DoyleG
27 Aug 2009, 04:15 AM
It looks like that they've made the push for a release next year.
UFC's Quinton Jackson to play B. A. Baracus in "The A-Team" movie remake (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15973/ufcs-quinton-jackson-to-play-b-a-baracus-in-the-a-team-movie-remake.mma)
Former UFC champion Quinton Jackson has been cast as B. A. Baracus in a film remake of the popular 1980s action/adventure television series, "The A-Team," according to The Sun.
The legendary role was first played on the small screen by Mr. T during the series' five-season television run from 1983 to 1987.
The film, currently in pre-production, is slated for a June 2010 release.
Although Jackson has not been officially announced as part of the project, Oscar nominee Liam Neeson (playing the role of Col. John "Hannibal" Smith) and "The Hangover" star Bradley Cooper (Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck) are confirmed for the film, which is directed by Joe Carnahan.
In the original version of "The A-Team," a group of former Vietnam War-era United States Army Special Forces work as soldiers of fortune while running from the military "for a "crime they didn't commit."
In the remake, the characters are ex-soldiers of the Iraq War who look to clear their names from a similar offense.
UFC's Quinton Jackson to play B. A. Baracus in "The A-Team" movie remake (http://mmajunkie.com/news/15973/ufcs-quinton-jackson-to-play-b-a-baracus-in-the-a-team-movie-remake.mma)
Former UFC champion Quinton Jackson has been cast as B. A. Baracus in a film remake of the popular 1980s action/adventure television series, "The A-Team," according to The Sun.
The legendary role was first played on the small screen by Mr. T during the series' five-season television run from 1983 to 1987.
The film, currently in pre-production, is slated for a June 2010 release.
Although Jackson has not been officially announced as part of the project, Oscar nominee Liam Neeson (playing the role of Col. John "Hannibal" Smith) and "The Hangover" star Bradley Cooper (Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck) are confirmed for the film, which is directed by Joe Carnahan.
In the original version of "The A-Team," a group of former Vietnam War-era United States Army Special Forces work as soldiers of fortune while running from the military "for a "crime they didn't commit."
In the remake, the characters are ex-soldiers of the Iraq War who look to clear their names from a similar offense.