This wont be the first time Dirk Benedick who stared as the original "Face" has had to watch himself be recast for a reboot. In the new Battlestar Galactica his character was recast as a woman.

"It wasn't the show I made," he says. "I played an iconic character, but they turned him into a girl! When you do Star Wars you don't turn Han Solo into a girl, Hannah Solo. "When you do Rio Bravo you don't have Madonna get her boots out to play John Wayne. "Create another character instead."

Perhaps we can blame all the rain over there in England. But it seems when ever our favorite actors do interviews across the pond their more melancholy sides appear. Dirk, who now lives in England where he is currently performing the roll of Columbo in Prescription: Murder at Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre, apparently did not hold back on revealing his fears for the A-Team remake when speaking to the Sunday Murcury.

"You'll miss me if you blink. I kind of regret doing it because it's a non-part," says Dirk. "They wanted to be able 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."

Perhaps Leonard Nimoy could offer some advice into the dilema of being loved too much by fans. We all remember "I am not Spock" and "I am Spock" It is a crewel twist of fate you would expect of a Twilight Zone episode, you can gain immortality by playing a role, but in the end the role will have played you.

"Nobody would hire me after the A Team," Dirk explains. "I was too closely associated and it was a stupid show. "The industry didn't like it. None of us went on and had a career after that : George, Dwight, Mr T. We were not well-loved. But doing Battlestar and the A team were, professionally, the best times of my life. Everything after that was so pale and boring, which I think was why I never really cared if I did another TV series."

I can hear Rod Serling's voice now from "The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine"... "Picture of a woman looking at a picture. Movie great of another time, once-brilliant star in a firmament no longer a part of the sky, eclipsed by the movement of earth and time. Barbara Jean Trenton, whose world is a projection room, whose dreams are made out of celluloid. Barbara Jean Trenton, struck down by hit-and-run years and lying on the unhappy pavement, trying desperately to get the license number of fleeting fame."

Look out Dirk, your next stop, the Twilight Zone!

In an earlier article Fanhouse had probed Mr. T on whether or not he might be paying a visit to the A-Team set. He sounded doubtful, but the fans still held out hope that he might make have a cameo appearance in the film as his costars Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict had previously confirmed.

The Latino Review bumped into the actor over the holiday and got the final word on the subject.

He said it wasn't about money, because he turned down the chance to appear in the film before that was even discussed. He said it just wouldn't be right for him to be in it. If his B.A. isn't the main guy, then why do it? What's wrong with the film that they need him to make a cameo? Plus they would market the film with him being in it, and he didn't want his friends and family to think he would have some big role when he wouldn't. He told me he has nothing against the cast or even the fact that they're doing a remake. But a cameo is just something he wasn't interested in. He said he's very happy with his life right now and enjoys giving back to the community.

source: Latino Review

That right, Mr. T Still Has it, and by "it" we mean his Mohawk.

Blizzard Entertainment has added to World of Warcraft Mr. T-inspired Night Elf Mohawks, who carry Night Elf Mohawk grenades, which players can use to give other players Mr. T's haircut against their will.

Dirk Benedict has just announced to dirkbenedickcentral.com that he will have a cameo appearance in Joe Carnahan's feature film adaptation of The A-Team. Dirk starred as Templeton "Faceman" Peck, but is better known as simply "Face" the well dressed and smooth talking member of The A-Team. He will be joining his co-star Dwight Schultz who announced his cameo appearance earlier this month.

As for the rest of the cast? Sadly George Peppard, who played John 'Hannibal' Smith in the original series passed away back in 1994. Mr. T, after surviving cancer is still an active actor, most recently playing the voice of Earl Devereaux in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, but when spotted earlier this month, he did not let on that any cameo appearances were in the works.

If you can not wait for the movie to see Faceman again and you are a UK native you can catch Dirk in the roll of Columbo at the Middleground Theatre Company. The play, written in 1962 starred Thomas Mitchell and Joseph Cotten and later became the "pilot" for the TV series "Columbo" starring Peter Falk.

Source: dirkbenedickcentral.com

Fan House's Ariel Helwani happened to bump into Mr. T in a Chicago restaurant this past week. Perhaps because his trademark gold chains were absent from his neck no one was bothering him. But Ariel was eager to know how he felt about Rampage Jackson reprising his role as B.A. Baracus.

I have much love for him," Mr. T said. "I do. It's going to become a pressure thing because people are going to come up to him and say, 'Hey, you're not Mr. T.' They are going to try to get in his head just to meddle with him.

"But very rarely do they do a movie remake with the TV cast. I'm honored."

Ariel goes on to press Mr. T to confirm or deny the rumors that he was being considered for the role in the new feature film.

"It's not even about me anymore because I'm Mr. T. Mr. T was also "Clubber Lang." ... But as far as Rampage is concerned, I like his style, his toughness. He'll bring his own unique personality to that role. Like the guy who plays "Murdock" or the guy who plays "Hannibal," Liam Neeson. I like Liam Neeson. I saw him in Schindler's List, I was like, 'Man, I like this guy.' So, I'm not mad at anybody. Like I told a guy in New York in an interview, When the movie comes out, I'm going to go see it, and I'm going to enjoy it. I'm not one of those who would say, 'Hey, it should have been me.' No, I'm too blessed to be stressed," he said.

"I would have to pity myself if I get mad at anybody."

Perhaps remembering his younger days Mr T went on to draw some parallels between himself and the ormer light heavyweight champion.

Fans of the original series have been hoping to hear of guest appearances by the old cast in the new feature film.

According to "The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite" the actor who played the original 'Howling Mad' Murdock has been on location in Vancouver Canada filming a small cameo part for the upcoming feature film.

We have received many questions if Dwight will have a cameo part in the A-team movie. We are pleased to inform you all that Dwight has actually already been working in Vancouver, where he has played a cameo role in The A-Team movie. Sharlto Copely, the South African actor who plays Murdock, is according to Dwight: 'brilliant beyond words'. Dwight has seen his screen test and he stated: that honestly, if Sharlto is given an opportunity to do what I saw in that test, "Murdock" will be better than ever!' Sharlto has been very kind to him on the set and Dwight must say that he has been treated very well.

source: dwightschultzfansite.nl
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