While we're on the subject of Television-Into-Movies, an impromptu interview with John Singleton, director of the upcoming film version of The A-Team, wants Woody Harrelson to step into the venerable Dwight Schultz's shoes as Howling Mad Murdock, the non-specifically crazy genius pilot who was a never-ending annoyance to Bad Attitude Baracus. Collider snagged the tidbits.
The most important part, though, is that it's not going to be a Ben Stiller comedy played for ironic yuks. It's going to be a macho action movie, which is what it should be. And it doesn't sound like it's going to be modeled after tepid PG-13 movies, either, but R-rated balls-out stuff, judging by what he's comparing it to.
Singleton: It’s not a comic movie farce like Starsky and Hutch, it’s kind of in the tradition of the 80’s action pictures, the man’s movies like Die Hard, Predator, Commando, or even Lethal Weapon – more so than anything else. The action is very serious, but there is humor.
Nobody is playing Mr. T – the character’s name is B.A. Baracus, he will have a Mohawk and there is a moment in the movie where he actually gets the Mohawk cause he’s going crazy.
I really, really want is Woody Harrelson to play Murdock – the guy who is crazy but he’s kind of real smart, a jack of all trades. That’s the only person I really, really want.
It’s kind of like what they did with the Bourne movies – no nonsense but with a humor, with action. You know what I mean, wall to wall kicking ass and talking shit.
There's no mention, however, of the fact that Ice Cube apparently wants to play B.A., according to BlackFilm.com.
Ice Cube: Hell yeah, especially with John Singleton directing! I wouldn't try to duplicate what Mr. T did, but I will have the same impact on you when you were little watching the TV show. I'm going to bring my own flavor to it and I am going to do the mohawk.
This is awesome news, even if Singleton made 2 Fast 2 Furious, the movie whose horrible title I can't stop mocking. I'm sure he'd agree when I tell you to watch a bunch of full episodes of The A-Team right here on Fancast. One-click A-Team! You can't get better than that!
