UFC star Rampage Jackson may be 'The A-Team's bad attitude
"The A-Team" may have found its muscle in a man who lets his fists do the talking.
Ultimate fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is in Vancouver to join the cast for a movie adaptation of "The A-Team" as B.A. "Bad Attitude" Baracus, according to The Vancouver Sun.
Jackson will have big shoes to fill: The role, with its combination of two-fisted action and unexpected weaknesses, made Mr. T an international star.
"The A-Team" followed an elite commando squad accused of, well, a crime they did not commit (in the original series, robbing a bank during the Vietnam War). The team escaped military prison and disappeared into the wilds of Los Angeles, ready to help any wronged innocents who could find them.
Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper are already on board as team leader Hannibal Smith and master of disguise Templeton Peck, respectively.
It's a good week for mixed martial arts fighters: Yesterday, Gina Carano was tapped to star in Steven Soderbergh's "Knockout."
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James Woods would make a fantastic Captain H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
too old. personally, I like Rob Riggle. A very funny guy with military experience as a Marine Reservist.
why not hire a actor oh wait they cost money never mind
Personally, I was thinking Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) for B.A.
rampage has a fight with rashad coming up. looks like rampage is training hard.
Sacrilidge!!!!!
What horrible people cast!!!
Are they planning on pulling a Dukes of Hazzard? When Jessica Simpson is the best actor of the bunch, you got problems. Hannibal was suave and handsome. Liam?????
Face was a force to be reckoned with. Who is Bradly Cooper, anyway?
I will really cry when they cast Murdock. There are some things you should just never mess with. A-team is one of them.
But, the people who watch the movie will have no memory of the first one, so they won't know or care.