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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
An A-Team movie? Yay or zzzz?
Once again raiding old issues of TV Guide, Hollywood has announced that an A-Team movie is back on the fast track with Joe Carnahan directing.
Color me not thrilled. Back in the day, the A-Team was a stupid show, but it had a certain goofy appeal, like so many staples of the 80s. However, I dislike the choice of Carnahan as director. I thought his breakthrough film Narc was decent but overpraised, and his follow-up, Smokin’ Aces, was excrement. I’d hold out more hope if the original director, John Singleton (Boyz N The Hood) were still attached. For that matter, Tony Scott (Crimson Tide), who’s producing the film, wouldn’t be a bad choice either. Que sera sera.
No casting has been announced yet, so that begs the question: Who would play the George Peppard part, not to mention the Mr. T role? How does one even begin to replicate the latter? I pity the fool indeed.
And let me throw this out there just for fun: Which new movie news best indicates Hollywood is out of ideas? This A-Team film, or the fact that Tomb Raider is back on the drawing board, without Angelina Jolie? Oh well, at least Jan De Bont might have something to direct.
Discuss.
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