Shouting Grounds

From Pajiba: After years (and years) of speculation, it looks like an A-Team feature is officially in the works. The crack commando unit will finally be hitting the big screen, and while casting speculation has been the only thing the prospect of the movie has been good for, no one has yet been attached. But, John Singleton, who officially has one good movie (Boyz N the Hood) and two Oscar noms to his name, but who hasn’t made anything decent in 16 years, is signed on to direct. And given the fact that The A-Team has someone who is now a second-rate director (did anyone see Four Brothers? Don’t you wish you hadn’t?), I suspect the ultimate cast will be similarly second-rate. Some are suggesting that Ice Cube may take the role of Mr. T (who is irreplaceable). But given the obviously limited budget, here’s my modest proposal to fill out the cast: Ryan Reynolds as Faceman; Sam Rockwell as Murdoch; Mos Def as Mr. T; and John Slattery as Hannibal. You can get all four for under $8 million, and leave plenty of money in the budget for the “modern twist” the movie is taking by incorporating oil tycoons and laser technology into the storyline.

Lasers?

Oh, and now they are Iraq War vets, rather than Vietnam vets

Now if Singleton can make A-Team like he did Shaft, then we’re right as rain. If it turns out like 2 Fast 2 Fucked, then…I don’t even wanna think about it. The A-Team is a hallmark of our 80′s childhood! They need to sit the hell down and make this movie for the people that will really appreciate it, the people that grew up with the damned show. Mos Def is not B.A., Mos Def won’t ever be B.A. Don’t get me wrong, he’s been good in other things, but you need a real physical presence to wear the chains…like Ving Rhames. Plus the characters need to be the right age to be not only ex-military, but battle hardened commandos. I love Ryan Reynolds, but I don’t know if he’s old enough to be Face…maybe? How bout Josh Lucas? I’d much rather it be him than Owen Wilson or someone else based on their goddamn marketability. Sam Rockwell would be a good Murdoch, but for Hannibal you need someone with true grit, like Tommy Lee Jones. Too old? How about Aaron Eckhart? Not enough of a presence? Thomas Jane? I don’t know.

I’d say best 4 (what I want):
Hannibal – Powers Boothe!
Faceman – Ryan Reynolds
Murdoch – Greg Kinnear
B.A. Baracus – Ving Rhames

Worst 4 (what we’ll get):
Hannibal – The actor formerly known as Bob DeNiro
Faceman – Ben Stiller
Murdoch – Will Farrell
B.A. Baracus – Martin Lawrence

Comment with your best/worst case scenarios.

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