cooper in talks to join 'A-Team'

By Adnan Tezer Jun 9, 2009, 18:50 GMT

Liam Neeson is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to star in its bigscreen adaptation of "The A-Team" as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith. Bradley Cooper is in early talks to play Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the Joe Carnahan-directed film based on the 1980s TV series.

“Hannibal” was played by George Peppard on the TV show, while “Faceman” was played by Dirk Benedict. Still to be cast are the roles of Capt. "Howling Mad" Murdock, played by Dwight Schultz in the original, and Sgt. "B.A." Baracus, the role that made Mr. T a 1980s pop culture icon.According to Variety, Ridley Scott is producing with Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell, with Tony Scott executive producing through Scott Free. Carnahan and Brian Bloom did a rewrite on a script by Skip Woods, whose recent script credits include "G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra" and "Wolverine."The original series premise, four war vets wrongly convicted of armed robbery escape from a military prison to become good-guy mercenaries, will be kept but the campy nature of the series will be replaced with a more serious tone.

Production begins in late August for a June 11, 2010, release.

On the Web

Blowing Up Blogs

Place your ad here
Loading...

Bradley Cooper - View Bradley Cooper Pictures - Bradley Cooper News

Click to launch this Bradley Cooper gallery

Liam Neeson - View Liam Neeson Pictures - Liam Neeson News

Click to launch this Liam Neeson gallery

Your Talkback on this Story

Latest Headlines in Movies

Older Talkback

Like M&C on Facebook

Custom Search

Viral Web

The A Team

Four war vets wrongly convicted of armed robbery escape from a military prison to become good-guy mercenaries. ...more

US Release:
UK Release:

The A-Team – DVD Review

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games Herald; XPRNC; Deutschland (Der Technikbote); Deutschland (Bellalu)

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2012 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint