A-Team & MacGyver set to hit the big screens

‘The A-Team’ Plan Comes Together For Joe Carnahan And Ridley Scott


Published by Elisabeth Rappe on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:01 am.
Every time it seems like the Hollywood trend of remaking television shows into films is going to die out, we end up with a dozen more. According to Variety, the latest is 1980’s series “The A-Team,” which is getting a big screen remake from Fox Studios with an eye to turning it into an action film franchise. Joe Carnahan (”Smoking Aces”) is attached to direct, with Ridley and Tony Scott producing.
In the original show, four Vietnam vets are convicted of armed robbery and escape from military prison to become mercenaries with hearts of gold. Carnahan and the Scott brothers plan to use the original premise, but swap Vietnam for the Middle East.
“You can make a film that reflects on the real world without losing the great sense of fun and the velocity of action in a classic summer popcorn film … Fox hired me to make it as emotional, real and accessible as possible without cheesing it up.” Carnahan said.
Fox has struggled to bring the series to the big screen for years, unable to find a way to avoid the series’ campy humor. Various names have come and gone, the latest being John Singleton (”Four Brothers”), who recently dropped out and was replaced by Carnahan.
The helmer will be teaming with new writer Brian Bloom, who will polish Skip Wood’s original script. The studio intends to have production underway by June, and is planning for a June 11, 2010 release date. Watch this space to find out exactly who makes the A-Team.

‘MacGyver’ Movie Coming, Will Be Filmed With Rotary Dial Phone, Paper Clip & Dental Floss


Published by Elisabeth Rappe on Monday, March 16, 2009 at 10:37 am.
Earlier this year, we brought you the news that The A-Team was reforming on the big screen courtesy of Ridley Scott and Joe Carnahan. Now they’ve got some ’80s competition — and considering how deadly he is with a toothpick and some bubble gum, they better watch out. Yes, that’s right: We’re getting MacGyver, the Movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line is developing the television series into a feature film, with an eye to turning it into a “global franchise.” It’s being put together by the De Laurentiis family and the series original creator, Lee Zlotoff. They’re currently looking for a writer who can honor the character’s place in pop culture while still making a solid adventure movie.
For those who know the pop culture reference, but not the character, here’s a little bio: MacGyver was a secret agent for the U.S. government and something called the Phoenix Foundation. He’s laid back, highly intelligent and a bit of a pacifist, preferring to avoid violence when possible. He didn’t even carry a gun, only a Swiss army knife and duct tape. Each episode was always built around some fantastic device MacGyver created out of common items to get himself out of a jam. No one can build more things out of paper clips, bubblegum and his ever-present duct tape than MacGyver.
Even though the show ended in 1992, he’s still a common pop culture reference, and lives on in the SNL skit “MacGruber.” I hope the new MacGyver has room for a Will Forte cameo because I wouldn’t be surprised if this revival was itself inspired by his Super Bowl commercial. Pop culture is going meta.

Oh goody, I hope they resurrect the part about Macgyver where he stops an acid leak with a chocolate bar.

Considering the era of the audience, I don't think interest is near large enough to bother with the A-Team movie........

Hache Man said:

Considering the era of the audience, I don't think interest is near large enough to bother with the A-Team movie........

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They're about 15-20 years late on that one.

Hollywood is definatly running out of ideas

agree...too late...for these 2 shows...

whats funny is i was out to dinner with my gf the other night and i mentioned how sex in the city (we had just watched it a couple nights prior) and the simpsons were HUGE 9figure blockbusters....and i used todays Family Guy and the pasts Seinfeld as 2 shows (seinfeld especially) that could pull it off and are basically leaving 100+++million on the table for the taking...

i guess seinfeld already has enough but for the life of me i dont know why they wouldnt make a seinfeld movie it would be a huge huge hit

HuskerFan1 said:

i guess seinfeld already has enough but for the life of me i dont know why they wouldnt make a seinfeld movie it would be a huge huge hit

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Jerry is too busy doing terrefic work such as the Microsoft commercials and 'Bee's life' /sarcasm


In all seriousness, the show Seinfeld was so well tailored for it's era.
I'm not sure a 2009 styled script would hold up so well.

They better keep it real. MacGyver better have a mullet. MacGyver IS NOT MacGyver without a mullet!!!!!

At least the A-Team can be transformed to make it work, with the war veterans and a lot of action I'd think it could do quite well... I mean, if Miami Vice worked I do believe the A-Team will be just fine (especially considering it's producers).

I can't see MacGyver doing well, as there's really no place for a pacifist on the big screen. It also wouldn't be terribly fun to watch him use his inventiveness over & over within a two hour span - the story is much more suited for television.

celticGreen said:

At least the A-Team can be transformed to make it work, with the war veterans and a lot of action I'd think it could do quite well... I mean, if Miami Vice worked I do believe the A-Team will be just fine (especially considering it's producers).

I can't see MacGyver doing well, as there's really no place for a pacifist on the big screen. It also wouldn't be terribly fun to watch him use his inventiveness over & over within a two hour span - the story is much more suited for television.

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Miami Vice worked?

NES said:

Miami Vice worked?

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by "worked" I mean that it made money... it did well enough at the box office / rental market to justify it's existence.