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Bring back the A-Team

nowthink

17:38 / 13.10.03

as long as we're resurrecting 80's icons,read:Schwarzenegger,(did I spell that right?)and gary coleman..why not just make another television show or better yet-a movie about the most kick ass show from the 80's the A-TEAM? I know george peppard is pushing up daisies now, but damnit hannibal was a black man anyway so fuck him. I'd have Brad pitt play face man, Mike Tyson could replace Mr T, and
Denzel Washington could be Hannibal,I don't know who the hell could be Murdock, maybe John Malkovich?

suggestions?

Jub

08:34 / 14.10.03

I've been awaiting this re-make for yonks, and am a bit surprised they haven't done it yet. Here's my list:
BA = Ving Rhames
Hannible = George Clooney
Murdock = Jim Carey
Face = Colin Farrel

nowthink

08:55 / 14.10.03

Oh shit,
jim carey =Murdock is way funnier than my idea.

Ok, how bout
B.A =Homeboy from the green mile
Hannibal= Sam Jackson
Faceman=Craig Kilborn
Murdock=Dennis Rodman/or Carrot Top

We're The Great Old Ones Now

09:12 / 14.10.03

Whisky's gonna kick your ass.

Seth

09:33 / 14.10.03

BA = Ving Rhames
Hannible = George Clooney
Murdock = Jim Carey
Face = Colin Farrel

That's brilliant. The only one I'm not sure on is Colin Farrell, although I'm not sure who I'd replace him with.

Jub

10:56 / 14.10.03

cheers seth - I'm not sure about him either. you want someone smmooooth though you know. I can't really think of anyone slick enough.

Seth

11:30 / 14.10.03

Christian Bale. The Faceman has to be Christian Bale.

If Jim Carey weren't available I'd go for Matthew Lillard.

saroeb

14:33 / 14.10.03

While you're at it lets see remakes/movies made of all of those saturday afternoon/evening classics :-

Manimal (Name the Actor)
Automan (Name his sidekick)
Airwolf (Name the actor (too easy))
Knight Rider (Name the old guy who ran Knight Industries)
Sapphire and Steel (Name the reason behind this acid trip of a series!!)

etc etc ;D

Murdoch = Jim Carey
BA = Ving Rhames
Hannibal = George Clooney
Faceman = Brad Pitt

and the random chica that runs with them now and again would be someone like Cameron Diaz...

Lionheart

16:29 / 14.10.03

Actually Murdoch should be played by Dwight Shultz and Mr. T. should be played by.... Mr. T! That should be a given.

gridley

13:38 / 15.10.03

Stephen J. Cannell has been trying to get this film made for a long time. Apparently the dream team he always mentions includes Mel Gibson as Hannibal and Jim Carey as Murdoch. I recall hearing some film pundit ridiculing that idea because Carey and Gibson both come with fairly high price tags. Clooney on the otherhand works cheap, and looks convincing with a cigar in his teeth. Assuming we're trying to keep this on budget, how about Robert Downey Jr. as Howling Mad Murdoch?

Jub

14:22 / 15.10.03

... downey's a bit porky to be howlin mad though isn't he?!

I've never understood how Decker could never catch them, when some musty isherman/butcher/school teacher/farmer could! He must've been rubbish!

Quantum

14:25 / 15.10.03

BA = Ving Rhames
Hannible = George Clooney
Murdock = Jim Carey
Face = Christian Bale

No compromises, that should be the lineup, you know it makes sense.

nowthink

15:21 / 15.10.03

BA = Ice Cube
Hannible = Pierce Brosnan
Murdock = Quentin Tarantino
Face = Justin Timberlake

yea I know, the budget for that one would be off the hook.

nowthink

15:32 / 15.10.03

OR..

BA = Ice Cube
Hannible = George Clooney
Murdock = Jim Carey
Face = Pierce Brosnan

that might work.

Whisky Priestess

22:41 / 15.10.03

INFIDELS!

Jim Carrey will play Murdock over my twitching corpse. Especially when it comes to the musical version.

Rev. Orr

01:23 / 16.10.03

Jim Carrey will play Murdock over my twitching corpse.

Such dreams you have, my dear.

Since Robert Redford is now too old to play Hannibal we shall have to settle for Anthony Head or Barry Bostwick. Michael Clark Duncan is the only possible B.A. [fact!]. Face and Murdoch are much trickier given that to cast an established lead would throw off the group dynamic and distort the screen-time allotted to members of the team. As long as he's not aged too badly, I'd like to test Cary Elwes for the role of Face but my cheese-induced vision of Bill Bailey as Murdoch is probably not something the world is ready for. Bill Murray is also in the overly-wrinkled camp (but has the requisite male pattern baldness), so how about Alan Cumming? As for Amy, does it really matter? Nobody cares about her anyway. So long as you don't cast Judi Dench you're okay.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

11:38 / 17.07.04

BA- Ice T. He even has the right surname.
Hannibal- doesn't matter what I say, they'd get George Clooney in anyhow.
Face- yeah, Brad Pitt could be cool.
Murdock- Christian Slater in full-on Heathers mode.

Brigade du jour

17:41 / 17.07.04

Hannibal - Kevin Spacey (dude can play anything, and let's face it he needs a hit)
Face - James Spader (to draw a curious indie crowd)
BA - Ving Rhames (can just see Spacey deftly chloroforming him outside the airport)
Murdock - Alfred Molina (get in quick with the contract before he's priced out of the market though)
Colonel Decker - Lance Henriksen (who the fuck else?)

Ace thread, by the way!

Rev. Orr

22:01 / 17.07.04

Oh, sweet Lord: James Spader as Face? Whiskey will be beside herself. It would almost be worth it just discover what complete erotic implosion looks like.

Ving I can totally get behind and whilst Hannibal should be considerably older than the others, there is enough Spacey-lovin' in my heart to overlook that. On the other hand; Alfred 'what pies' Molina as Murdock? Fine actor he may be, cheap he may well be, but wiry, manic and Texan? Why not just have Spacey play Murdock and spunk the rest of the budget on Michael Douglas as Hannibal?

On seconds thoughts, let's not, but I still think our Kev makes a better pilot than he does a grey-haired leader of men.

Brigade du jour

23:15 / 17.07.04

No, Orr, that's a brilliant idea! Maybe not Michael Douglas, but Spacey should play Murdock!

But then if we have Clooney as Hannibal then I must insist Steven Soderbergh direct it. Then not only would Clooney be really good in it, but the film as a whole would have more chance of daintily skipping along that fine line between serious and satirical.

Why does Hannibal have to be older than everyone else though? I know he's the gaffer, but he could have just been a precociously brilliant military dude.

Rev. Orr

00:49 / 18.07.04

Admittedly it's partly because of Peppard's white hair, but basically it's a question of rank. Murdock was a Captain because of his pilot status - it was automatic when he got his wings. B.A. was an N.C.O. and could be older, but as the muscle of the team it makes sense for him still to be in the prime of life as it were. Face was just a Lieutenant and as the pretty boy is always going to at least look younger.

Hannibal is the father figure, the career military man, the only one to attend West Point and it takes some serious time to rise to the rank of Colonel. Ah, fuck it. Why not Clooney? Just get him to stop dyeing his hair. There's got to be someone to 'open' this picture and I'd love to see what Soderburgh would do with it.

Now if I could just sell my soul to Satan to ensure that Freddy Prince Jr does not play Face...

Brigade du jour

01:03 / 18.07.04

Nah don't worry, you need someone handsome to play Face.

Glass of vinegar, anyone?

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