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Who Will Fill Mr. T’s Role in the A-Team Movie? Today in Film Bloggery 06/09/09

Christopher Campbell
By Christopher Campbell posted 5 months ago
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Even though no readers bothered to guess the answer to the question asked in yesterday’s Bloggery post, I’m going two-for-two this week with another hot mystery: who will Fox get to fill the role of “B.A. Baracus,” originally played by Mr. T, in the A-Team movie? Regarding the trades’ confirmation that Bradley Cooper will likely play “Face” in the Joe Carnahan-directed TV adaptation, along with the disappointing news that Liam Neeson may be cast as “Hannibal,” many film blogs have reacted mostly with indifference. These aren’t the casting announcement we’re looking for, after all. We just want to know who the hell is going to try to take the place of someone as iconic as Mr. T.

I actually pity the poor fool whose job it is to make the casting choice. I also pity the person who has to decide if the new B.A. will sport Mr. T’s signature hairstyle and jewelry. And of course I pity the fool who has to play the part. He (Common, probably) is going to have to endure a lot of scrutiny long before he’s able to show audiences if he’s actually worthy.

While we’re waiting for the official announcement, though, bloggers are already on a roll with jokes about who should get the gig. Check out their ideas after the jump:

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Iron Man is a Valuable Search Term: Trade Roughage 05/06/08

Karina Longworth
By Karina Longworth posted 1 year ago
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  • Iron Man 2 has a release date! Also, as hinted in the first film’s post-credits scene, and Avengers film is in the works, set to team up Robert Downey Jr’s character with the Incredible Hulk (Edward Norton’s Hulk? Let’s see how much money it makes!), Captain America and Thor.
  • Rapper Common has been cast as “a freedom fighter and member of [John] Connor’s inner circle” in that new Terminator sequel where Christian Bale plays a grown-up John Connor.
  • It Might Get Loud, a documentary about the history of the electric guitar directed by Davis Guggenheim (the director/producer of An Inconvenient Truth) and featuring appearances from Jack White and Jimmy Page, will make its debut in the market at Cannes.
  • Milos Forman and Arthur Penn are among a group of major directors who have protested the newly-elected mayor of Rome’s proposal to shut Hollywood films and stars out of the budding Rome Film Festival.