Rampage cast as BA Baracus in new A-Team movie

Link


Arguably the highest profile role for an MMA fighter yet. Hope he's good now!!

Professey Chin

Nooooo nonononononononononono.
I really dont see this going well at all

GSPfan

I think its great. Just hope he doesn't try immitate the voice.

Chewabacca

GSPfan wrote: »

I think its great. Just hope he doesn't try immitate the voice.

should be funny

this topic is spreading like a virus on sherdog. I suppose thats what u get for going on sherdog forums

rovert

GSPfan wrote: »

I think its great. Just hope he doesn't try immitate the voice.

Well he aint goin on no plane :pac:

GSPfan

lol.

Fozzy

I remember seeing him on a chat show, maybe Conan O'Brien, sometime before his fight with Forrest Griffin and he had his hair grown out because he'd just auditioned for the role. It never fails to surprise me how slow the movie making process seems to be

Chris89

Chewabacca wrote: »

should be funny

this topic is spreading like a virus on sherdog. I suppose thats what u get for going on sherdog forums

That makes no sense.

Sherdog is hilarious.

Professey Chin

Chris89 wrote: »

That makes no sense.

Sherdog is hilarious.

Sherdog is troll central with people talking nonsense on 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% of all topics.

Zero-Cool

Wonder if there's a connection between him and Bradley Cooper (already in Midnight Meat Train together.

Clip below of that film, shows who would win in a fight between Rampage and Vinnie Jones!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8k03n_quinton-rampage-jackson-the-midnigh_sport

Chris89

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Sherdog is troll central with people talking nonsense on 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% of all topics.

Some of the humour i think is really clever, Ill be honest i dont read it for MMA news, but i do think a great majority of the posters on there, even the trolls, are very witty.

Mellor

I think Rampage is a good choice, as with all 80s remakes, they are going to be tounge in cheek, almost a parody. Should be funny

calex71

I pity the fool :pac:

The movie has been rumored for year's I'd just be happy so see a good movie regardless who plays who , I'm just happy Will Smith is not filling the role

Hail 2 Da Chimp

sheehy83 wrote: »

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8k03n_quinton-rampage-jackson-the-midnigh_sport

That looks like an amazing movie!

Fozzy

Liam Neeson is playing Hannibal. Him and Rampage sounds like an odd pairing

Roper

i hope they get Michael Mann to do it and it comes out all po faced like Miami Vice.

Which I thought was good by the way.

Fozzy

I hope that Rashad, Forrest and Wanderlei are part of the bad guys gang

hmmmmmm

Unfortunately while this would be brillant if it was true, according to Bloody Elbow, the Sun's story is BS

Zero-Cool

Fozzy wrote: »

I hope that Rashad, Forrest and Wanderlei are part of the bad guys gang

HAHA imagine it, BA gives Forrest gets a slap in the face and he just runs off into the jungle!

shenanigans1982

sheehy83 wrote: »

HAHA imagine it, BA gives Forrest gets a slap in the face and he just runs off into the jungle!

It would lead to a good chase scene....this has got me a lot more interested in the movie than I would have been....hopefully Rampage can transfer his natural charisma onto the big screen.

Fozzy

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

It would lead to a good chase scene....this has got me a lot more interested in the movie than I would have been....hopefully Rampage can transfer his natural charisma onto the big screen.

I think you missed the post two before yours about the news not being true :pac:

Still, I've read that the good reception to the initial story might persuade them to cast Rampage in the role

Roper

Roper wrote: »

i hope they get Michael Mann to do it and it comes out all po faced like Miami Vice.

Which I thought was good by the way.

Really?

I thought it was awful!! Cool looking but no real plot or substance at all!

Roper

Well I thought the plot was okay but the love story was a bit weak between Crocket and the Chinese girl. Other than that I thought it looked great and I loved the lack of dialogue. I think a lot of people went in expecting it to be either a pastiche or a buddy cop movie like Lethal Weapon. I'm a big Michael Mann fan by the way so that might explain why I didn't have those expectations.

This is the best topic this forum has ever spawned.

mmafan81

brilliant!!! i actually think he could pull it off, i love my milk ahwoooooo!!!!!!!

T-K-O

The very first interview I saw with Rampage I immediately thought he would be excellent in this role.

The guy has a talent in front of the mic.

firstroundtko

He an't getting on no plane sucka.

Devastator

Fozzy wrote: »

Liam Neeson is playing Hannibal. Him and Rampage sounds like an odd pairing

Whereas George Peppard and Mr T were a match made in Heaven



story came from the scum......very doubtful IF true

dunkamania

Its not true, already been debunked

jayteecork

It's "Common" from Terminator: Salvation playing him.

But i definitely think Rampage would be better, guy is hilarious.

Devastator

Talk of Rampage Vs Rashad fight being rescheduled from December due to Rampage's filming commitments for the A-Team film....don't know if any truth in that though. I read that in an article about Penn Vs Sanchez fight being moved back to the December event.



btw, heres the link to that article if anyones interested http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=3031&offset=0

Fozzy

The last thing that I read in the Wrestling Observer about it was that Rampage did ask the UFC for permission or time off in case he lands the role. Dana was obviously mad about the possibility of having to postpone the fight with Rashad, because that looks set to be a huge show

In a perfect world we'd get both :pac:

rovert

Devastator wrote: »

Talk of Rampage Vs Rashad fight being rescheduled from December due to Rampage's filming commitments for the A-Team film....don't know if any truth in that though. I read that in an article about Penn Vs Sanchez fight being moved back to the December event.



btw, heres the link to that article if anyones interested http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=3031&offset=0

Confirmation on that here sucka:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rampage-gets-Mr-T-role-in-A-Team-movie-no-figh;_ylt=As10JIoKZEz375Ufvs0fxOc9Eo14?urn=mma,187415

Devastator

Fozzy wrote: »

Dana was obviously mad

at the thought of one of their biggest assets being picking for a role in a major hollywood blockbuster, that no matter how good or bad would create a whole new world of publicity worldwide on the back of it for his next fight back?



I think its like a golden ticket to them

Fozzy

Devastator wrote: »

at the thought of one of their biggest assets being picking for a role in a major hollywood blockbuster, that no matter how good or bad would create a whole new world of publicity worldwide on the back of it for his next fight back?



I think its like a golden ticket to them

But it messes up the Memphis show that they planned especially to have Rampage on the card as well as the build coming off TUF

I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, but if you know Dana then you know that he'd be mad about it

Devastator

I don't agree, I think the commercial aspect will far out-way any sportsmanship loyalties.

when the UFC is trying its best to get shows in new states and in other countries the acceptance of one its its biggest personalities in a multi million dollar film and the publicity he(and UFC) will get around the world would be huge.

Fozzy

I don't really see how it will help the UFC that much. A similar situation would have been when The Rock did The Scorpion King. It was a big movie but it had absolutely no effect on WWE business

I just don't see how someone liking Rampage in the film would translate into any benefits for the UFC, except perhaps when Rampage fights

Good move for Rampage, but it does nothing for the UFC

Devastator

Fozzy wrote: »

I don't really see how it will help the UFC that much. A similar situation would have been when The Rock did The Scorpion King. It was a big movie but it had absolutely no effect on WWE business

I just don't see how someone liking Rampage in the film would translate into any benefits for the UFC, except perhaps when Rampage fights

Good move for Rampage, but it does nothing for the UFC

I don't have any interest(since I was 10) in wrestling so don't know enough about a specific wrestler to comment on him, but wrestling has been accepted worldwide for many many years....whereas the UFC is struggling for acceptance.

I can't fail to see how its a win win situation for rampage and UFC, although Dana will invariably state he's not happy to keep with his previous statements about fighters doing other things.

Fact is(as far as I see it), Rampage is contracted to UFC and the fight contract with Rashad much have been signed and sealed(along with TUF contracts) so IF the UFC/Dana really were that unhappy then they very easily could have kept him to his contract.

wandy

Devastator wrote: »

I don't agree, I think the commercial aspect will far out-way any sportsmanship loyalties.

when the UFC is trying its best to get shows in new states and in other countries the acceptance of one its its biggest personalities in a multi million dollar film and the publicity he(and UFC) will get around the world would be huge.

Gotta agree with devastator here. So far the biggest star in terms of marketability was GSP landing the Gatorade ads in the US and Canada. I think Rampage staring in what will be a HUGE hollywood movie will eclipse GSPs success so far outside the cage and can potentially earn more interest/coverage for MMA. Think about all the people who will be interested in knowing who the MASSIVE african american guy in the A-Team is played by :cool:

rovert

The PRIDE, heavy partying Rampage would so much better in the role than the current one.

Devastator

rovert wrote: »

The PRIDE, heavy partying Rampage would so much better in the role than the current one.

The film is due out in about a year or so, convincing win over Rashad could set him up for a title fight......maybe just in time for publicity of the film before its release

wandy

Evans has came out and said its definetly off for UFC 107 but he hopes it will be in new year