Common x The A-Team. When word got out that an A-Team movie was in the works back in late 2008, early buzz was that Ice Cube wanted the role of B.A. Baracus since the movie was being directed by John Singleton (who he worked with on Boyz N’ The Hood). My how things have changed. Since then, Singleton has been replaced from the movie by Smokin’ Aces director Joe Carnahan and rumors were running wild that the new director still wanted a rapper/actor to play B.A…but to everyone’s surprise it wasn’t Ice Cube. No. Carnahan wants Common to take on the role.
Common might seem like an odd choice but he and Carnahan really connected while working together on Smokin’ Aces. And since Common’s latest project as The Green Lantern in Justice League: Mortal is still postponed there is a nice empty space for him to jump in the role. Finally after weeks of speculation, Common went public with the rumors surrounding him as B.A. Baracus. In an interview with IESB.net he stated the following:
ESB: Your name keeps popping up, I was at a premiere the other day and was talking to some industry friends and they are like, “[we] would love Common as a certain character in a certain Joe Carnahan movie.‚Äù
Common: (Laughing) Yeah, that would be [something].
IESB: B.A. Baracus
Common: Yeah that would be something cool, but, I mean, let’s see, I can’t speak on it yet until we know what’s going on but that would be an incredible character to play.
IESB: You worked with Carnahan before.
Common: Carnahan is my guy.
IESB: I don’t know if the mohawk is going to work on you. (Laughing)
Common: (laughing) I can’t do the Mohawk but we got to do something, we got to find something to make it work.
IESB: That is something you would like to do?
Common: I would love to, just to work with Joe is so exciting for me I just had such a great experience. I feel that he is one of the freshest directors and innovative guys and fun, he is a quality guy, quality director and man, I just want to work with him.
Word on the street is that an official statement of Common taking on the role should be expected in the coming weeks. You know WoooHa will have the updates. What do you guys think of Common as B.A. Baracus?
I don’t know about this. Common seems to smooth. I pity the fool, who thinks anyone does the T-Man justice. Cube has that rough edginess on him that BA always exemplified.
Common does not even have hair! How is this going to work at all? I dont like it
I like it. I think Common could kill the role and it would be funny to see him play someone loud like B.A.
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Another movie I won’t see. Heck, I didn’t like The A Team or Smoking Gun.
@Nunya Bizness – you mean smokin aces right? I’m a girl but I’m down to see A-Team with Common. Smokin Aces was ok.
You know what. Why are all these dumb production idiots trying to put rappers in roles that they know they don’t fit? I mean, I agree with everyone in the fact that Common is actually a very good actor from I have seen of him. He’s a pretty gritty type of cat. But B.A. Barracus? Hell no. If any rapper needs to play B.A. Barracus, I choose Freddy Fox (AKA Bumpy Nucks) or maybe, maybe because of his swagger, Ice Cube (A bit of a stretch). Now, If I had to choose a full time actor to play this role, I would choose Ving Rhames. That dude is the essence of meannness and pitbullishness. He could pull it of with the MoHawk. Yo, now that shit would work.
common is totally wrong — part should go to cube
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