A new clip from the upcoming A-Team movie has just been released by IGN. Check it out above!

The Clip contains a stunt that actor Bradley Cooper considers to be the most exciting stunt in the movie. He described shooting the scene to 2DayFM radio in Sydney...

"To do the stunt we had an actual tank suspended on a machine that lifted it up and down as I fired the machine gun. I was shooting fully-loaded blanks on a sound stage and the noise was incredible, my whole body was shaking when we were doing that scene. It was so loud, I thought I was going to go deaf. Of course I didn't, it was fine, but it was an incredible stunt."

To help promote the upcoming A-Team movie, Fox and Google decided to enlist the help of Paul van Dinther from PlanetInAction. Though they were very busily working on their new Helicopter game they just could not pass up such an opportunity as they tell on their blog...

When a large company like Google and Fox call you, you sit up and listen. Despite Murdock style deadlines, we pulled it off thanks to the amazing help we received from Google engineers

Google Earth Blog has snagged the video you see above, but the best way to view it is to play it by visiting the official Drive the A-Team Van YouTube channel

As you drive around, you can unlock tv spots and trailers from the movie by performing specific tasks such as holding 100 Mph, performing a variety of jumps, traveling over 6 miles or crashing the van enough times. The fun part about crashing is that if you just keep on going forward eventually you will drive right through the building and out the other side. Thats one tough van!

Toy company Jazwares has been hard at work creating the official A-Team action figures. We here at thea-teamonline.com have just been notified that the first seek peak will be revealed this friday on moviesblog.mtv.com

Update: article has now been posted check it out!

The line up will include:

The A-Team 3 ¾-Inch Action Figures (Ages 6+/Approx. Retail Price: $6.99) The A-Team is set to invade your home with an action-packed collection of highly detailed 3 ¾-inch Action Figures. Now you can collect all of your favorite characters and recreate your favorite A-Team moments. Perfect for collectors who have been a fan of the team for years or for those just getting in on the action. Available as Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus, Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith, Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock, Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, and Col. Lynch. (Each figure sold separately)

Classic A-Team Van with Electronics (Ages 6+/Approx. Retail Price: $29.99) The iconic vehicle is back in action with the Classic A-Team Van with Electronics! The recognizable GMC van is highly detailed featuring its red stripe and a fully equipped interior that fits the 3¾-inch Action Figures. The Van even features sound clips from the movie and action packed sound effects. Now you're in the driver's seat with Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus and the team on their most covert missions!

The A-Team 12-Inch Collector Figures (Ages 6+/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99) Bring the action to life with these highly detailed 12-inch Collectible Figures of your favorite A-Team characters. Each character features a voice chip with sound clips from the movie creating the ultimate must have for any fan of The A-Team. These collectible figures are available as Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus and Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith. (Each figure sold separately)

International A-Team 3 ¾-Inch Military 3-pack (Ages 6+/Approx. Retail Price: €12.99) Suit up in your fatigues and join Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock and Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith on a secret military op. These highly detailed 3 ¾-Inch action figures will be strong assets in your undercover missions and bring the A-Team to life in your own home! Available as Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith and Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock

For the full press release keep reading after the jump...

source: moviesblog.mtv

Director Joe Carnahan spoke with MTV about casting Liam Neeson as the roll of Col. John Hannibal "It was just these very subtle things that I thought we did. The sense of humor and the adventure and exploration, all made Hannibal this fun character."

As for the beloved creation of the late Peppard, Carnahan said fans will still appreciate the roots of the A-Team leader. "[The old Hannibal] is absolutely there," he insisted. "I don't think we sacrificed that one bit."

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Carnahan reminisced with MTV, "I think Dirk Benedict gave [Bradley Cooper] the biggest compliment: 'This was who I wanted to be'," Carnahan recalled of the day when the original Templeton Peck visited the set to film a cameo.

During his time there, Benedict had some kind words to say about Cooper's re-interpretation of the character as a manlier, tougher Face. "I'll just give you an example of how different [Cooper's Face] is: Bradley is in an inverted position, almost laying backwards, strapped to the side of this moving truck [in one scene]."

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We all remember Colonel Decker as the bad guy always after The A-Team. But will there be a new Decker in the Feature Film. MTV asked Director Joe Carnahan that question,

"We took the Lynch character who was in the army - Lynch was the original guy in the pilot that was chasing them - we basically made him a CIA operative, played by Patrick Wilson."

But what of Colonel Decker, Carnahan explains, "We've got a cameo at the end that I can't blow, but it will tell you where this thing is going forward," Carnahan explained, inferring that things will not end well for Lynch. "It was important that we have a main villain that we could dispose of, and another one that can linger on that we can bring back if we make another one of these."

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In spite of Sharlto Copley's heavy South African accent director Joe Carnahan knew he was the man for the job. "When you see him in the movie, there's not a shred of that." Carnahan confirmed, "He's doing this pan-handle Texan twang that is unidentifiable"

Copley had met with Dwight Schultz, the original Mad Dog Murdock, who confirmed that he would use a vague Texas accent most often when playing the part.

"Sharlto is such a great actor" Carnahan continued, "He has the ability to mimic and compartmentalize each accent. He'd say to me: 'I could go more here, I could pull back there;' it's pretty remarkable he was able to shed that so easily."

The South African seemed to be tireless Carnahan marveled that, "In fact, we got flack from the studio one day, because we shot nine rolls of film of just Sharlto in this one scene; he just kept going and going and going!"

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MTV was asking the tough questions to A-Team Director Joe Carnahan this week.

Will the fans accept Rampage Jackson as the new B.A Baracus? Check out the video below.

"Rampage auditioned for a previous version of [the 'A-Team' movie] when it was ramping up under a different director; different circumstances," Carnahan said in his interview with MTV. "I saw that audition, and thought he was a guy that had some raw skill. A good friend of mine, Ed Quinn - who is a great actor in his own right - worked with Rampage. And I saw his audition after he worked with Ed, and it was like night and day. I brought him to Vancouver to screen test him, and the scene is actually in the movie."

source: movieblog.mtv.com

With principal production of the film wrapped, fans of The A-Team have given up hope of a Mr. T Cameo. But Director Joe Carnahan has not. In an interview with MTV Carnahan declares, "[Mr. T] has tremendous respect for Rampage, and I think that there's always a way to make these things work."

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The A-Team trailer is out, but for the fans of the original series out there who have been re-watching the trailer obsessively, while clutching their Mr. T action figures, there are many fears that need to be put to rest. MTVasked Director Joe Carnahan what he hoped to convey in the trailer to the fans,

It was important that we let the fanbase know we hadn't abandoned the television show and the characters everyone loved so much. It was a big part of it and important to convey that. But also to let people know that 25 years have gone by since 'The A-Team' was on the air, and [we] want to evolve that story that needs to be evolved and should be evolved, and I think we spent a considerable amount of time doing that. The approach is gritty and more real world, with everything that is going on in Iraq and the Middle East, there were certain things that I felt were important to conform. ...Because the show was very whimsical and campy at times, and we wanted to avoid that. As much as the dark knight avoids the old Adam West incarnation of Batman, we wanted to do the same thing.

Spying a Marine plane in the trailer gave some old school fans over at IGN some fears that Carnahan had moved the team from the Army to the Navy. Carnahan was quick to reassure them.

Oh, no, they're Army, even to the point where I think we amped that up. I don't want to give it away because I think it's a really cool device we use to kind of bond these guys in a way, and narratively we don't have to spend these long periods of time explaining why they got so close so fast. But listen, I think that if you're a fan of that show and you have any doubts about the movie, you should have none. You have absolutely nothing to worry about.

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MTV
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