Most Hollywood celebrities would shy away from making a 60-ton red carpet appearance, but Bradley Cooper went for it at the Thursday night premiere of "The A-Team."
Cooper rolled up to the premiere of his action flick in a no-nonsense army tank, smiling behind a pair of shades while co-star Sharlto Copley ("District 9") donned a helmet and saluted fans.
If the imposing turret on the army vehicle wasn't exciting enough, Bradley brought his own guns, too. Cooper is still rocking muscles much larger than he had in his "The Hangover" days -- but don't expect that buff-ness to last too much longer
"It was awful," he told reporters about the grueling workouts and stringent diets he used to sculpt his body into action-star shape. "I will never do that again," he added. "It's not so much the training -- it's the eating and the lack thereof."
He even said he considered dumping the diet once all his shirtless scenes had been filmed, but ended up staying on it throughout the shoot. Who knows? Maybe rumored girlfriend Renee Zellweger asked the "A-Team" actor to keep his body on its A-game.
Before the tank set its sights on the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, an "A-Team" helicopter soared above the crowd and Liam Neeson screeched down Hollywood Boulevard in the "A-Team" van. "They closed down... one of the most famous streets in the world to publicize one of my movies," Neeson said. "It's pretty cool."
Cooper isn't the first actor to bring a tank to the red carpet, though. Last year Sacha Baron Cohen -- clad in suggestive army fatigues -- showed up to the L.A. premiere of "Bruno" in a shimmering disco tank. Sure, Cooper's arrival via tank was manlier, but don't forget Cohen was the one wielding a fabulous Chanel bazooka.
Either way, it's safe to say both Cooper and Cohen have cast a shadow over Robert Downey Jr. at the world premiere of "Iron Man 2." Even though his arrival in an Audi R8 Spyder was classier, there's nothing like 60 or so tons of dangerous metal beneath you to make an explosive entrance.
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