So, Ice Cube (left) tells MTV News he may play B.A. Baracus in the upcoming film version of The A-Team. Setting aside for the moment what a bad idea it is to make an A-Team movie, I have to ask: Really? Doughboy as Mr. T (right)? Really? I know Cube’s got the attitude, and after all those goofy, family-friendly Are We There Yet comedies, it’ll be nice to see him unleash his famous scowl again, but does he really have the physique for this role? At least he’s willing to shave his hair into a Mohawk. Still, the only person who can do justice to Mr. T’s original portrayal is (duh) Mr. T. Sure, he’s a lot older, but he looks exactly the same, and he still does that mixture of badass and cartoonish like no one else. C’mon, PopWatchers, either they should make the movie with Mr. T, or they shouldn’t make it at all, right?
UPDATE: Late Night With Conan O’Brien was on top of this last night. Cube was Conan’s guest, and the show offered one of its trademark "If They Mated" photo mashups to show what Cube might look like with Mr. T’s Mohawk and bling. You can watch the segment here (click "Wed Jan 9"), and you can see the photo below, after the jump.
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ICE CUBE FOR PRESIDENT!!!
Mr. T or nothing, baby!
Mr. T all the way. He can still walk and talk.
As for Ice Cube, I just saw First Sunday and the dude only has ONE expression: snarl.
On second thought — do we need an A-Team movie franchise? Does anybody remember Mission Impossible? What happened to MI btw?
and wasn’t there supposed to be a Swat franchise? Hm….what does all this tell you about TV action series turned into movies?
If Ice Cube can pull off Mr. T’s personality and catch phrases, then I say, why not?
Horrible, horrible, horrible idea! They should get Michael Jai White to be BA in the A-Team movie since they are stupid enough to even remake one. We all seen he can wear a mo-hawk. He wore one in that tyler perry movie
thecheappop.com has a photo of cube today and it looks like hes growing out his fro – maybe to shave a mohawk?
Why do we need this movie at all?
Ok here it goes…..The one and only B.A. Is Mr. T You cannot replace him that would be like replaceing the head vampire in “Lost Boys” Which by the way looks now like he did in the movie now that is scary. SO though I lie Ice cube he would not be my first choice but I think if anyone can come close it would be him. I happen to like all of his movies he is , to me, one of the best that Hollywood has to offer now days.
I’ll set aside that this remake is a horrible idea because Gary asked us to:
If it absolutely has to happen, my vote goes to Terry Crews “Everybody Hates Chris”. He’s definitely got the physique, charisma and comedy chops to pull off the part. Then again, I like Terry Crews a lot, so I wouldn’t want to see him actually get the role because he’d be hated on (or is it hated upon?) nonstop.
Better yet, what about Ice T for Mr. T? Better actor, better build, and he’s already got the T!
Give the man a chance. I heard all of the same “he can’t do it better than the original” arguments when Ice Cube starred in the film version of Webster, and he proved everyone wrong.
Ice Cube? They can’t use “Mr. C”. because that was Tom Bosley. Mr. T. was the originator. There is no substitute. And as he would say “I pitty the Cube.”
Igloo: Now that I could get behind. Ice T is intimidating, with or without muscles. It’s all about the intimidation factor, not the comic side to the character.
OK – If there would be anyone who could replace Mr. T it would have to be Chuck Norris. Other than that – what is the point?
Ice Cube was my suggestion when the PopWatch asked for the casting a month or so ago… do I get a prize like they hand out for the Box Office results? They’re going to have to “go younger” on this, like they do every remake. Either Cube or Donald Faison (‘That girl is POI-SONNN!)
Yeah…I gotta go with Pete here. Mr. T and Chuck Norris go together like poison and bullets: they’re both equally effective at getting the job done, just one has more finesse.
As for the ‘cube playing Mr. T, I just don’t think it will work. Ice Cube has a college degree and a vocabulary that extends past “jibba-jabba” and “pity”. I think it’ll just be unnatural. And I’m not sure Ice Cube has the stamina to carry approx. a metric ton of gold around his neck…just my two cents.
I pity the fool who tries to make the movie without Mr T.
I loved the A-Team tv show (well except for season 5 when it got too silly). I want to give someone else a chance at it, I really do. But you can’t out-T Mr. T.
Aside: Must watch for Mr. T fans: Mr. T’s Be Somebody or Be Somebody’s Fool. Motivational video for kids + 80s + Mr. T = awesome.
Sarah – I gotta get that video! Where would I find a copy or maybe I can borrow yours?
Wow! $36.99 on Amazon! My girls are gonna love this!
I say get Robert Smigel. His Mr. T. shorts are hillarious! “I need a job!”
if you gotta do it, do it right. go big or go home:
Hannibal: Harrison Ford (the only guy tough/charming enough to step into Pappard’s cigar)
Face: Ewan McGregor (No one can do slick like Dirk Benedict. I’d let Ewan try, though)
Murdock: Jim Carey (obviously too expensive)
B.A.: Miami Dolphins’ Joey Porter. Loud enough, brash enough, jacked enough, and ridiculous enough.
Obviously, this dream cast is way too expensive. But those are the four guys that could come closest to recapturing the old magic.
Pete: I got a copy on e-bay for like $10. Let’s just say Mr. T sings, raps and offers kids style advice.
Bonus: cameo by New Edition in which they (ironically) tell kids to avoid drugs, booze and peer pressure.
I think Mr. T is a little old to go back so far, I think Ice T would be great as Mr.T..give him a try he is a great actor.
I can see it, I guess. I can’t imagine that they’ll be too true to the original concept of the show. I imagine that there will be *a lot* of “reimagining.” Maybe they’ll be first Gulf War vets or something. I was a big fan of the show back in the day (yeah, yeah, I know), so I hope they do the show justice–go completely over the top like the show did. And I hope that the surviving cast members have cameos.
That picture from Conan looks like a girl. Cube should NOT be BA. I say get Mr. T, like you said.
That picture from Conan looks like a girl. Cube should NOT be BA. I say get Mr. T, like you said.
I think Ice cube will do fine and he kinda looks like Mr T. The rest of the cast SHOULD be.
Hannibal: George Clooney
Face: Christian Bale, Mark Walhberg,Matt Damon
Murdock: Only one choice, Jim Carey
B.A. Barackus: Ice Cube
Joey Porter is a good choice as well.