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[[File:220px-A_team_poster_10.jpg|thumb|Promotional film poster]]'''''The A-Team''''' is a 2010 American action film based on the television series of the [[The A-Team|same name]]. It was released in cinemas in the United States on June 11, 2010 by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref>''Plan Coming Together for The A-Team'', Variety, March 19, 2008</ref> The film was directed by [[Joe Carnahan]] and produced by [[Stephen J. Cannell]],<ref>{{cite web 
| url = http://movies.tvguide.com/movie-news/team-film-works-1002195.aspx | title = A-Team Hopes to Bring "A" Game to Silver Screen | work = yahoo tv }}</ref> and brothers [[Ridley Scott|Ridley]] and [[Tony Scott]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7856758.stm | title = Ridley Scott to remake The A-Team | work = BBC News | publisher = BBC | date = 2009-01-28 | accessdate = 2009-10-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date = 2009-01-27 | title = Fox assembles 'A-Team' | url = http://www.variety.com/VR1117999155.html | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | accessdate = 2009-10-09 | first = Michael | last = Fleming}}</ref> 
The film has been in development since the mid 1990s, having gone through a number of writers and story ideas, and being put on hold a number of times. Producer [[Stephen J. Cannell]] wished to update the setting, perhaps using the [[Gulf War|first Gulf War]] as part of the backstory.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/The_A-Team_film::sub::Development | title = The A-Team Film: Development }}</ref>

The film stars [[Liam Neeson]], [[Bradley Cooper]], [[Quinton Jackson]], and [[Sharlto Copley]] as ''[[The A-Team]]'', an [[United States Army Special Forces|elite army team]], imprisoned for a '''Miscarriage of justice'''. They escape and set out to clear their name. [[Jessica Biel]], [[Patrick Wilson (actor)|Patrick Wilson]] and [[Brian Bloom]] are in supporting roles.

The film received mixed reviews from critics,<ref name="metacritic" /> and performed slightly below expectations at the box office.<ref name="latimes" /> The reception from the cast of the [[The A-Team|original television series]] was also mixed.<ref name="youtube-script" />

== Plot ==
[[John "Hannibal" Smith]] ([[Liam Neeson]]) is held captive in [[Mexico]] by two corrupt [[Federal Police (Mexico)|Mexican police]] officers working for the [[Turncoat|renegade]] General Javier Tuco ([[Yul Vazquez]]). Hannibal escapes and sets out to rescue [[Templeton "Faceman" Peck]] ([[Bradley Cooper]]), who is held captive at Tuco's ranch. Hannibal saves Face after enlisting fellow [[U.S. Army Ranger|Ranger]] Bosco Albert [[B.A.|"B.A." Baracus]] ([[Quinton Jackson]]), driving to the rescue in B.A.'s modified [[GMC Vandura]] van.<ref name="van1">{{cite news |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/recreating-the-a-team-van-for-movie-was-tough-task/1 |title=Recreating 'The A-Team' van for movie was tough task |accessdate=2010-09-05 |publisher=USA Today |work=Drive On: A conversation about our cars and trucks |author=Chris Woodyard |year=2010 |month=June}}</ref> Pursued by Tuco, they stop at a nearby [[Army Medical Department (United States)|Army hospital]] to recruit the services of eccentric pilot [[H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock]] ([[Sharlto Copley]]). They flee in a medical helicopter, chased by Tuco in a [[dogfight]] which leaves B.A. with a fear of flying. The battle ends when they lure Tuco's helicopter into American airspace, where it's destroyed by a U.S. [[Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]], as Hannibal planned.

"Eight years and eighty successful missions later," the team is a highly-regarded elite [[U.S. Army Special Forces|Special Forces]] unit stationed in Iraq. Hannibal is contacted by [[Special Activities Division|CIA SAD]] agent [[List of The A-Team characters#Lynch|Lynch]] ([[Patrick Wilson (actor)|Patrick Wilson]]), who reveals that [[Iraqi insurgency|Iraqi insurgents]] possess [[United States Treasury|U.S. Treasury]] plates that could be used to manufacture U.S. currency. Lynch wants Hannibal and his team to steal the plates and over $1 billion in cash that is due to be moved out of Baghdad in a Heavily-protected convoy. [[Defense Criminal Investigative Service|DCIS]] Captain [[List of The A-Team characters#Charissa Sosa|Charissa Sosa]] ([[Jessica Biel]]) arrives and warns Face, her former lover (whom she left after he became serious about their relationship), to stay away from the plates. Against the advice of his commanding officer, General [[List of The A-Team characters#Morrison|Russell Morrison]] ([[Gerald McRaney]]), Hannibal agrees to steal the plates in an unofficial black ops mission. The mission is successful, but when the team returns to base, the money, plates, and Morrison's vehicle are destroyed by [[List of The A-Team characters#Brock Pike|Brock Pike]] ([[Brian Bloom]]) and his men from the [[Private military firm|private security firm]] Black Forest. Without Morrison, the only proof that they were authorized to act, the team is sentenced to ten years in [[United States Army Corrections Command|prison]] and [[Military discharge|dishonorably discharged]].

Six months later, Hannibal is visited in prison by Lynch. Lynch reveals that Pike may be trying to sell the plates with the help of an Arab backer. Hannibal, who has been tracking Pike on his own, makes a deal with Lynch: full reinstatement and clean records for his team in return for the plates. Lynch agrees and Hannibal escapes, then breaks out the rest of the team. In a slight hitch, B.A. Baracus has turned to pacifism during his time in prison, and refuses to kill or hurt anyone. Sosa is hot on their trail, and angry after being demoted to Lieutenant after the team ignored her warning. Believing the team is working with Pike, she tries to intercept them before they leave Germany in a military [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] transport aircraft. The plane is destroyed by [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone fighters]], but the team escapes inside the body of a [[M8 Armored Gun System|tank]] on 3 parachutes.

They track Pike and launch an offensive to reclaim the plates and kidnap Pike's backer. The team learns that the backer is actually General Morrison, who worked with Lynch and Pike to steal the plates, but then teamed up with Pike to double-cross Lynch and fake his death. When Lynch learns that the team has Morrison, he orders an air strike to eliminate them. The team barely escapes but Morrison is killed.

Face hatches a plan. Hannibal arranges to meet Sosa, knowing her phone lines are [[Telephone tapping|tapped]] by Lynch, on board a [[container ship]] at a Los Angeles dock, saying he will hand over Morrison and the plates in exchange for his freedom. Ultimately, Face's plan works and Pike is killed (by B.A., who has come to terms with the use of force), Lynch is taken into custody, and the plates are recovered. Despite their success, the A-Team is arrested for escaping incarceration. Sosa is promoted back to Captain for retrieving the plates and apprehending the A-Team, but she promises to do all she can to set them free before kissing Face as he is led into a prison van. In the van, Face opens his mouth and smiles triumphantly around the key on his tongue, given to him by Sosa through the kiss. "I love it when a plan comes together!" he crows as his teammates laugh.

The film closes with narration (provided by [[Corey Burton]]) reminiscent of the [[The A-Team|original television series']] opening credits, stating that the team now live as [[mercenary|soldiers of fortune]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/major-releases/e3ib75f76acc2901e2665d0cf2637e34692 |title=Film Review - The A-Team |accessdate=2010-12-26 |publisher=Film Journal International}}</ref>

In a [[post-credits scene]], Face walks to the tanning bed in prison, asking the man emerging from the tanning bed how to protect his face. The man ([[Dirk Benedict]]) tells him, "You don't mess with it, kid." In the next scene, Murdock receives electro-shock therapy, while two doctors look on. One of them ([[Dwight Schultz]]) comments on Murdock's state of mind, saying "This guy, Murdock, is nuts." In the extended cut on DVD and Blu-ray these scenes are put back into the film, and removed from the credits.

== Cast ==
* [[Liam Neeson]] as Col. [[John "Hannibal" Smith]]
* [[Bradley Cooper]] as Lt. [[Templeton "Faceman" Peck|Templeton "Face" Peck]]
* [[Quinton Jackson|Quinton "Rampage" Jackson]] as Sgt. [[B. A. Baracus|Bosco Albert "B.A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus]]
* [[Sharlto Copley]] as Captain [[H. M. Murdock|H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock]]
* [[Jessica Biel]] as [[List of The A-Team characters#Charissa Sosa|Charissa Sosa]] <!-- "Charisa" per the official website, "Charissa" per the closing credits of the movie --><ref>{{cite web | date = 2009-10-16 | first = Jocelyn | last = Vena | url = http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-jessica-biel-reveals-new-details-about-her-a-team-character/ | title = EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Biel Reveals New Details About Her ‘A-Team’ Character | work = MTV Movies Blog | publisher = [[Viacom]] }} (Video)</ref>
* [[Patrick Wilson (actor)|Patrick Wilson]] as Agent Vance Burress a.k.a. [[List of The A-Team characters#Lynch|Agent Lynch]]<ref name="hollywoodinsider" />
* [[Brian Bloom]] as [[List of The A-Team characters#Brock Pike|Brock Pike]]. Bloom was also a writer on the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lemire |first=Christy |url= http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/breakingnews/surprisingly-movie-version-of-80s-tv-series-the-a-team-is-flat-out-fun-95990109.html |title=Surprisingly, movie version of '80s TV series 'The A-Team' is flat-out fun |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |date= 2010-06-09 |accessdate= 2010-07-23}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
* [[Gerald McRaney]] as [[List of The A-Team characters#Morrison|General Russell Morrison]]
* [[Jon Hamm]] as [[List of The A-Team characters#Lynch|Lynch]] (''uncredited'')
* [[Terry Chen]] as Ravech
* [[C. Ernst Harth]] as Crematorium Attendant
* [[Corey Burton]] as Narrator
* [[Anita Brown]] as Attractive Prison Guard

In a post-credits scene, original series actors [[Dirk Benedict]] (Face) and [[Dwight Schultz]] (Murdock) have cameos with their film equivalents Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley. Benedict plays Face's fellow tanning bed client, credited as "[[Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola|Pensacola Prison]]er Milt," and Schultz plays one of two neurologists observing Murdock during a shock-therapy session.

== Production ==

The entire film was shot at various locations in [[Canada]] including [[Kamloops]], Cache Creek and Ashcroft,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20090725/KAMLOOPS0101/307259996/-1/KAMLOOPS/a-team-advance-team-in-town|title=A Team advance team in town|author=Mike Youds}}</ref> [[British Columbia]], with much of the studio works being done at [[Hollywood North#Vancouver|Mammoth Studios]].<ref name="hollywoodinsider" /><ref>http://www.tnrdfilm.com/past-productions?p=ateam</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/locations
| title = The A-Team (2010) - Filming locations
| publisher = [[Amazon.com]] 
| work = [[IMDB]] 
| accessdate = 2010-08-18
}}</ref><ref name="vancouver-set" /> Other footage was included as well, such as aerial shots of [[Cologne]] (though falsely referred to as [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] in the movie).<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,712255,00.html
| title = Welcome to Frankfurt, Norway: New 'A-Team' Film Gets 'F' for Geography
| publisher = SPIEGEL Online International
| date = 2010-08-17
| accessdate = 2010-08-18
}}</ref> [[Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake]] is also featured in the German escape scene where a number of base buildings and landmarks are clearly visible, as is the false canopy painted under the F-18s. The [[Canadian Forces Air Command]] is the only one to have the false canopy painted on the bottom. American markings were digitally added later.

=== Development ===
The film has been in development since the mid 1990s, going through a number of writers and story ideas, and being put on hold a number of times. Producer Stephen J. Cannell hoped to update the setting, perhaps using the first [[Gulf War]] as part of the backstory.<ref>{{cite web 
| date = September 4, 2006
| author = David Crookes
| title = A-Team Movie Update
| url = http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=19460 
| work = [[Empire magazine]]
}} 
</ref>
[[John Singleton]] was initially assigned to direct, but in October 2008 he pulled out of the project.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0592051/ |title= Singleton Quits A-Team Movie |work = [[IMDB]] | publisher = Amazon.com |accessdate=2009-06-09}}</ref> 
When Singleton was still attached to the project as director, [[Ice Cube]] was approached for the role of B.A. Baracus.<ref>{{cite web 
| date = 2008-01-09 
| first = Wilson | last = Morales 
| url = http://www.bvonmovies.com/2008/01/09/ice-cube-wants-to-play-ba-baracus-in-a-team-movie/ 
| title = Ice Cube Talks About Playing B.A. Baracus In 'A-Team' Movie 
| publisher = [[AOL]] 
| work = Black Voices on Movies 
| accessdate = 2010-07-23 
}}</ref>

In June 2009, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' revealed that [[Liam Neeson]] was in negotiations with [[20th Century Fox]] to star as Hannibal Smith,<ref>{{cite news
| date = 2009-06-08 
| first= Michael | last= Fleming
| title = Liam Neeson in talks for 'A-Team'
| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004693.html 
| work = Variety
| accessdate= 2009-06-09
}}
</ref> and [[Bradley Cooper]] announced to [[MTV News]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} that he will be playing the role of Templeton Peck after he first denied the rumors saying that he was not involved and insisted that he had not seen any script.<ref>{{cite web
| date = 2009-05-20
| first = Russ | last = Firscher
| url = http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/19526/1/EXCLUSIVE-BRADLEY-COOPER-SAYS-HE-ISN039T-JUMPING-INTO-THE-A-TEAM039S-VAN/Page1.html
| title = Exclusive: Bradley Cooper says he isn't jumping on the A-Team's van
| work = chud.com
| accessdate = 2010-06-10
}}
</ref>

The production budget for the film was $110 million,<ref name="mojo" /><ref name="the-numbers">{{cite web | title = The A-Team | url = http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2010/ATEAM.php | work = The Numbers }}</ref> but the cost came in at $100 million after tax credits.<ref name="latimes" />

=== Casting ===
On August 26, 2009, MMAjunkie.com reported that [[mixed martial arts]] fighter [[Quinton "Rampage" Jackson]] would play the role of [[B.A. Baracus]] in the upcoming film,<ref>{{cite web
| date = August 26, 2009
| title = UFC's Quinton Jackson not playing B. A. Baracus in "The A-Team" movie remake
| url = http://mmajunkie.com/news/15973/ufcs-quinton-jackson-to-play-b-a-baracus-in-the-a-team-movie-remake.mma
| accessdate = 2009-08-26
}}
</ref> but this was later denied by a representative for Jackson.<ref>{{cite web
| date = August 27, 2009
| first = Tim | last = Parks
| url= http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a174207/quinton-jackson-not-joining-a-team.html
<!-- http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a174207/quinton-jackson-not-joining-a-team.html -->
| title = Movies - News - Quinton Jackson 'not joining A-Team'
| publisher = Digital Spy
| accessdate = 2010-06-10
}}
</ref>
In September 2009, ''[[The Vancouver Sun]]'' suggested that Jackson has been attached to the role and was postponing his fight at [[UFC 107]] with [[Rashad Evans]] due to filming for ''The A-Team''. Filming started in Vancouver in late 2009, and Jackson's involvement was then confirmed.<ref>{{cite web
| date = 2009-09-04
| first = Steve | last = Cofield
| url = http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Rampage-gets-Mr-T-role-in-A-Team-movie-no-figh;_ylt=AmTeDsWMSdZhs0t6R1AUGRk9Eo14?urn=mma,187415
| title = Rampage gets Mr. T role in 'A-Team' movie, will not fight at UFC 107
| work = Yahoo! Sports
| publisher = Yahoo! Inc.
| accessdate = 2010-06-10
}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web
| date = 2009-09-05 
| author = Dustin James 
| title = Quinton “Rampage” Jackson out of UFC 107 fight against Rashad Evans
| url= http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2009/09/05/quinton-rampage-jackson-out-of-ufc-107-fight-against-rashad-evans
| publisher = Combat Sports Media, LLC
| work = Five Ounces Of Pain
| accessdate = 2010-08-21
}}
</ref>

On September 15, 2009, ''Variety'' confirmed the casting of Neeson, Cooper and Jackson. They additionally reported that [[Sharlto Copley]] and [[Jessica Biel]] were in final negotiations to join the cast. Copley would be playing the role of H.M. Murdock and Biel would be playing the ex-lover of Face who is a disillusioned and ruthless Army officer in charge of pursuing the team.<ref>{{cite news
| date = September 15, 2009
| first = Dave | last = mcnary
| url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118008682.html
| title = Liam Neeson in talks for 'A-Team'
| publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]
| accessdate = 2009-09-15
}}
</ref> 
20th Century Fox later confirmed that Copley and Biel were cast in the film.<ref name="hollywoodinsider">{{cite web
| last= Sperling |first= Nicole
| url= http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2009/09/15/a-team-remake-casting-update-district-9-star-sharlto-copley-to-play-murdoch-jessica-biel-to-also-star
| title ='A-Team' remake casting update: 'District 9' star Sharlto Copley to play Murdoch; Jessica Biel to also star
| work = Hollywoodinsider.ew.com
| work = Entertainment Weekly 
| publisher = Time Inc. 
| date = 2009-09-15
| accessdate = 2009-10-09
}}
</ref>

On September 30, 2009, Liam Neeson and the rest of the cast were seen filming scenes in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], as shooting got under way.<ref>{{cite news
| date= 2009-10-01
| first = Donna | last = McConnell
| title= Silver-haired Liam Neeson commands The A-Team as new look cast seen for the first time
| url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1217409/Pictured-Silver-haired-Liam-Neeson-commands-The-A-Team-new-look-cast-seen-time.html
| newspaper = [[The Daily Mail]]
| accessdate= 2010-06-10
| location=London
}}
</ref>
The first official pictures of Neeson, Cooper, Copley and Jackson in character were soon released, including one which features the [[B._A._Baracus#His_GMC_Van|iconic van]] in the background.<ref name="vancouver-set">{{cite web
| title = Entertainment Tonight's Set Visit and Our Official First Look at the A-Team
| url = http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/23/entertainment-tonight-a-team-set-visit-and-official-first-look/
| date = 2009-10-23
| work = News in Film
}}
</ref>

On October 30, 2009, [[Dwight Schultz]] confirmed that he had filmed a cameo scene for the movie.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engdwightupdates.php
| title = Dwight Schultz plays cameo part in new A-team movie
}}
</ref> This news was followed on the November 23, 2009, that [[Dirk Benedict]] would also make a cameo.<ref>{{cite web 
| url= http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/headline-readarticle.php?nid=45 
| title= "Prescription:Murder" and "The A-Team" 
| publisher= Dirk Benedict Central 
| date= 2009-11-23
| accessdate= 2010-07-23 
}}</ref> 
Schultz and Benedict played H.M. Murdock and Templeton "Faceman" Peck respectively in the original series.

== Music ==
=== Score ===
On December 1, 2009, it was announced that [[Alan Silvestri]] would compose the film score.<ref>{{cite web 
| url = http://alansilvestri.com/Alan_Silvestri/News_%26_Media.html 
| title = Alan Silvestri has been slated to score 'The A-Team' for director Joe Carnahan 
| date = 2009-12-01 
}} 
cf. 
{{cite web 
| url = http://moviescoremagazine.com/2009/12/alan-silvestri-slated-to-score-a-team/ 
| title = Alan Silvestri slated to score 'The A-Team' 
| work = Movie Score Magazine 
| date = 2009-12-02 
}}
</ref>  Silvestri recorded his score with a 90-piece ensemble of the [[Hollywood Studio Symphony]] at the Newman Scoring Stage at [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name="scoring">{{cite news 
| date= August 4, 2010 
| last= Goldwasser |first= Dan 
| url= http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/218/ 
| title= Alan Silvestri scores ''The A-Team'' 
| publisher= ScoringSessions.com 
| accessdate= 2010-09-21 
}}</ref>

=== Soundtrack ===
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name        = The A-Team [Original Score]
| Type        = Soundtrack
| Artist      = [[Alan Silvestri]]
| Cover       = A-team(2010)soundtrack.jpg
| Alt         = The letter 'A' with the word 'team' underneath is at the center of four squares showing the team
| Released    = {{Start date|2010|06|21}} <!-- http://www.amazon.com/Team-Alan-Silvestri/dp/B003N0ST16/ -->
| Recorded    = 
| Genre       = Classical
| Length      = {{Duration|m=72|s=28}} 
| Label       = [[Varèse Sarabande]]
| Producer    = 
| Last album  = 
| This album  = 
| Next album  = 
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1819532|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
}}
The soundtrack album of ''The A-Team'' was released on June 21, 2010 by [[Varèse Sarabande]]

{{Track listing
| all_music = [[Alan Silvestri]], original theme composed by [[Mike Post]] and [[Pete Carpenter]]
| title1 = Somewhere in Mexico (Original "The A-Team" Theme)
| length1 = 2:12
| title2 = Saving Face
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Alpha Mike Foxtrot
| length3 = 4:29
| title4 = Welcome to Baghdad
| length4 = 4:22
| title5 = The Plan
| length5 = 6:11
| title6 = Court Martial
| length6 = 3:09
| title7 = Putting the Team Back Together
| length7 = 3:39
| title8 = Flying a Tank
| length8 = 6:10
| title9 = Frankfurt
| length9 = 4:11
| title10 = Retrieving the Plates
| length10 = 4:09
| title11 = Safehouse
| length11 = 3:50
| title12 = Safehouse Aftermath
| length12 = 4:58
| title13 = Shell Game
| length13 = 2:44
| title14 = The Docks (Part 1)
| length14 = 7:35
| title15 = The Docks (Part 2)
| length15 = 5:47
| title16 = I Love It When a Plan Comes Together (Original "The A-Team" Theme)
| length16 = 5:26
}}

== Marketing ==
=== Comics ===
In February 2010, it was announced a series of [[Comic book|comics]] for the movie would be released beginning in March. The comics will be published by [[IDW Publishing]] and will be written by Carnahan and [[Chuck Dixon]]. A toy line by [[Jazwares]] is also to be released to coincide with the film.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.collider.com/2010/02/23/the-a-team-comic-book-series-will-act-as-a-prequel-to-the-movie-cover-art-and-info-here/
| title = THE A-TEAM Comic Book Series Will Act as a Prequel to the Movie
| publisher = Collider.com
| date = 2010-02-23
| accessdate = 2010-05-17
}}
</ref>

=== Video game ===
An application for the [[iPhone]] was released as part of the marketing blitz for the film. The A-Team application is a side-scrolling, third person, action shooter game. Produced by [[RealNetworks|RealNetworks, Inc.]] the game includes voice-overs from B.A. Baracus.<ref>{{cite news
| date = June 25, 2010
| first = Meghann | last = Myers
| title = The A-Team for iPhone
| url = http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=549232
<!-- http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-06-25/the-a-team-for-iphone.html -->
| work = MacWorld.com
| publisher =
}}
{{Rating|4|5}}
</ref>

== Release ==
The film's first trailer was released January 8, 2010.<ref>{{cite web
| url= http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/the-a-team/trailer
| title= The A-Team Trailer
| publisher= Trailer Addict
| date = <!-- no date available, a better source with proper date needed -->
| accessdate= 2010-05-17
}} 
</ref>{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} The film's second trailer was released April 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web
| date = 2010-04-01
| first = Alex | last = Billington
| title = Must Watch: Second Brand New Trailer for Fox's The A-Team
| url = http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/04/01/must-watch-second-brand-new-trailer-for-foxs-the-a-team/
| publisher = Firstshowing.net
| accessdate = 2010-06-10
}}
</ref>

The film premiered in [[Los Angeles]] on Thursday June 3, 2010, at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] on [[Hollywood Boulevard]].
Liam Neeson arrived in The A-Team custom [[Chevrolet G20]] van; Bradley Cooper and Sharlto Copley rode in on a real U.S. Army tank.<ref>{{cite news
| date= 2010-06-04 
| first= Hunter | last= Ruthven
| title = Liam Neeson stars at A-Team movie premiere
| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/7803462/Liam-Neeson-stars-at-A-Team-movie-premiere.html
| work= The Daily Telegraph 
| location= London 
}}
</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/04/a-team-premiere-bradley-c_n_600746.html
| title = 'A-Team' Premiere: Bradley Cooper In A Tank, Liam Neeson & Jessica Biel (PHOTOS)
}}
</ref>

The film premiered in the [[United Kingdom]] on Tuesday July 27, before going on general release the next day. The event was attended by the four team members along with Jessica Biel, and the A-Team van.<ref>{{cite news 
| date = 28 July 2010
| title = Jessica Biel's plan doesn't come together when her sheer red dress reveals her black underwear at A-Team premiere
| url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1298125/A-Team-movie-Jessica-Biels-sheer-red-dress-reveals-black-underwear-London-premiere.html
| work=Daily Mail
}} 
</ref>

== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = 
| rev1Score = 
}}

===Critical response===
{{Anchor|Critics}}
The film received mixed reviews.<ref name="metacritic" />
Review aggregate [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film a normalized score of 47% based on 193 reviews (Top Critics: 44%; RT Community: 75%), with an average score of 5.3/10.<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web
| url = http://rottentomatoes.com/m/a_team/
| title = The A-Team Movie Reviews, Pictures
| work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
| publisher = [[Flixster]]
| accessdate= 2011-01-03
}} 
</ref>
The critical consensus is: ''For better and for worse, Joe Carnahan's big-screen version of The A-Team captures the superficial, noisy spirit of the TV series.''<ref name="tomatoes" />
Review aggregate [[Metacritic]] calculated a weighted average score of 47% based on 37 reviews.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ateam
| work = [[Metacritic]]
| publisher = [[CBS Interactive]]
| accessdate= 2010-06-10
}} 
</ref>
Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' says of the film: "It's trash so compacted it glows". He gives the film a grade of B+.<ref>{{cite web 
| date = June 10, 2010
| first = Owen | last = Gleiberman 
| authorlink = Owen Gleiberman
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20393182,00.html
| work = [[Entertainment Weekly]]
| publisher = [[Time Inc.]]
}} 
</ref>

Richard Corliss of ''TIME'' magazine calls the film "the best in a mediocre line-up of summer-action flicks". He goes on to say the film lacks "a coherent plot and complex characterization", though he does note that these qualities "are irrelevant to the genre".<ref>{{cite news
| first = Richard | last = Corliss
| authorlink = Richard Corliss
| title = A-Team
| url = http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1996296,00.html
| publisher = [[Time Inc.]] 
| work = [[TIME Magazine]]
| date=2010-06-12
}}
</ref> 
Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine calls the film, "big, loud, ludicrous and edited into visual incomprehension," but "pity the fool who lets that stand in the way of enjoying The A-Team". He gave the film 2.5 stars out of 4.<ref>{{cite web
| date = June 10, 2010
| first1 = Peter | last1 = Travers
| authorlink = Peter Travers
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/17388/113584 
| work = [[Rolling Stone]] magazine 
| publisher = [[Wenner Media]] 
}} 
{{Rating|2.5|4}}
</ref>
In contrast, [[Lou Lumenick]] of ''[[The New York Post]]'', who titled his piece "Pity the fool who sees ''[[The A-Team]]''", is among the most critical, calling the film "overlong, overblown and utterly forgettable."<ref>{{cite news
| first = Lou | last = Lumenick
| authorlink = Lou Lumenick
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/pity_the_fool_who_sees_this_BHdX7pKLQ2kPeaaN83qWnK
| publisher = [[The New York Post]]
| date=2010-06-11
}}
</ref> 
''The Hollywood Reporter'' criticizes the film's story, character development and logic, calling it "nearly writer-free,"<ref>{{cite web
| first = Kirk | last = Honeycutt
| authorlink = Kirk Honeycutt
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/the-a-team-film-review-1004097107.story
| publisher = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]
}}
</ref> whilst The ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]'' was far more positive, calling the film "literally a blast" from start to finish, and praises it for "containing more thrills than the average shoot-em-up".<ref>{{cite web
| first = Steve | last = Persall
| authorlink = Steve Persall
| title = The A-Team
| url = http://www.tampabay.com/features/movies/the-a-team-remake-an-explosive-success/1101096
| publisher = [[St. Petersburg Times]]
}}
</ref>

Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] of The ''[[Chicago Sun Times]]'' was especially critical, rating the film just one and a half out of a possible four stars, and said ''The A-Team'' is an incomprehensible mess, criticizing the film for being as shallow as the television series, which he describes as "punishment" when drawn out to a two-hour long film.<ref>{{cite news
| first = Roger | last = Ebert
| authorlink = Roger Ebert
| title = A-Team
| url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100609/REVIEWS/100609973
| publisher = [[Chicago Sun Times]]
}}
{{Rating|1.5|4}}
</ref>
Stephen Whitty of ''[[the Star-Ledger]]'' complains the film makers remembered little more from the television series than a ''[[The Dirty Dozen|Dirty Dozen]]'' gimmick and compares the film to the "awful" ''[[Smokin' Aces]]'' by the same director. He suggests a better plan would be to rent ''[[The Losers (film)|The Losers]]'' or wait for ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]''. He concludes ''The A-Team'' is only C-grade.<ref>{{cite news
| date = June 11, 2010
| authorlink = 
| first = Stephen | last = Whitty
| title = 'The A-Team' movie review: Revisiting TV's 'A-Team' without a plan 
| url = http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2010/06/the_a-team_movie_review_revisiting_tvs_a-team_without_a_plan.html
| work = The Star-Ledger
| location = Newark
}} 
</ref>

=== Comments by original cast ===

Dirk Benedict, the original Templeton Peck, spoke of regretting his cameo, stating "You'll miss me if you blink. I kind of regret doing it because it's a non-part. They wanted to be able to say, 'Oh yeah, the original cast are in it,' but we're not. It is three seconds. It's kind of insulting."<ref name="digitalspy-remake">{{cite web
| first = Catriona | last = Wightman
| url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/s50/battlestar-galactica/news/a220281/dirk-benedict-criticises-bsg-remake.html
| title = Cult - News - Dirk Benedict criticises 'BSG' remake
| publisher=Digital Spy
| date= May 17, 2010
| accessdate = 2010-06-10
}}
</ref> 

[[Mr. T]], the original B. A. Baracus, was offered a cameo, but turned it down.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.latinoreview.com/news/exclusive-sorry-fans-mr-t-will-not-appear-in-the-a-team-remake-8869
| title = News: Exclusive: Sorry Fans, Mr. T Will Not Appear In The A-Team Remake
| publisher = Latino Review
| date = 2009-12-24
| accessdate = 2010-05-17
}}
</ref> In a 2010 interview with ''Script'' magazine director Joe Carnahan reported that Mr. T, after viewing scenes from the film, thought the final product was "the greatest thing in the world".<ref name="youtube-script">"There is No Plan B: Roundtable with ''The A-Team'' Writers", ''Script'' 16 (3), May/June 2010, p. 46 sqq.; cf. William Martell,
{{Youtube|T8Bcjs-KhjQ|''Script'' Magazine interview of The A-Team movie creators" (part 2)}}</ref> After the premiere of the film Mr. T allegedly stated that he had become disillusioned and felt the story emphasized sex and violence, and that it was unfaithful to the original series.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-mr-t-is-not-a-fan-of-the-new-a-team.html
| title = News: Mr. T Is Not a Fan of the New 'A-Team'
}}
</ref> An attorney for Mr. T later stated that the actor had not yet seen the film and could not comment on it.<ref>{{cite web 
| last = Bierly | first = Mandi 
| url = http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/06/10/mr-t-a-team-movie-denies-graphic 
| title = Mr. T denies saying 'A-Team' movie is 'too graphic' 
| publisher = [[Time Inc.]]
| work = Popwatch.ew.com 
| date = 2010-06-10 
| accessdate = 2010-07-23 
}}</ref>

Dwight Schultz, who played the TV series' "Howling Mad" Murdock, issued a statement to his official fansite that the film "pays homage to the series while it eschews its essential working premise: a band of capable military brothers for hire determined to save underdog and usually poor civilians from scum." However, Schultz did acknowledge that the movie is not faithful to the TV series. "The team characters are sufficiently different and, with so many roles reversed from the original, one could say they are not really derivative, save for their names." He also noted that Sharlto Copley's Murdock "is faithful to the original, but at the same time is big screen twisted and right at home with the new team." 

In the psychiatric hospital scene, [[Reginald Barclay]], Schultz's character from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', is credited during the opening title of a film, as is L.T. Starbuck, referencing [[Lieutenant Starbuck]], Benedict's character from the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''."<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/engdwightupdates.php | title = Dwight's opinion about the A-Team movie | date = 2010-06-22 | accessdate = 2010-09-21 }}</ref>

=== Box office ===
The film has had an average performance at the box office. It fell slightly short of expectations for its opening weekend, earning $26 million, as opposed to the initially predicted $30–35 million.<ref name="latimes">{{cite news | date = June 10, 2010 | last = Fritz | first = Ben | title = Movie projector: 'The Karate Kid' and 'The A-Team' fight it out in battle of the '80s | url = http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/06/karate-kid-and-ateam-duking-it-out-in-battle-of-the-80s.html | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | publisher = [[Tribune Company]] | quote = on track to sell between $30 million and $35 million worth of tickets at the box office this weekend, people who have seen pre-release polling results say. | accessdate = 2010-06-10 }}</ref> 
The film opened behind ''[[The Karate Kid (2010 film)|The Karate Kid]]'', which took in $56 million.<ref>{{cite web
| date = 2010-06-13
| title = Weekend Estimates: Karate Kid Defeats A-Team
| url = http://www.the-numbers.com/interactive/newsStory.php?newsID=5195
| work = The-Numbers.com
| accessdate = 2010-07-28
}}</ref><ref name="mojo-weekend">{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=ateam.htm | title = The A-Team | publisher = [[Amazon.com]] | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] }}</ref> The film opened in the U.K./[[Ireland]] on July 28, 2010, and came at #3 in at the box office with a first weekend haul of $5.6 million.<ref name="mojo" /> As of August 26, 2010, ''The A-Team'' has taken over $77 million at the U.S. box office, and $99 million internationally, for a worldwide total of over $176 million.<ref name="mojo">{{Mojo title|ateam|The A-Team}} [[Amazon.com]] {{Retrieved|accessdate=2010-08-26}}</ref>

== Home media ==
{{Anchor|DVD|Video}} 
The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc December 14, 2010.<ref>http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/The-A-Team-Blows-Up-Blu-Ray-December-14th-27763.html {Press release}</ref>  It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 27 in Australia and on November 29, 2010 in the U.K.

An extended cut was also released.<ref>http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/47209/a-team-unrated-extended-cut-the/</ref> Two of the most noteworthy additions in the extended cut were the two cameo scenes of the original Face and Murdock, which were pushed back after the end credits in the original cut due to pacing.

== Sequels ==
{{Anchor|Sequel|Sequels}} 
Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley and Quinton Jackson have expressed interest in doing a sequel.<ref>http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/liam-neeson-wants-ateam-sequel-in-new-york_1189067</ref><ref>http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2010/08/bradley-cooper-achieved-his-dr.html</ref> Joe Carnahan has expressed interest in directing a sequel and said it will depend on DVD & Blu-ray sales and rentals.<ref>http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/12/17/joe-carnahan-a-team-dvd-sequel-the-grey/</ref>

On March 10, 2011, Bradley Cooper stated that the film had not generated enough revenue for there to be a sequel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=30379 | title=Bradley Cooper: There'll Be No A-Team 2 | publisher=Empire Online | date=10 March 2011 | accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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| image3 = [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/img/a/ateam/ATEAM-REV-01.jpg Cast group]
| image4 = [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/img/a/ateam/AT-065.jpg Quentin Jackson] as BA Baracus
| image5 = [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/img/a/ateam/ateam0003.jpg Jessica Biel] as Charissa Sosa
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