The rumors are that Bruce Willis will play Hannibal Smith, Ice Cube will play BA Baracus, and Woody Harrleson will play Howling Mad Murdock.

I’ve decided to extend my own wish list for the project for fun.

Hannibal Smith– George Clooney:
Perhaps a bit too handsome, and not really a ballpark selection, but after “Leatherheads,” one might think he could be persuaded to get on board. He’s got the salt-and pepper hair, and c’mon, even though Hannibal was a bit older, he was rather debonair at times, although that role was essentially rendered to Templeton “Faceman” Peck. Just picture the “I love it when a plan comes together” line uttered by him while spitting out the bit off end from a fat Cuban hanging from his mouth.

Alternate: Sean Connery (if he’s physically able, as he’s getting up in years. Sacrifces could be made in the script to have Hannibal’s miliatry background to be part of a British SAS task force who worked with the Americans on covert ops during the Vietnam War.

BA Baracus– Samuel L. Jackson (I know he’s not that beefy, but for the personality, can’t you really picture anyone else?) I picture the script
having his background creatively established as becoming a militant anti-establishment member of The Black Panther Party after his tour of Duty with the Team in Vietnam.

Howlin’ Mad Mudock– Will Ferrell: an obvious choice. His background could be established as an acid head who took way too much LSD during government experiments on soldiers with the drug, ended up on Ken Kesey’s bus with the Merry Pranksters folloeing the Grateful Dead.

Alternate: Jim Carrey (another obvious selection)

Templeton “Face” Peck– Jared Leto: Remember Leto’s role in American Psycho, as the cocky rival of Christian Bale’s Patrick Bateman? Nuff’ said.

Amy Allen– Sandra Bullock, not really a role of imminent importance, but you need a good female lead and you need her to be a name and a face (and preferably a brunette).

The Indian Guy who people barely remember– Lou Diamond Phillips (we barely remember him)

and im so down for Mr. T reprising his role even though it won’t happen.

Ice Cube can’t play B.A. because he already gave up his street cred

Or

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

( that guy who played Mr. Eko on Lost… )