Is Sharlto Copley Howling Mad Murdock? District 9 star may join The A-Team Source: Blackfilm.com
With District 9 tearing up the US box office, there’s been a flood of speculation about the next step for its star, the insanely naturally-talented first-time actor Sharlto Copley, who played the lovable hero, Wikus van der Merwe. But we have to confess that we didn’t see this one coming: according to Blackfilm.com, Copley has been approached to play Howling Mad Murdock in Joe Carnahan’s The A-Team.
Apparently, the deal is only at the offer stage, but while Copley might have slight concern at being typecast as a goofball, we’d be amazed if he didn’t take the role of the team’s borderline insane pilot, thus filling out a cast that already includes Liam Neeson as Col. Hannibal Smith, Bradley Cooper as Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck, and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson as B.A. Baracus.
When Empire spoke to Copley recently, he confessed to being uncertain about his next step. And while we feel that he has true leading man material – check out that jawline! - it might not be such a bad thing for him to play fourth banana in a big-budget movie, and therefore reduce the pressure on him to knock it out of the park second time round.
Also, let’s face it, it’s pretty damn good casting. Copley is a naturally funny, and hugely confident, guy, and has enough quirk about him to make him a worthy successor to Dwight Schultz, who originated the role on the TV show.
If Copley does sign on, he won’t have much time to prepare – filming has already started on the movie in Vancouver, with an eye to a summer release.
But what does this mean for other District 9 stars? Will Christopher Johnson show up in Iron Man 2? Has Fat, Bald Jason Isaacs Look-a-like been earmarked for the bad guy role in Green Lantern? Will Ersatz Alan Dale show up in Gulliver's Travels? We must be told...
Casting for this has gone from insaine to 'jumping the shark' place's!
just because an actor is in a movie doing well at the box-office there cast in film disregaurding the origins!,
Liam 'I only have one fighting move' Nesson (action man chop)
is so wrong for this i shudder when ever i think of it.
one more time;
John Travolta-Hannibal
Michael Clark Duncan-BA
Ryan Rehnolds-Faceman
Mel Gibson-Howlin Mad
thats the cast.
sign on the line and lets make som magic!!! ... Read More
L: Sphinx
Awww come on let it be Jim!!!
e'd be perfect. Born to do it in fact. But then it'd be his film and I don't think the producers want that. ... Read More
"Has Fat, Bald Jason Isaacs Look-a-like" ???
Since when has Jason Isaacs ever been fat or, except for a single outing in Black Hawk Down, bald?? Empire, where is the Jason luuuuurve??? ... Read More
Awww come on let it be Jim!!!
Still find it strange to think Liam Neeson with that wonderful wispy voice of his saying....I love it when a plan comes together - He has to say it but it'll be quiet ... Read More
It beats me how any of us can say whether or not he'll make a good Murdock, we've only seen him in one film and he wasn't particularly Murdock-esque in that, was he?
I think Christopher Johnson should play Murdock anyway. That guy's mad as a badger! ... Read More
"the insanely naturally-talented first-time actor Sharlto Copley, who played the lovable hero, Wikus van der Merwe" - The first bit I agree with whole-heartedly, but loveable hero? Really? He was a horrible HORRIBLE person!! He was a bastard!!! Did you not see the film? Again, I stress the fact that Copley was incredible, but van der Merwe was an arsehole!! ... Read More
