In an interview with The LA Times, Joe Carnahan says that when he came on board he threw away all the previous scripts...
"I thought they were too slavishly devoted to the TV show," he explained. "While I like the TV show, I didn't think it was any great shakes in terms of heavy drama. You could take that story and have it translate into the present day with more success."
He continued: "We're not making an homage to The A-Team. We're taking the base story of four guys wrongfully convicted of a crime, they're an Alpha Unit, that's it. That’s the point of departure."
Cool. I was a big fan of the show but I agree with him. A movie that was completely faithful to the tv show would have ended up as a campy piss take like Starsky And Hutch. That being said, the trailer certainly looked like it was staying true to the spirit of the show to me. Hopefully we get a nice balance.
"The A-Team" is currently scheduled to hit theaters on June 11th.
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