Jessica Biel and Shartlo Copley to sign on to A-Team
Posted by Rodneyon 16. 09. 2009in News Chat
I thought Shartlo Copley was already a done deal as Howling Mad Murdock in the upcoming A-Team, but they have yet to put pen to paper on that one, but we hear news that its as good as done. As well Jessica Biel may be signing on as an Army General and former girlfriend of Face.
Screen Crave says:
Copley and Biel are in final negotiations to join the film in their respective roles. If all goes well, Biel will play the former love of Faceman (Bradley Cooper), an Army general who is now pursuing the team. Once these two are officially on board the cast will be complete with Cooper, Liam Neeson as Hannibal, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus.
As much as I am not opposed to having Jessica Biel in anything at all just for pure eyecandy, I don’t know that I like her as the pursuing General.
I can’t remember the guy’s name, but I always liked the gruff and angry General from the TV show that was always a step behind the A-Team stalking them from city to city. Now that’s going to be Biel? And she’s going to have been a former girlfriend of the Faceman? This doesn’t settle well with me. But at least we will get to see Biel in a form fitting military outfit.
Personally I wished they had gone with Matt Frewer, who is still popping up in stuff. He could easily make for a great Murdock!
They had better hurry their asses up since filming has already reportedly started in Vancouver.
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My favorite A-Team chaser was Colonel Roderick Decker, they should be using a charactor like that.
General? WTF? Most Generals are 42 to 50 some years old. There have been like 20 or 30 women Generals ever, and now some one too young and serving in a non-combat capacity is going to be pursuing a group of Special Forces types?
With that kind of thinking, this movie will be at least as good as Stealth or Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the recent one). Way to go Hollywood.
Yeah, that is horrible. Surely they meant Generals Daughter or some other generic character. She would be way too young and way too hot to be a general.
Could she be playing the part of Amanda Allen originated by Melinda Culea…or some other reporter who eventually helps out The A Team? I also will buy her as “a love interest” for a smooth talking Faceman.
As for Army General? No. I could see her as an MP though.
I’m not knocking the actress, her talent…but there’s over the top and then there’s inviting ridulcle.
Jessica Biel as a GO? Isn’t she like 27? I call BS on that. Plus, the pursuit of military fugitives CONUS is the job of law enforcement, not the military.
I don’t think that we could take Jessica Biel seriously as a general. Generals are usually older.
i don’t think i have ever taken her seriously.
Wasn’t it a Colonel Decker, that was after them?
You know Dwight Shultz played Murdock on the A-team, not matt frewer.. Do you think Matt Frewer played him in the original Rodney? Or are you simply suggesting Matt Frewer to take the reigns in the upcoming movie?
Any interest that I had in this movie just disappeared thanks to Jessica Biel as a General. No freakin’ way. Cast her as the female sidekick from the TV show, but, a General!?
I say get either Dirk or Dwight to be the general or even better MR.T!!!
Why is this the first I’m finding out that Liam Neeson is in this? awesome :)
So excited for this movie. Think this flick will surprise a lot of people next summer. Main reason is Joe Carnahan. Been waiting for him to do a big Studio movie ever since I’ve seen Narc and the BMW short film The Ticker. Was dissappointed when he got fired off of Mission Impossible 3. He would have made that so badass instead of ALIAS the movie. And Jessica Beil thing as the General is probably a mistake. Probably misreported just like the Rambo story with him fighting Drug lords in Mexico.
The news of Biel possibly joining cast makes me cringe. I can’t take her seriously in any role because she’s the same in every role. I hope this deal falls through or if it doesn’t she has a tiny role. The woman is terrible in action movies she needs to stay away from them.