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[Eggs Mayonnaise]

Russell Brand eyeing 'Arthur' redo
Actor could star in remake of 1981 comedy

By Borys Kit
Dec 4, 2008, 01:00 AM ET

Russell Brand might soon be caught between the moon and New York City.

The British comedian is developing a remake of "Arthur," the 1981 comedy that starred Dudley Moore, for Warner Bros. as a potential starring vehicle.

Brand is meeting with scribes to write the screenplay, which will be produced by MBST's Larry Brezner, whose credits range from "Good Morning, Vietnam" to HBO's recent "Little Britain USA."

The original movie followed a boozy playboy rascal who is set to inherit a fortune if he marries an heiress his family thinks will make something out of him. However, he falls in love with a working-class woman and turns to his valet for help when his family makes him choose between money and love.

Moore was nominated for an Oscar as was Steve Gordon, the film's writer-director. John Gielgud, who played the valet, won the best supporting actor Oscar, and the movie's theme song, "The Best That You Can Do," won for original song.

Brand already has a rascally reputation, not only for his past sex-, drugs- and alcohol-infused lifestyle but also for on-air radio pranks that recently led him to being suspended by the BBC. He subsequently resigned.

American audiences got their first taste of Brand in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," in which he played a rock star lothario. He next appears with Adam Sandler in "Bedtime Stories," which opens on Christmas Day. The Endeavor-repped actor is filming Julie Taymor's adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and will reunite his "Marshall" co-horts for "Get Him to the Greek."

Um, no. We don't need a remake of Arthur. Who is he going to have play Liza Minnelli's part? Amy Winehouse?

 

[whisky]

They just need Johnathon Ross to play the Gielgud part for this to be the suckiest idea of all time

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

And Andrew Sachs as Winehouse's dad.

 

[Ishcabittle]

DOGS AND CATS, LIVING TOGETHER, MASS HESTERIA!!

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I hate that song.

 

[Conchaga]

No, Bill Murray's too old to play Arthur.

 

[Laker_Girl]

Russell Brand was the best part of Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

 

[CaptainWacky]

He's a good guy.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

But why remake one of the most unique and distinctive comedies of the last 50 years? Who would have the nerve to think they can improve on it? I don't care what ideas he's coming up with, he won't create something better or even as good. He will be anally raped for trying, and I'll be there with the first dildo.

Unless this is just his next troll on the media. Either way he's really starting to bug me, since I've never seen the genius in his humor.

 

[Tisiphone]

Why you ask? Because nobody in Hollywood has an original thought anymore. They have to fuck up classics.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

They'd better not touch Airplane!

 

[Tisiphone]

Romancing the Stone is next on their hit list.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I doubt Russell just said "I KNOW, I'LL REMAKE ARTHUR TO ANNOY PEOPLE" out of nowhere and the movie happened. Pretty sure the studios, scriptwriter, director would have been more responsible.

 

[curiousa2z]

THOSE BASTARDS.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I doubt Russell just said "I KNOW, I'LL REMAKE ARTHUR TO ANNOY PEOPLE" out of nowhere and the movie happened. Pretty sure the studios, scriptwriter, director would have been more responsible.

The story says Brand is developing the project with all the other Hollywood muckymucks as a potential starring vehicle. That means he's in the driver's seat.

If this isn't a joke/hoax, and it actually gets made, It. Will. Be. Bad. I'm just sayin'.

 

[CaptainWacky]

The world will keep spinning.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

At least until 2012, anyway.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Which is when the remake of The Great Escape starring Vin Diesel and John Cena comes out.

 

[curiousa2z]

THEN we're doomed!

 

[whisky]

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