To save time today I've decided to combine two hated subjects into one story, remakes of older classic films & Russell Brand.
Two extremes of British classes may be about to collide head on.
The grand dame of acting, Helen Mirren, is in negotiations to star opposite the one-time stand-up duke of debauchery, Russell Brand in "Arthur," Warner Bros.' remake of the 1981 comedy, with Brand stepping into the role originated by Dudley Moore.
Larry Brezner is producing with Kevin McCormick and Chris Bender. The original movie centered on a boozy playboy 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. In the original, Arthur's foil was his valet, portrayed by John Gielgud, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance. In the new movie, the part has been reconstructed as that of Arthur's longtime nanny. The movie is eyeing a July start in New York.
So says the Hollywood Reporter.
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