The latest raiding of the TV back catalogue has, almost inevitably, arrived at the door of The A-Team, with news that a big screen version is a goer.

The film is set to be directed by John Singleton, whose debut movie – Boyz N The Hood – remains by some distance his best. He’s also directed 2 Fast 2 Furious and the Samuel L Jackson Shaft remake. On his day, he's a good director, but the more commercial he goes, the less interesting his films get. And you can't get more commercial, surely, than The A-Team?

What’s more, the tone looks like it’s going to be shifted somewhat to accommodate the big screen transfer. Don’t expect the cartoon style of the television show, if a report in USA Today is to be believed. Instead, the report cites that The A-Team will “reflect contemporary issues and politics”, and that it’s aiming for a Die Hard-esque tone. Not sure why it needs to do that, but there you go.

No news yet on the casting, but there’s surely a big question mark around BA. Who, other than the T, could play him? Answers in the comments box - because we couldn't come up with one name who could fill the shoes of the great man.