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The A-Team is an upcoming action-adventure film based on The A-Team television series, planned for release on June 11, 2010 by 20th Century Fox. It is directed by Joe Carnahan and produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. The plot will involve a shift from Vietnam to the Middle East, and both Jules Daly and Stephen J. Cannell, the creators of the original series, are involved in the project./nAccording to writer Michael Brandt, the adaptation will be more gritty in the vein of Batman Begins, Die Hard, The Bourne Identity, and Casino Royale.Premise/nLike the original series, the story follows the adventures of four United States soldiers who were arrested for a crime they did not commit. After managing to escape from military prison, the three join forces with Captain H.M. Murdock, their reconnaissance pilot, as a team of soldiers of fortune.Cast/n * Liam Neeson as Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
* Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck
* Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as Sgt. B.A. "Bad Attitude" Baracus
* Sharlto Copley as Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
* Jessica Biel as Lt. Carissa Sosa
* Patrick Wilson as Col. Lynch
* Omari Hardwick as Chop Shop J
* Maury Sterling as Gammons
* C. Ernst Harth as Gilbert
* Brian Bloom as Pike
* Gerald McRaney as General Morrison/nOn October 30, 2009, Dwight Schultz (who had recently gained fame among younger fans as a voice actor, in TV shows such as Ben 10 and Chowder) confirmed that he had filmed a cameo scene for the movie. This news was followed on the November 23, 2009, that Dirk Benedict would also make a cameo. Schultz and Benedict played H.M. Murdock and Templeton 'Faceman' Peck respectively in the original series. Mr. T, the original B. A. Baracus, admitted in an interview with Latino Review that he was offered a cameo, but turned it down. George Peppard, who played the original Hannibal Smith, passed away in 1994.Development/nThe film has been in development since the mid 1990s, going through a number of writers and story ideas, and being put on hold a number of times. Producer Stephen J. Cannell hoped to update the setting, perhaps using the first Gulf War as part of the backstory. John Singleton was initially assigned to direct, but in October 2008 he pulled out of the project. When Singleton was still attached to the project as director, Ice Cube was approached for the role of B.A. Baracus./nIn June 2009, Variety revealed that Liam Neeson was in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to star as Hannibal Smith, and Bradley Cooper announced to MTV News[citation needed] that he will be playing the role of Templeton Peck after he first denied the rumors saying that he was involved and insisted that he had not seen any script./nOn August 26, 2009, MMAjunkie.com reported that mixed martial arts fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson would play the role of B.A. Baracus in the upcoming film, but this was later denied by a representative for Jackson. In September 2009, The Vancouver Sun suggested that Jackson has been attached to the role and was postponing his fight at UFC 107 with Rashad Evans due to filming for The A-Team. Filming started in Vancouver in late 2009, and Jackson's involvement has since been confirmed. [verification needed]/nOn September 15, 2009, Variety confirmed the casting of Neeson, Cooper and Jackson. They additionally reported that Sharlto Copley and Jessica Biel were in final negotiations to join the cast. Copley would be playing the role of H.M. Murdock and Biel would be playing the ex-lover of Face who is an Army officer in charge of pursuing the team. 20th Century Fox later confirmed that Copley and Biel were cast in the film./nOn September 30, 2009, a silver-haired Liam Neeson and the rest of the cast were seen filming scenes in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, as shooting got under way. The first official pictures of Neeson, Cooper, Copley and Jackson in character were soon released, including one which features the iconic van in the background./nOn December 1, 2009, it was announced that Alan Silvestri will compose the film score, adapting the familiar leitmotif from Mike Post's theme to the television series./nThe film's first trailer was released January 8, 2010./nIn February 2010, it was announced a series of prequel comics for the movie would be released beginning in March. The comics will be published by IDW Publishing and will be written by Carnahan and Chuck Dixon. A toy line is also planned to coincide with the film. /nThe film's second trailer came out April 1, 2010.
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