Face is the bad guy in the new A-Team movie

[Crazy Tommy T]

Sorry for starting a new thread, but it's such bad news I thought it need it's own topic. According to a review of a leaked script, the one that's going to be directed by John Singleton. Face, along with Lynch are the bad guys in the new A-Team movie. Face rats out Hannibal and BA, after the robbery and they both go to jail, where they meet Murdock and then, presumable break out and seek revenge.

I wonder if this news goes so public that they might be forced to change the script?

[Dawg]

Tommy, a link, if you've got one, would be nice. News like this should be seen by as many eyes as possible so there are fewer misunderstandings down the road.

I'd certainly love to see a copy of that script.....

I am
Dawg

[ostarella]

Why, in God's name, would they make *any* of the team the bad guy? If that's true, Cannell and company really, truly, do not get it... :twisted:

[ani]

Why, in God's name, would they make *any* of the team the bad guy? If that's true, Cannell and company really, truly, do not get it... :twisted:

As I said in the other thread, no surprise really, trendy psuedo-angst and badder than the bad guys "good" guys are what's hip. I mean what, Frank Miller is considered one of the best, most mature, comic book writers and what'd he do except take the heroism from Batman and The Flash? I mean Batman for gosh sakes, he started writing Batman as though he were possibly more missed up and evil than the Joker. It hurt.

But that's what people want.
I think it's because if we have heroes to look up to we are answerable for our own skeezy actions. But if we make those heros messed up sick people, then our own skeezy actions are ok and we don't have to try to be better because HEY everyone is like that. Everyone is actually a messed up, sick, selfish, moron, don't feel like you're doing anything wrong.

Just like education, I think we've lowered out standerds of morality so that people don't need to feel bad. And that means heroic guys like the A-Team have *got* to become bad somehow.

If that script is true, what a waste.

[Crazy Tommy T]

The original review of the script was here:

http://www.moviehole.net/news/20071218_first_look_the_ateam.html

As you can see they were forced to remove it by studio people, but the review was copied and pasted to a few other sites before it went down. And here it is:

I just read all 118 pages of the new "A-Team" script. The script is written by the team of Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal ("Flicka," "Mona Lisa Smile") with revisions by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas ("3:10 to Yuma," "2 Fast 2 Furious").

The story takes place in 2003, shortly before the United States' invasion of Baghdad - the classic "Shock and Awe" campaign we all remember. We meet Lieutenant Templeton "Face" Peck who is only described as a "damned good-looking man." He's at a base in the desert with a bunch of British soldiers, scamming them out of money with the help of American Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith - an older gentlemen who we learn has been divorced for six years.

They're called by General Henry Garner, a 64-year old with chopped gray hair and a golf tan. They meet their newest partner, Sgt. B.A. Baracas, who is a 22-year-old walking steel wall with two-percent body fat. Now, is it just me, or does this NOT sound like Mr. T? I mean - if we're going to replace Mr. T with someone like Tyrese then honestly, what's the point of having an "A-Team" movie?

Anyway, the three are set to sneak into Iraq before the invasion in order to help protect some priceless artifacts at the Iraqi Museum - that's where they meet Dr. Fouad Al-Mahdi, the director and protector of these ancient works of art.

Another team member shows up, ex-special forces Major Eddie Pike, who plans to assist the team get the artifacts out - except the invasion begins and the team is forced to take what they can and keep the rest safely hidden.

If you ever watched the old television show, you'll remember that the A-Team was imprisoned by its own military for a crime they didn't commit. Well - this is where that story point comes in. Apparently there isn't any record of a mission to museum and Hannibal and Sgt. Baracas are sent to prison after being ratted out by buddy Face.

Seems Face has cut a deal with Captain Thomas Lynch (who was on the tv show as well) - a 32-year-old square-jawed, pug-nosed prick who constantly covers his own tracks and puts the blame on others. Lynch has a partner, a 23-year-old latina with 'stunning dark eye' known as Lieutenant Angel Sosa. I think the writers are screaming for Eva Mendez here, which could be a good fit.

While in prison, Hannibal and Baracas meet the last member of their team - Captain Murdock. He's been a guest in the prison's psychiatric ward for the past six months and he's bipolar with a side of dissociated identity disorder. In other words, he's perfect for the team. The three of them break out of prison and set out to right their names and make sure Face and Lynch pay.

That's the basic gist of the script, anyway. I'll be honest - it's not that tantalizing. The whole action of the movie revolves around some vases and stolen art. At one point there's a scene that takes place on a yacht - and it's an art auction. It's just not that interesting.

There are some good elements from the old show - the quote "I love it when plan comes together" is thrown around a few times, and Baracas still has a phobia of planes.

John Singleton recently signed on to direct, and he's probably a perfect fit here. As much as I would like to see a really good big-screen version of this show, it seems it won't get that kind of treatment. We could sit around all day and wish for George Clooney as Hannibal or someone like Aaron Eckhart as Face - but it's not going to happen. "The A-Team" will be like "2 Fast, 2 Furious" - but with more explosions and less import tuners. Hell, maybe he'll get Tyrese to play Baracas.

Here's to hoping there are more revisions and Mr. T is brought in - because I pity the fool who makes an "A-Team" movie without him.

[Dawg]

Hmm. I go to the site and find the review has been pulled, ostensibly because of studio demands.

This certainly doesn't sound like the A-Team, though. If they actually shoot this movie, I don't see it doing well at all.

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[bibbi]

I've got one question. WHY?? :?
If they make that movie it's going to tank at the box office.

[LZaza]

Sounds eerily familiar to the new BSG. Very little in there for the original fans, and based on shock value.

Lisa

[bibbi]

I hope they pull this idea and don't make the movie at all. That would be the best decision.

[Mrs Peck]

I've always been against an A-Team movie. They'll never get it right. But now I'm absolutely set against it. Face would NEVER turn on the others like that. If they don't get the Team element right, they've missed the whole point of the series.

I hope they don't do it.

[sara]

Ooohhh... that's terrible in my opinion!!!! :x :x :x :x :x
Really horrible... absolutely disgusting....
Sorry for my strong expressions.. you know me.. I'm always open to new initiatives... but this one.... :evil: :evil: .. This is the destruction of my myth.. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Our present world isn't able to produce something new, so it spoils the past good creations... :?