Originality truly is dead for the summer movie season.
Fox announced late Tuesday that Ridley and Tony Scott have been given the green light for their remake of the NBC series The A-Team. From a script by forthcoming G.I. Joe big screen adaptation scribe Skip Woods, under the direction of Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces), the studio has planted the picture as their June 2010 tent pole. Lucky us.
If that weren’t disturbing enough, Ridley — who I’ve interviewed and still admire — commented, “Tony and I feel that marrying this Scott Free project with Joe’s sensibility will result in a fast-paced, exciting franchise, one we hope will be around for years to come.” Yeah, because that worked so well for Miami Vice and The Dukes of Hazzard.
Carnahan chimed in, “Fox hired me to make it as emotional, real and accessible as possible without cheesing it up.” Good luck with that.
Source: Variety
