Joe Carnahan Replaces John Singleton on the A-Team  Is it
happening? Isn’t it happening? Is John Singleton directing it?
Isn’t he? Yes, and No, as it turns out. According to the trades,
Joe Carnahan (“Smokin’ Aces”) is currently in negotiations to
board the project, replacing Singleton, who was said to have
left over casting issues. Singleton was also supposed to be
doing a major rewrite job on the script by Skip Woods, but with
his exit, it’s assumed that Woods’ script, which had the setting
changed from Vietnam to the first Gulf War, will become the go-
to story. Unless, of course, Carnahan takes a whack at it, which
considering that Carnahan is one of those writer-director types,
is likely.  From THR:  The trek to bring “A-Team” to the big
screen has been a long one, with various actors, directors and
writers landing on it before springing off of it. John Singleton
was last attached, but ultimately left after casting issues
stalled the project.  Carnahan, meanwhile, has been facing
challenges with his passi