(Um…both have a fondness for chains?)
A couple weeks ago I posted an article about how incredibly unreliable the British tabloids are in reference to announcements that Megan Fox was being cast in the next Batman film and that Robin Williams doing a Susan Boyle biopic. Literally as I was writing the article, The Sun printed a story saying that Rampage Jackson, the UFC fighter, was going to be taking the role of B.A. Baracus, made famous by Mr. T, in the A-Team movie due out next year. Out of the three stories, one ended up actually being true.
According to a report in the Vancouver Sun (I’m not Canadian, so is this credible?), Jackson has been removed from the UFC schedule to allow time for him to be in the film, which is filming in the paper’s city. Both Common and The Game (why are no actual actors going after this part) were rumored to join the film previously, which already features Liam Neeson as Hannibal and Bradley Cooper as Faceman.
And now, for your enjoyment, Rampage Jackson humping a reporter:
Eric Eisenberg
Amani
[...] the announcement of Rampage Jackson being cast as B.A. Baracus for the remake of The A-Team last week, the four-man soldiers of fortune team came one man closer to completion, the only key character [...]
[...] Peck. After a long break and thousands of rumors, the role of B.A. Baracus was given to MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Then, in a flurry, it closed with the casting of District 9’s Sharlto Copley as Capt. [...]