While the original was poised to launch a new franchise, here's why they didn't make another A-Squad movie. The A-Team is a classic action serial from the 1980s that starred George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, and Mr. T every bit an aristocracy Special Forces unit. The four are framed for a offense they didn't commit and go on the run, and each episode found them helping out people in need against diverse criminals and villains. The A-Teamwas famous for its catchphrases, action sequences, gadgets, and the fact that in spite of constant gunfire and explosions, information technology had picayune in the way of fatalities.

The A-Team came to an end afterwards five seasons and ranks aslope the likes of Miami Vice equally an iconic 1980s TV show. Like other bombed 80s movie remakes, theA-Team movie spent years in development hell, with director John Singleton once signed on, who had Woody Harrelson in mind for Murdock and Water ice Cube for B.A. Baracus. Joe Carnahan eventually stepped behind the camera, with Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson, and Sharlto Copley playing Hannibal, Confront, B.A., and Murdock respectively. The A-Squadwas released in 2010 to a mildly positive response, with the consensus being that it was a fun but forgettable blockbuster.

The film adaptation of The A-Teamwas meant to boot off a series. However, a variety of reasons prevented that from happening. Here'southward why The A-Team 2 wound upward canceled.

The A-Team Movie Underperformed

Despite its proper noun bandage and blockbuster status,The A-Teamdidn't do corking numbers. The budget was an estimated $110 million but it fabricated less than $80 one thousand thousand domestically. Factoring in dwelling video sales and international box office,The A-Squad made roughly $220 million in total, but considering marketing and other costs, information technology was a definitive financial disappointment.

The Cast And Manager Quickly Ruled Out An A-Team 2

The crew behind The A-Teammovie wasted no time pretending The A-Team 2 was still coming after its release. Joe Carnahan stated that the moving-picture show didn't make enough to justify some other, which Bradley Cooper and Liam Neeson would mirror in subsequently interviews. Niggling is known nearly the plot for a potential sequel, other than the original A-Teammovie ending with a tease that Jon Hamm'due south Agent Lynch would be a major threat.

An A-Team TV Reboot Was Announced In 2015

While there's been no sign of life on a new movie, in 2015 Deadline reportedThe A-Team was being rebooted for a new TV testify. Fast & Furious franchise writer Chris Morgan was prepare to produce this new version, which would have featured some female person members on the squad equally they actively tried to clear their names and uncover a conspiracy. LikeThe A-Team 2, yet, this Boob tube reboot never came to pass.

A-Team Is Far From The Only Underwhelming 80s Remake

The A-Squad was one of many 80s remake attempts to bomb in the early 21st century. Comeback projects like this generate plenty of initial nostalgic fizz just often fail to alive up to their original source material. Horror films likePoltergeist,Nightmare on Elm Street,Friday the 13th,The Thing, andEvil Expressionless are all iconic, dearest 80s classics, merely all of them were the unwitting victims of distinctly underwhelming remakes in the 2010s/2020s. As well, activeness flicks likeThe Karate Kid, Total Recollect, andClash of the Titans take failed to perform on the same level equally their originals. Reboots and revivals continue to be a prevalent mode of making "new" content, nevertheless, soThe A-Team is unlikely to be the terminal underwhelming 80s remake. While Joe Carnahan's moving-picture show has its fans, The A-Team ii is very unlikely to be revived at this betoken.

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It'southward pronounced Paw-rick, not Pad-raig. Now that's out of the way, a brief introduction. Padraig has been writing about film online since 2012, when a friend asked if he'd like to contribute the occasional review or feature to their site. A part-time hobby soon blossomed into a career when he discovered he really loved writing about movies, Tv set and video games – he even (arguably) had a little fleck of talent for it. He has written words for Den of Geek, Collider, The Irish Times and Screen Rant over the years, and can discuss anything from the MCU - where Hawkeye is clearly the best grapheme - to the most obscure cult b-movie precious stone, and his hot takes often require oestrus resistant gloves to handle. He'southward super modern besides, so his favorite movies include Jaws, Dice Difficult, The Thing, Ghostbusters and Batman. He tin be institute as i_Padds on Twitter making bad puns.

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