Ice Cube In The Running To Play Mr. T
January 10th, 2008
Rapper Ice Cube has revealed that he’s been in discussions to portray the cult character Mr. T, in a plabbed big screen version of the hit 80′s television show, ‘The A-Team’.
With his trademark Mohawk and an abundance of gold chains, Mr. T, who starred as B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus, became a household name worldwide during the popular show, which was about four Vietnam vets who were on the run after being framed for a crime they didn’t commit.
Ice Cube, who’s real name is O’Shea Jackson, told MTV News on Tuesday (January 8) that, "I can’t say that I’m gonna be [B.A. yet] because it’s still up to Fox, the people who have the movie.
"But John Singleton hit me – I believe he’s gonna direct. If he directs it, I have a great chance of doing B.A.. And yeah, I’d cut it. I’d get into a Mohawk!"
Jackson also reveals that he was a massive fan of the original television series, which ran for five seasons between 1983 and 1987, saying, "Not only was I a fan of the show and a fan of Mr. T, but it’s just a great character. It’s a dude, a backbone kind of dude; a little scared of airplanes, on the run from the government, that damn near sounds like me anyway! It’s just a perfect fit for me."
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January 11th, 2008 at 4:04 am
Mr.T is awesome he was a wrestler back in the day, and he is soo awesome I luv his slogan ‘get em nuts’ for snickers he is soo cool