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Cape Town - Reports suggest that District 9 star Sharlto Copley, who played Wikus van der Merwe in the hit movie has been offered a role as Howling Mad Murdock in Joe Carnahan's The A-Team.
First time actor Copley has wowed fans around the world in the sci-fi movie that has topped charts in the US, UK and South Africa.
Empire online reported that the deal is only an offer at this stage, and he might join a cast that already includes Liam Neeson as Colonel Hannibal Smith, Bradley Cooper as Templeton "Faceman" Peck, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as BA Baracus.
The original A-Team TV series was hugely popular in the 80s and the new pilot reportedly has an insane plot.
District 9, which features a huge alien space ship hovering over Johannesburg, earned about R2m in its opening weekend in South Africa, Beeld newspaper reported.
Ster Kinekor marketing manager Corlize Luttig said this was the highest earnings for an opening weekend in South Africa, for a movie with an age restriction of 16, since The Passion of the Christ in 2004.
"Movies with high age restrictions usually start with a handicap. It is normally difficult for these films to attract full theatres. Also, science fiction is not everybody's cup of tea," said Luttig.
Worldwide, District 9 has earned about R714m and was the top movie in its opening weekends in the US, Australia, Russia and New Zealand.
If Copley does sign on to The A-Team, he won’t have much time to prepare - filming has already started on the pilot in Vancouver, with a possible release in before the end of the year.
First time actor Copley has wowed fans around the world in the sci-fi movie that has topped charts in the US, UK and South Africa.
Empire online reported that the deal is only an offer at this stage, and he might join a cast that already includes Liam Neeson as Colonel Hannibal Smith, Bradley Cooper as Templeton "Faceman" Peck, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as BA Baracus.
The original A-Team TV series was hugely popular in the 80s and the new pilot reportedly has an insane plot.
District 9, which features a huge alien space ship hovering over Johannesburg, earned about R2m in its opening weekend in South Africa, Beeld newspaper reported.
Ster Kinekor marketing manager Corlize Luttig said this was the highest earnings for an opening weekend in South Africa, for a movie with an age restriction of 16, since The Passion of the Christ in 2004.
"Movies with high age restrictions usually start with a handicap. It is normally difficult for these films to attract full theatres. Also, science fiction is not everybody's cup of tea," said Luttig.
Worldwide, District 9 has earned about R714m and was the top movie in its opening weekends in the US, Australia, Russia and New Zealand.
If Copley does sign on to The A-Team, he won’t have much time to prepare - filming has already started on the pilot in Vancouver, with a possible release in before the end of the year.
