Comedy news: Helen Mirren signed up to play alongside Russell Brand in Arthur remake

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Helen Mirren signed up to play alongside Russell Brand in Arthur remake

April 23, 2010 5:51pm by Such Small Portions   Comments (0)

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Helen Mirren has been signed up for the remake of Dudley Moore’s classic comedy Arthur.

Mirren is set to join Russell Brand, who is set to play Moore’s role as Arthur, as his nanny, reprising a similar role to Arthur’s original valet, who was played by John Gielgud.

The film is the latest in a long line of ‘80s remakes to come out of Hollywood which are set to come out of Hollywood in 2010/11 including Big, Weird Science and Ghostbusters 3.

Brand is considered the ideal candidate to play Arthur, the a heavy-drinking socialite playboy who absconds from his arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress to run off with a working class waitress.

Shooting for the film will begin in New York in July, with the script being developed by Borat writer Peter Baynham. The film is to be directed by Jason Winer

 

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