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A-Team fans rejoice, it appears that there will be at least one nod to the classic ’80s action franchise in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming modern remake.

The Official Dwight Schultz Fansite has the word that Schultz, who played “Howling Mad” Murdock in the original series, was recently in Vancouver filming a cameo part. He even had some kind words to say about District 9’s Sharlto Copely, who plays the new Murdock. Schultz calls Copely “brilliant beyond words”, and goes on to say, “honestly, if Sharlto is given an opportunity to do what I saw in that [screen] test, Murdock will be better than ever.”

It’s heartening to hear that Schultz is welcoming the new cast so warmly. Carnahan’s involvement certainly piqued everyone's interest, but it was the cast that really sold this A-Team remake.

There’s no word yet if the remaining A-Team cast members - Dirk Benedict and Mr. T - are getting similar cameo roles, but it would be surprising if they didn’t. Given what has been seen in Smokin’ Aces, its worth a wager that it’s well within Carnahan’s sense of humor to do so. With his biggest budget yet, and a seemingly killer cast, there’s little excuse if he somehow screws this up.