Greg_S_H
Senior HTF Member
Looks like Liam Neeson is signed to play Hannibal Smith, with Bradley Cooper taking the role of Face.
Newsarama.com : Neeson, Cooper Join The A-Team Film
Newsarama.com : Neeson, Cooper Join The A-Team Film
Ironically, Bradley Cooper made the most sense of any of the casting choices and seems the least the character there. Whoever decided to give him the couple days beard growth for this movie should be shot. Of all the characters, Faceman needs to be clean shaven. Liam Neeson looks fantastic; as long as he's affecting an American accent, I hope he approximates George Peppard's voice. It'd be easy to play Hannibal with a gravelly voice, but Peppard's voice was always deceptively warm and wholesome sounding. He could be threatening an armed wacho, and it'd sound both dangerous and a bit like friendly advice from grandpa. If they wouldn't get Mr. T back, they made the right choice by hiring a fighter who can (hopefully) act, much like the show hired a bodyguard (and onscreen boxer) for "B.A." Baracus the first time. So soon after seeing the South African Copley in District 9, I had trouble picturing him as Howlin' Mad Murdock. In the baseball cap and leather flight jacket, though, it kind of works.Originally Posted by Greg_S_H
I'm not a fashionista, but Cooper is making that suit look shabby. Face never would.