After sitting on a news tip for more than a week, IESB targets a potential B.A. Baracus for 20^th Century Fox's new adaptation of the '80's television series to be directed by Joe Carnahan.

{sidebar id=1}A few weeks ago, an industry source told the IESB that there was a strong contender to play B.A. Baracus and he was someone that had worked with Carnahan in Smokin' Aces - That someone? Common.

We decided to hold off on posting the news since we knew we had an exclusive interview scheduled with Common during the Terminator Salvation press tour.

Today was the day to find out if he really is in talks. What did we find out? That it's true!

So this morning, I asked Common point blank about the industry whispers regarding him possibly taking on the role that Mr. T made famous.

Plus, he also talked about a few tid bits from George Miller's Justice League film he was cast in as Green Lantern.

IESB: Your name keeps popping up, I was at a premiere the other day and was talking to some industry friends and they are like, "[we] would love Common as a certain character in a certain Joe Carnahan movie.

Common: (Laughing) Yeah, that would be [something].

IESB: B.A. Baracus

Common: Yeah that would be something cool, but, I mean, let's see, I can't speak on it yet until we know what's going on but that would be an incredible character to play.

IESB: You worked with Carnahan before.

Common: Carnahan is my guy.

IESB: I don't know if the mohawk is going to work on you. (Laughing)

Common: (laughing) I can't do the Mohawk but we got to do something, we got to find something to make it work.

IESB: That is something you would like to do?

Common: I would love to, just to work with Joe is so exciting for me I just had such a great experience. I feel that he is one of the freshest directors and innovative guys and fun, he is a quality guy, quality director and man, I just want to work with him.

IESB: I'm hearing that if it happens we should be hearing something pretty soon?

Common: Yes, that's what they are saying, if it goes. But you know you need to keep your pace and patience and let things develop. I've been a part of, I mean, Justice League and we rehearsed and everything.

IESB: Suits and all, right?

Common: Yeah I had my costume and everything so you know you just keep that faith and let things flow and not be to anxious and let things go. Right now I'm in Date Night which is a comedy with Steve Carrell and Tina Fey and I'm excited about that. So that's Fox too!

IESB: Do you prefer one genre over another? You are still attached to Justice League, it's just on hold, right?

Common: Yeah

IESB: Potential Jon Stewart/Green Lantern, Terminator, possible B.A. Baracus. Is this the stuff that you like? Or do you also like "artsy" films?

Common: I like to do all quality stuff, it could be, lets see what a good example? It could be Half Nelson, if I get a good role like that or it could be a B.A. I want it to be as diverse as possible, first of all I don't want act like I've been given the role of B.A. So let me be honest about that.

IESB: We know that. But we know that you are being considered.

Common: Yes and it's great to be in those talks because to be considered to be in another Joe Carnahan movie would be just an honor for me.

IESB: God willing that you get to do B.A. Baracus, is it a different take? Anything like Mr. T?

Common: You definetly have to give it something different.

IESB: No chains?

Common: It's a new day, you just got to give it something new. The kids don't know that B.A. so you wanna bring something new to it and you want to pay respect to B.A. and the way B.A, was created too. I believe there is a way to find a combination, I have certain similarities to Mr. T already. We are both from Chicago, we are both rebels in our own way. I could really get that, I could really get that.

IESB: Give us an update, what is going on with Justice League, we hear that it's on hold, Megan Gayle recently said that she is hearing that it still might go. Some folks at the studio are saying that it's still a few years away. What is the latest thing?

Common: I haven't heard any talk from Justice League since last year I don't think it's anything that is going to happen anytime soon, I don't believe, my agent or no one has heard that they are bringing Justice League back soon.

IESB: It was close man, it was happening.

Common: Yeah, we were down there, we were down there, [with] George Miller.

IESB: How different was it compared to the existing Superman or the existing Batman? Different take?

Common: It was a fresh take, a fresh direction. I saw a lot of the storyboards, man it looked so incredible. And you know George Miller was just going to smash it.

See Common as Barnes in TERMINATOR SALVATION that opens in theaters May 21.

For those A-TEAM fans out there, check out the original Part 1 of the pilot below (hey wait, who's this guy Tim Dunigan pretending to be Faceman?) 

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