I Love It When a First Official A-TEAM Shot Comes Together

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Up until now, all we’ve seen from Joe Carnahan’s upcoming THE A-TEAM has been behind-the-scene shots from a distance, so imagine the grin from ear to ear today when this first, official shot of the film splashed around the net, courtesy of Dr. Malo.

There really is no denying how badass Liam Neeson is as Col. John “Hannibal” Smith, almost like he’s channelling Dolph Lundgren a bit with that blonde hair.   Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck and Sharlto Copley as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock are also pretty stellar.   Hell, even the van back and to the side looks menacing.   The only real setback in this shot is Quinton Jackson as Sgt. Bosco “B.A.” Baracus, who looks mean enough, but he also looks just like Jackson with a mohawk.   Unfortunately, Mr. T is so welded to that role that it is going to take some actual footage for Jackson to win die-hard fans of the series over.

Here is the full shot, which you click on to supersize:

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THE A-TEAM hits theaters on June 11th, 2010.

First Shots of ‘A-Team’ Van

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Filming on Joe Carnahan’s big-screen adaptation of ‘The A-Team’ is just around the corner, and, today, we have our first shots of the famous, GMC van that will be used in the film.  From the looks of it, it’s just like on the show complete with red stripe, roof spoiler, and flood lights.  Splash News caught these shots on set while the crew was shooting a chase scene.

Check ’em all out:

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‘The A-Team’ is set for release on June 11th, 2010.

Two More Join ‘A-Team’

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There were rumors a few days ago floating around that ‘District 9’ star Sharlto Copley was being touted to drop into the role of helicopter pilot Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock in the big screen adaptation of ‘The A-Team.’  Today, Variety confirms those reports, as they claim Copley is in final negotations to take the part that had been previously rumored for such high-ranking stars as Jim Carrey.  Copley joins the team that already includes Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Bradley Cooper as Faceman, and Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus.

Also joining the cast is Jessica Biel, who would be playing an ex-love of Faceman.  Joe Carnahan is directing from a screenplay by Skip Woods.  The film is set to begin production this fall in Vancouver.