I pity the fool who doesn’t think that Common would bring the badass back to B.A. Baracus in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming big-screen adaptation of “The A-Team.” The guy is big and intimidating, a startlingly effective screen presence, and he harnesses the sort of inner teddy bear quality that made Mr. T such a fan favorite for kids all those years ago.
Over the weekend, the “Terminator Salvation” star confirmed to us that the buzz is indeed building, and that he may someday slip behind the driver’s wheel of that famous black-and-red van. “Yeah, I’ve been hearing that, man,” said the actor/rapper. “I’ve been hearing that.”
The movie would reunite Common with “Smokin’ Aces” director Carnahan, and it could possibly match them with newly-christened “Star Trek” A-lister Chris Pine as well. Mr. T played the role of B.A. Baracus on TV for all of the series' five seasons, and he has said that he will not appear in the movie unless he returns as the Baracus character.
“If I’m considered for that role, I’m excited about it,” Common said of replacing Mr. T. “I mean, I would love to do that. That’s iconic.”
For Common – a calm, composed actor who brings some nice depth to his “Terminator” character – simply screaming old Mr. T catchphrases isn’t something he’d be interested in doing. “You’ve got try and bring something new to it,” he said of what Carnahan would have to promise him before he’d take on the role. “We’ll see.”
For now Common is waiting to get a solid offer on the project. He is definitely not practicing “I pity the fool!” lines in front of the mirror. “No, not yet, bro,” he said, laughing, “and I don’t know how I’m going to do the mohawk.”
Isn’t the bald-headed Common already halfway there? Couldn’t he just glue a streak of hair to his head? “That’d be bad,” Common said with a grin on his face.
What do you think of Common as B.A. Baracus? Chris Pine as “Howling Mad” Murdock? Who would you cast as Hannibal and Face?
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