Here are five things you should know about this 21st-century remake of a beloved series from the '80s. The film releases this Friday:
Here are five things you should know about this 21st-century remake of a beloved series from the '80s. The film releases this Friday:
Character acting, to a T: Several actors' names were thrown around to reprise Mr T's Bosco "B A" Baracus, a role specifically conceived in the original series with the former bouncer in mind. Among the most talked-about were rappers Ice Cube and Common. The filmmakers ultimately went with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who makes his big-screen debut alongside Jessica Biel, Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson. Though he lacks gold chains, the new B A does have the words 'pity' and 'fool' tattooed on his fists. He also has a sculpted Mohawk.
Answers finally revealed: On the TV show, viewers were told the team were sent to prison for "a crime they didn't commit." In the movie, you'll actually see what happened and what went wrongu00a0-- though the Vietnam setting has, naturally, been updated to Iraq. Also, B A was famously afraid of flying and frequently had to be drugged, hypnotised or clubbed in order to get him on a plane. The movie will at last uncover the origins of his phobia. (Hint: It also involves the origins of his animosity with Murdock.)
The team's Lynch nemesis: In the movie, Watchmen's Patrick Wilson plays Lynch, a mysterious CIA operative whose allegiances are unclear and whose moniker is an inherited codename. This is a reference to the A-Team's original TV foe, a military policeman named Colonel Lynch, played by William Lucking.
It's 'U/A': One of the running gags on the TV show was that despite massive amounts of gunplay and explosions, characters almost never died. While that has changed somewhat in the movie, don't worry about the Team going hard 'A'. The tone is, as you can tell from the trailers featuring a parachuting tank, decidedly light-hearted.
The geeky: In one notable scene, Murdock (Sharlto Copley), confined to a mental institution, shows his fellow inmates an action movie on DVD. If you have seen the series, you'll note that the movie's theme song is that of the A-Team TV series.
Oh, and pity the poor fools who don't sit through the end credits: There's an extra-special treat waiting for hardcore fans.
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