What do Bridesmaids and The Devil Inside have in common? Not a lot, except that both performed even better than expected at the box office, and execs are now eager to get going on terrible-sounding sequels. After the jump: Melissa McCarthy refuses to do Bridesmaids 2 without Kristen Wiig Mark Wahlberg reports that The Fighter…
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In this week's episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley ring in the new year with thoughts on Total Recall, Land of the Lost, and Youth In Revolt. Also, some thoughts on Sam Mendes doing Bond, Spidey IV being scrapped, and the classic Casablanca. Special guest writer/director Rian Johnson joins us…
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A high-quality version of the A-Team trailer has finally hit the internet. Hit the jump for the trailer. Let us know what you think in the comments. Things I like about this trailer: Sharlto Copley, showing his face in an American blockbuster and proving he has even more range than just Wikus Van De Merwe.…
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Those of you itching for a more detailed look at Joe Carnahan's new A-Team movie need not wait too much longer: According to a report by a movie theater projectionist over at AICN, the trailer should be out for public consumption this upcoming weekend. The same projectionist also provided a pretty good description of the…
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A-Team fans rejoice, it appears that there will be at least one nod to the classic '80s action franchise in Joe Carnahan's upcoming modern remake. The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite has the word that Schultz, who played "Howling Mad" Murdock in the original series, was recently in Vancouver filming a cameo part. He even had…
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Joe Carnahan’s A-Team film is actually coming together, if you pardon the expression, right now. What a strange world we live in. Does anybody actually remember the show as being any good? I thought even its fans had it pegged as a bit of a kitschy, guilty pleasure. Soon we’ll start seeing images from the…
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Its only a rumour, but it’s a heck of an eye-catching one: is District 9’s Sharlto Copley in the frame for a star turn as Howlin’ Mad Murdock in Matthew Carnahan's new A-Team movie? It would certainly be nice, wouldn’t it? He landed with one heck of a splash in District 9 and already an…
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Some time back in May, IESB reported a rumour that Bradley Cooper was lining up the role of Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck in Joe Carnahan's A-Team adaptation. Of course, Cooper then later gave out the standard non-denial denials all over the place but this morning, Variety are confirming that he's in negotiations. Also navigating the…
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The upcoming A-Team film, now being developed by director Joe Carnahan since John Singleton left the project, is reportedly scheduled for release in summer 2010. That should mean that the cast are being brought together right now (don't you just love it when a cast comes together?) and, therefore, Canahan is likely to have recently…
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John Singleton has exited 20th Century Fox's big screen adaptation of the A-Team. Apparently the project, which has gone through a number of rewrites, is still not ready for prime time. Fox believes they need more time to develop the script, but Singleton is moving on. We no final draft, no director, and no announced…
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If anyone out there knows Mr. T, please go check on him to make sure he hasn't jumped off a bridge wearing his signature 700 pounds of fake gold. The Teddy Ruxpin of American gangstas, Ice Cube, hopes to play mohawked soldier of fortune B.A. Baracus in John Singleton's The A-Team. While we're updating The…
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