Monday, October 26

• First Official A-Team Promotional Pic

  After a decade of false starts, the live-action adaptation of Stephen J. Cannell's The A-Team television series is finally coming together. Cast announcements have been trickling out over the past couple of months and now the first official promotional pic of the new A-Team has been released.

  The image features Liam Neeson as John "Hannibal" Smith, Bradley Cooper as Templeton "Faceman" Peck, Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus, and Sharlto Copley as H.M. "Howlin' Mad" Murdock. Compare for yourself how this line-up compares with the original A-Team.

  
  
  

  Direct From Comic-Con 2007

  Exclusive The A-Team movie update.

  Posted 10/26/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Liam Neeson | Sharlto Copley | The A-Team

Thursday, October 1

• New A-Team Set Photo Reveals the Whole Team

  With the A-Team cast firmly in place, ComingSoon has revealed a first-look photo of the A-Team van and now the entire team (Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Liam Neeson as John "Hannibal" Smith, Sharlto Copley as "Howling Mad" Murdock, and Bradley Cooper as Templeton "Faceman" Peck) from the set in Vancouver, B.C. They may not be involved in any action, but this is the first chance to see the entire group.

  Missing from the photo are Jessica Biel, who plays an Army general hunting down the team, and Patrick Wilson who's a CIA operative. Joe Carnahan is directing.

  
  
  Next Showing: The A-Team opens June 11, 2010

  Posted 10/01/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Liam Neeson | Sharlto Copley | Quinton ``Rampage'' Jackson | The A-Team

Wednesday, September 16

• Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley to Join The A-Team

  You gotta love it when a plan comes together.

  With Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson already on board to play, respectively, Templeton "Faceman" Peck and John "Hannibal" Smith, plus recently cast Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to play B.A. Baracus, Variety reports that Jessica Biel and the previously rumored Sharlto Copley (District 9) are in "final talks" to appear in the movie.

  Copley would play helicopter pilot Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, the fourth and final member of The A-Team. Biel would not, as might be guessed, portray Amy Allen, the reporter who aided the A-Team during its first two seasons. Rather, she would be cast as an ex-love of Cooper who's tasked with pursuing the team of military commandos convicted of "a crime they didn't commit."

  The A-Team starts shooting this fall in Vancouver, with Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces) set to direct the script from Skip Woods (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra). The movie version is hoping to set a more serious tone than the often campy TV show, which producers Ridley and Tony Scott can certainly help foster.

  
  
  Next Showing: The A-Team opens June 11, 2010

  Posted 09/16/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Jessica Biel | Sharlto Copley | The A-Team

Thursday, September 10

• District 9 Actor Offered Murdoch Role in A-Team Movie

  

  While previously unknown, Sharlto Copley turned in a surprising performance in the sleeper hit District 9 to become ... well not quite a household name. But his next movie role just might cement stardom for the producer-turned-actor.

  According to BlackFilm, Copley has been offered the role of Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock in the big-screen reimagining of 80's TV hit The A-Team.

  To date, we have no word if Copley has agreed to "join the team," but if he accepts he'll be alongside mercenaries the likes of Liam Neeson as Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith, Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton 'Face' Peck, and Quinton Ramone Jackson in the role that Mr. T made famous — Sgt. B.A. "Bad Attitude" Baracus.

  The casting choice looks like a good fit for the ensemble action movie. Copley could indeed round-out this badass cast. Set for release next year, the feature, which is being directed by Joe Carnahan, has already begun shooting in Vancouver, Canada.

  
  

  Posted 09/10/2009 by Jim

  Related: Bradley Cooper | Liam Neeson | Sharlto Copley | District 9 | The A-Team

Wednesday, August 19

• Blomkamp Would "Love to Make" a District 9 Sequel

  Thanks to a $37-million opening weekend, and a budget of just $30 million, the little sci-fi movie that could, District 9, may be more than just a dark horse, late-summer hit. It might be the start of a whole new franchise.

  Director Neill Blomkamp was known primarily for his work on commercials before his short film Alive in Joburg, the thematic inspiration for District 9, caught the eye of producer-director Peter Jackson. District 9 has already carved out a place in the hearts of sci-fi fans and could rake in the kind of cash that makes a sequel compulsory.

  Just prior to the opening of District 9, Jackson was hesitant to jump into sequel plans. Blomkamp, however, said that a sequel is up to the fans.

  I'd love to make a sequel, because it's so creatively rewarding to me; there's just something about (the story). It's my background mixed with the science fiction that I loved. I'd really like to go back to the world of District 9 — which, without [lead actor Sharlto Copley's] character, would be a very different kind of movie. So I think automatically the two of us will be reunited again, should the public decide that this film is something they want to see and it's successful.

  
  
  Next Showing: District 9 is in theaters now
  

  District 9 - Interview

  Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley talk about the new sci-fi

  Posted 08/19/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Peter Jackson | Neill Blomkamp | Sharlto Copley | District 9

Thursday, August 13

• The Secrets of District 9's Alien Weaponry

  New clips from District 9 are popping up all over the place as this Friday's opening approaches. A couple of particularly interesting ones revolve around the powerful alien weaponry that the MNU, the quasi-govermental security force patrolling District 9, is so eager to get their hands on. It turns out, as we see in the first clip, that just getting ahold of these weapons isn't enough to make them work. You have to have the right (meaning alien) DNA. Most humans obviously don't have it, but from the second (age-restricted) clip it's evident that Agent Wikus (Sharlto Copley) does, which proves to be a critical factor in getting him out of a tight spot.

  
  

  Posted 08/13/2009 by Bill

  Related: Sharlto Copley | District 9

Thursday, July 30

• District 9 Featurette Brings the Story Into Focus

  Previous trailers and clips have tended to put the emphasis on the apartheid aspects of Neill Blomkamp's District 9: The aliens are segregated and mistreated by a populace resentful of their presence. That's a theme in the new featurette too, of course, but here we also get a closer look at the central figure in the human side of the drama, Agent Wilkus, played by newcomer Sharlto Copley.

  Wilkus has been infected by a mysterious virus that is changing his DNA. At the same time, it's gradually begun to dawn on him just how seriously the aliens are being mistreated, and he is determined to put a stop to it. These threads combine to throw him into the very center of events. He goes, as producer Peter Jackson puts it, "from being a nobody to being the most valuable person on the planet."

  
  

  Posted 07/30/2009 by Bill

  Related: Peter Jackson | Neill Blomkamp | Sharlto Copley | District 9

Thursday, June 18

• The Movie that Inspired District 9

  Back in April, District 9 was already gaining buzz as the surprise sci-fi hit of the summer. In the movie, a field operative (Sharlto Copley) for an organization that oversees alien refugees contracts a mysterious virus that begins to change his DNA.

  District 9 is based on the short film Alive in Joburg. You can see it below.

  
  

  Posted 06/18/2009 by reelz

  Related: The Big Tease | Sharlto Copley | District 9