9/16/2009

The A-Team in Talks with an A-Lister


Well, I guess she's an A-lister. She's certainly got an A-list pair of...um, she's certainly got A-list acting ability. Yeah,that's it. The Hollywood Reporter dropped this nugget about Jessica Biel currently in negotiations to join the 80's remake as a former lover of Bradley Cooper's "Faceman" Peck. Now an Army general, she's tasked with bringing the fugitive A-Team to justice.

On the one hand, adding Biel to the mix amps up the hotness quotient 1000%, which is always a good thing. This isn't a movie that's going to require her to stretch her emotional range or anything, so she should fit right in. Not saying she can't act, because she most certainly can, but let's be honest and say that her strongest asset is her screen presence. On the other hand, I'm getting the distinct impression that this movie is becoming more about the people in it and less about the story. Kinda like director Joe Carnahan's last stinkfest, Smokin' Aces, which looked pretty but was flimsy on plot. I hope I'm wrong.