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Bradley Cooper Is The Face Of A Franchise, And It's Not GREEN LANTERN...
Beaks here...
Looks like everybody wants to be in the Bradley Cooper business. Having seen THE HANGOVER, I don't blame them.
A couple of weeks ago, HitFix's Drew McWeeny reported that the man who once got taken to the woodshed by Michael Ian Black was one of the leading candidates to star in GREEN LANTERN for director Martin Campbell. Though Cooper flatly denied this at the HANGOVER junket over the weekend (claiming he hadn't even auditioned for the part of Hal Jordan), the current consensus seems to be... that he was lying? That's a bit harsh. I don't know a fucking thing about this situation, but I do know Drew wouldn't post a story without solid sourcing, so let's just wait and see how this plays out.
While everyone was chasing the GREEN LANTERN story, IESB had an ace up its sleeve going into this junket, and they shrewdly waited until they had Cooper to themselves before they sought confirmation. The scoop: Cooper is being courted to play Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck in Joe Carnahan's THE A-TEAM.
Reading IESB's story, it sounds like Cooper was completely blindsided by this question (his initial response was "That's out already!?!?"). Clearly, he and his representatives are in some stage of talks with Fox, but it's important to note that he didn't exactly come out and say, "Yep! I'm the Faceman!" His complete answer - “Wow. Yeah...its Joe Carnahan's. It's very interesting. It'll be cool. It will be cool see what...He'll make a great movie out of it" - sounds very conditional.
Cooper joins Common (who's reportedly in talks to play B.A. Baracus) in the A-TEAM casting derby. Does this work for you?
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Huh. Damn.
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Sounds good.
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He could be alright in this... Makes you wonder what Dirk Benedict is up to these days.
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..."Face betrays everybody" script, I'm waiting for it.
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I thought Narc AND Smokin Aces were awesome flicks.
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as long as it's not a miami vice clone...or for that matter starsky n hutch...or dukes of hazzard...has any 80's TV show turned feature film worked?Im thinking maybe the powers that be needs to look at the track record of thiis type movie...Even the mod squad was garbage.And they actually tried to make it work.Maybe thats the problem it tried too hard.Either way I think I'll pass..and pass hard.
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not really feeling him as baracus
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that green lantern was dead. please.
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This all sounds pretty....bad.
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This is the second actor that was rumored for Green Lantern that may end up in The A-Team..following Chris Pine's remarks about wanting to play Captain Murdock....
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May 18, 2009 2:28:23 AM CDT
i knew it!! something was different and much better this week!
by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell
TRHERE WAS NO SCRIPTGIRL BULLSHIT!! YES!!!!!
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and be open and honest about the A-team? Seems to me he really has no involvement in Green Lantern and instead of admitting you were wrong your calling the man a lair. Nice.
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May 18, 2009 2:32:38 AM CDT
...dude turned down GREEN LANTERN for a party in the "A-Team"??
by mike_d
lame.
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its true.
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When the movie plans were first announced 10 years ago:
Hannibal: Mel Gibson
Murdock: Sam Rockwell
B.A.: Ving Rhames
Faceman: Rob Lowe
Today's choice:
Hannibal: Kurt Russel or George Clooney
Murdock: Ryan Reynolds
B.A.: Common or Ice Cube
Faceman: Johnny Depp
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I'd have preferred to see him as Hal, in a movie that did for GL what RDJ did for Iron Man.
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Never heard of him.
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He will be good in the A Team. I just couldn't see him as Hal Jordan.
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No, seriously. Who the fuck is he?
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yeah I think most people had Mel or Clooney tapped for Hannibal. Terry Crews BA. Jim Carey Murdock. I guess Rob Lowe could play Face. Basically anyone can play Face he never did shit on the show anyways. Bradley Cooper is a douche though. They really need to stop putting him Shia and the fat dude from the Judd Apatow movies in everything.
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And the hangover doesn't appeal to me. And common as ba? Wtf man. Why not Michael Jai White? Murdock better be coo' cuz him and the villain in MacGuyver (spl?) coincidentally named Murdock made me really dig that name.
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May 18, 2009 3:17:32 AM CDT
If every character (good or bad) is able to avoid getting shot..
by cisco dyke
This will suck just like the tv show did. I used to watch this show every week just to make fun of how this "crack squad" of operatives never hit a fucking thing that they shot at. I predict that Carnahan will go realistic with this, keeping only the names and basic back story. If this isnt R, I wont bother with it.
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Which of the following statements is true? A) It'll be shit. B) Rothman won't let BA make anything that might be robotish. C) Go through at least two directors once shooting starts, with Ratner finishing it. D) Rothman will have some 'fresh new take' and want to tell the director do it or I've Ratner on speed dial. E) I won't see it. F) It'll piss off all the fans of the show. G) George Peppard will turn in his grave. H) Mr. T will play BA's dad. ('cos we'll have to toss the fans something even if 'fuck 'em. We have their money)). I) The second weekend drop will beat (if that's the right phrase) the 75% that Wolverine suffered. J) All of the above.
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Christian Bale IS Hal Jordan!!!!!!!!
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I thought we agreed never to talk about this fucking douche ever again? Ha ha McWeeny! It looks like you were wrong yet again. A ll of the guys mentioned above (Ackles, Boreanaz etc.) would make for a much better lantern than Cooper. I say go with Ackles.
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Frank Miller was slandered by Hollywood critics. I suspect that his introduction to the director's seat pissed a lot of well placed people off in the entertainment industry, as that is the only thing that would explain how very badly reviewed The Spirit was?In terms of direction and story telling is concerned, I find The Spirit to be a much more satisfying film then say, Sin City...or even Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Originally, I assumed that Miller was just casting a booty party in terms of selecting actresses for The Spirit...and as a result, it just seemed to me that he was trolling for casting couch dates ala Robert Rodriguez...but then something happened...I saw 6 clips from his film...and they looked incredibly absorbing. Still, the critics attacked the film in such mass, I skipped seeing the movie in the theater. Well, after I saw it on DVD last night, I have to say, "What a mistake???"Miller demonstrates that he knows character and how to build pathos in a movie...all the things that were missing in the new Batman films. The plot was mostly easy to follow...and the casting, acting, dialogue, and direction...fresh and tickling. The film had a nice tone about it...and was layered on with frisky romance and flirty sexiness, unlike the A-sexual Batman movies. Did the film have its problems? Yes. A few scenes could have been shortened, ala the oily/mud fight between The Spirit and the Octopus, near the opening of the film...as well, a better ending should have been in place to clarify the climatic action, and the hows and whys of what occurred...came to be; it was just rather unclear? That said, this film worked. I recall seeing two film critics, the two that took-over the seats of Ebert and Roeper. They claimed that The Spirit stated that he uses his city as a weapon, "But we only saw that, too few times in the movie." I'm paraphrasing, but I must say this, that statement, or the import of it, is simply untrue. We saw The Spirit use the city as his weapon, metaphorically, and literally, throughout the film. The movie left me grinning, and yes, as I said before, it tickled me, because it is an art film, and a super hero film, a film noir, and a new wave film...all in one. It's also very inventive, like, take for instance, a shot where a troop of cops are running toward the camera, and then suddenly, one of them stomps his foot down on the camera lens and we get a face full of the bottom of his foot, complete with shoe treads, in detailed animation.My only argument with the film is that it should have been shot in 3-D and we should have been given an alternative Hard R version. No matter, The Spirit...rocks, and rules! Lastly, Frank Miller is a director...one who has bested many of Hollywood's best, with this film...The Spirit!!!
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...if they just made his video for "Bad Man" into the A-Team movie, it'd be pretty sweet.
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a painful experience at best...to think Brad Bird wanted to make this film, it would have been so much better. Miller mangled it beyond repair.
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...among the mass mind think opinion which declares that there can only be one gospel, well, I am willing to be the martyr who says no to that. Be a free thinker, and fuck the hive mind!!! Break free of The Matrix for once folks, think for yourselves, really, it's okay...the water is great here! Dive in!!!
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That was Bradley Cooper in Wet Hot American Summer? I need to watch that again. I wonder how many other cast members have gone on to bigger fame.
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Wait for it...
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The only man capable of playing the psychotic BA is The Rock Dwayne Johnson. Common? Who he?!
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You are a gibbering, insane fool.
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...it would be one step in the right direction in retooling Smallville into a bigscreen franchise....which I'm not sure that I'd want at this point, unless they brought Schnieder and Glover back.
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I like Common, but replacing Mr. T? I'm not having it. Please go back to John Singleton's plan of casting a UFC dude.
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When they called that monstrosity a film.
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Where'd this Media Messiah guy come from? Is he one of the old school talkback nutballs under a different name or are new ones popping up? I didn't think they made em like that anymore.
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The guy looks the same in these Snickers commercials as he did in the series. He has some wonderful genes (Of course we already knew that.)
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Cast a REAL actor.
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...Dollhouse talkback appearances. And I believe he's a new guy since he has this distinct quirk about him where he constantly feels the need to amend all of his longass posts because we don't have an edit button 'round here. But then again, he kinda reminds me of spidermanfreak20
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Yeah, cast Ben Browder instead!!!
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May 18, 2009 4:33:31 AM CDT
If Stallone can still be Rambo, Mr. T can still be B.A.
by flim springfield
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Maybe they should wait a bit and talk to him. Of course if he was smart he'd stay the fuck away from this reeking pile of shit.
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I am cetain that you will change your mind on the film.
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Stop trying to cast him in shit. He cannot act and he is incredibly wrong for this role.
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The guy is an icon. It would still work, the guy HAS NOT AGED.
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And blokey.
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May 18, 2009 5:30:10 AM CDT
Jeremy Renner for Green Lantern
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
See The Hurt Locker and you'll know what I'm talking about. I know sweet fuck all about Green Lantern btw. But it's Martin Campbell so at the very least it'll be fun.
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Go old school. Go '80's. Go non-actor. Why not-? it's not like you're reading for The Reader II: Kate licks again.
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May 18, 2009 5:34:28 AM CDT
And who the fuck is Bradley Cooper?
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
Never heard of this bloke.
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Special as in Olympics.
Case as in Basket.
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May 18, 2009 5:39:12 AM CDT
Oh he was the twat fiancee in Wedding Crashers
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
Looking at his wiki, that's the only flick I've seen on his filmography. Why is he now the next big thing?
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He was Will Tippen, Sydney's friend who was cracked into her, but stuck firmly in the "friend zone". Later on, became quite a bad-ass, and NAILED her ass. Then walked off into the sunset, leaving her well satisfied.
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The only person that should be considered for B.A. is Charlie Murphy.
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I would rather see Kimbo Slice play the part of B.A., dude is one mean mofo.
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dudes crazy as fuck and has the size to match (pause) common is too wimpy
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The A-Team is silly, but you need guys who can act just a little bit. Bradley Cooper would be fine as Face. I'd like to see George Clooney as Hannibal, Ving Rhames or Michael Clarke Duncan as B.A., and Woody Harrelson as Murdock.
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how AICN keeps getting out-scooped by other sources here. I mean its ok once in a awhile but I remember when this was the place to come for first hand news. Now they're getting out-scooped and shit they're contributors are reporting have the same amount of integrity as when my niece tells me she wasn't in the cookie jar. Having said that Common and Cooper should do fine. Its not a matter of whether or not they look like the characters or even act like them... its whether or not they can capture the essence of the character in a believable way. I think this will be damn good and Carnahan will do fine. McSweeny on the other hand needs to start citing his fucking sources.
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was rumored for Hannable, but that was back when Woody Harrilson was gonna play Murdock. Personally I think David Arquette should play murdock and Ice T should play BA
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May 18, 2009 6:25:59 AM CDT
Name a retro-revival remake thats turned movie franchise
by wolverines_leaky_workprint
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Franchise a go go.
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the film is an immediate no go. No matter how cool Common is, he does not make your movie any cooler.
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Thank fuck you're not casting the film then.
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May 18, 2009 8:20:42 AM CDT
Jensen Ackles is not Hal Jordan! Do people even read GL?!
by damien chowder
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No disrespect, but he seems far too smiley to convince me he's badass. Don't get me wrong, he's great, but not BA.
Rhames on the other hand is a bit cooler.
But of course Mr T wins all fights, as anyone who has seen Mr T v Everything will know. Fact. -
Murdock- Jim Carey. BA has to be MR T. there is no substitute. so you don't know who Bradley Cooper is, boo Fricking who. from the work he's done, he'll be perfect for faceman. the only person who wont be pleased is Dirk Benedict. Clooney for hannibal.
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Eh. You know, it's not saying much at all, but Common's probably a better actor than Mr. T, but he has nowhere NEAR the GRAVITAS that caused Mr. T to make the role famous.
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Playing heroes ... can't really see it.
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Now that's a funny idea. If you can't get Mr. T himself, then go with Vin or someone like him, just for the sake of controversy.
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She should get all of Dirk's old roles.
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i like common but come on give the B.A Role to fucking ice cube
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I say they cast Kimbo slice as B-A BARACUS
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Its In reverse---but it still works!
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WTF. It will be rated PG in order to sell some toys and shit!
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Pull my finger.
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in the all-female version of the A-Team.
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May 18, 2009 11:13:53 AM CDT
You have Michael Duncan, Terry Crews, Michael Jai White...
by hollywoodhellraiser
AND pick Common?!?! Anyways, Josh Holloway for Guy Garner!
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No way.
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but he should be playing Lance LeGault's character, not Dirk Benedict's. Cooper needs to stick to what he does best, and that's being an asshole.
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is the only choice for B.A. Baracus, unless you go with T himself.
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Good god. I think the guy is a pretty good rapper and a semi-not-too-terrible actor, but he couldn't be more wrong for the part of BA if he were white.
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He's like popping up in everything and I'm not exactly sure who wants him. What is he, cheap or something?
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D-von Dudley for BA
Terry Crews
Michael Clark Duncan
Kimbo
Or the Real life Mr. Friggen T (just juice him up like many of the actors do anyway for their action roles)
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Terry Crews pretty much perfect right there and as much I like MR.T that shit's just not gonna happen folks
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Nuff said.
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I don't know where this guy came from, but he needs to be in every movie made from this point forth. Well, maybe not Hannah Montana 2, but you get my drift. TC for BA!
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As BA. Martin lawrence = box office gold.
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Seriously nobody can be Faceman so you may as well gender bend it and use Sackoff. There is also logic in a white B.A. If Nick Fury and The King Pin have been turned black then I want a white B.A.
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could be worse than the mask of COBRA in the ji joe movie!
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Can he carry the role? Sounds good but, Mr. T has lots of charisma.Common seems to building a respectable body of work but, he's much more subdued than Mr. T. Maybe Carnahan is going for a serious take on the "A-Team"?
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BA didn't get alot of lines in the A-Team unless he was screaming and pissed off. He was a belivable bad ass,not just a muscle bound black guy. He was the one guy in the group who could step out of the van and intimidate the shit out of who ever the villian was before he even looked in there direction. Terry Crewes is a good choice as well.
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I covered this long ago, people. The A-Team was not missing their targets when firing their weapons. They were purposely not hitting them. As fugitives on the run from the government, actually killing people and leaving a string of bodies behind them would only make matters worse. If they were ever brought to trial, they could at least point out that given many opportunities, they never killed anyone.
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I'd buy that for a dollar. Clooney won't touch this as it's too close a character to Danny Ocean. Sam Rockwell for Murdock. Ryan Reynolds for Faceman. And no reason whatsoever that you just don't cast Mr T again as BA.
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He'd be fine.
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May 18, 2009 2:37:06 PM CDT
Does anyone really give a shit about Green Lantern?
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
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And this now sets the approximate ages of the other actors.
A lot of you have guys nearing 50 in the roles.
Ving Rhames, seriously?
They are supposed to be somewhat recent members of the military.
A guy perfect for Hannibal would be Dennis Haysbert, he already basically plays him in a way on The Unit.
Since he is black and my guess is that they dont want to change things THAT drastically AND they want an A-lister to play the role most likely.... a guy like Clooney or Willis most likely.
Danny Huston is perfect for the role though... but just not a big enough star i guess.
The rest of the actors should be guys in their early to mid 30's.
You cant have a 50 year old Harrelson as Murdock... then again Woody doesnt have a lot of wrinkles yet :D
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I keep getting him confused with Will Arnett.
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Smoken Aces sucked. Pride and Glory sucked. Narc was ok, but it was 7 years ago... I don't think it matters who plays what, this movie is doomed because Carnahan blows.
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...pretty enough for the Faceman
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I'm serious
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My enemies here, and I, have been having pitched battles over Dollhouse for months now, and they can't let it go. These folks now have an agenda targeted squarely at me. Call it cyber stalking/or bullying, but whatever you call it, that is exactly what they are doing.
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no fuckin way!
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maybe it'll be good. but I think we can safely see the stakes are against it.
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i think they were talking about dream casting from 10 years ago when this project was announced.
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He's a genius because he has a learning disability, he reworked Joss Whedon's Dollhouse into a masterpiece and his name is on a gold record. Simply put, he's better than you.
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He's a genius because he has a learning disability, he reworked Joss Whedon's Dollhouse into a masterpiece and his name is on a gold record. Simply put, he's better than you.
Oh and he does this amended thing a lot. Complete and total nutter butter. Seems like the delusional type of person that would carve your name on a bullet if he didn't like you. -
So many better choices for BA. Mr. T. still looks tough, many said Kimbo Slice, who also immediately popped into my head as being as scary as the character was supposed to be. And what about Ving Rames or Michael Clark Duncan? B.A. was a big,scary bad-ass. Please stop ruining movies with rappers/musicians.
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common is not BA baracus.
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May 19, 2009 10:10:36 AM CDT
Download Fatboy Roberts' remix of the A-Team theme song.
by royston lodge
It's on his "Geek Remixed 2" collection.
And it's a free download!
http://www.myspace.com/fatboyroberts
The track in question is called "Jibba Jabba"
If Fox was smart, they'd get this guy to do the theme song for the movie. -
May 19, 2009 10:13:49 AM CDT
There's no reason Dwight Shultz couldn't play Murdock.
by royston lodge
He's not that old, and Murdock doesn't require a young actor.
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Iraq?
If so, then what the fuck could they have possibly done to go to prison? Because there is zero fucking accountability over there. -
May 19, 2009 5:13:32 PM CDT
My friend Morgan Klein wrote, produced and directed a movie star
by aspectratio235
..several years ago in Tampa, FL. Unfortunately, it's sat on the shelf for years due to issues with the music rights. We're waiting for Bradley Cooper's star to expand a little to attract financing to produce a new cut of the film with an all-new soundtrack.
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OR AT LEAST HAVE PIGMENTATION PROBLEMS LIKE JACKO!!! ... I DON'T KNOW.
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ever be in a movie ever again!
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God, the A-Team, this sounds absolutely tedious and boring...
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