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'Hop' Beats 'Hanna,' 'Arthur' And More At The Weekend Box Office

Posted 4/11/11 11:30 am EST by in Box Office


Box OfficeFROM MTV MOVIES: "Hop" leapt over the competition to become the first movie of 2011 to enjoy two consecutive weeks at #1 on the box-office tally over the weekend. Featuring Russell Brand as the voice of the Easter Bunny, the kids' flick successfully thumped four new movies: "Hanna," "Soul Surfer," "Your Highness" and Brand's own "Arthur." All figures are according to studio estimates released on Sunday.

The $12.6 million opening for English comedian Brand's remake of the 1981 comedy "Arthur" was no match for the $21.6 million collected by the live-action/animated hybrid "Hop," which has earned a total of $68.1 million since its premiere. Neither film is a hit with critics, with both garnering just a 24-percent approval rating, according to Rotten Tomatoes, which compiles reviews from major film columnists across the country.

The first "Arthur" earned original star Dudley Moore an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of an alcoholic millionaire and grossed $95.5 million, which is equivalent to $260 million in 2011 when you adjust for ticket-price inflation. The new version, which co-stars Helen Mirren (who hosted "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend) and Jennifer Garner, doesn't seem likely to come close to the original's success. And the remake's debut is far behind the $17.6 million generated by the opening weekend of last year's "Get Him to the Greek," which co-starred Brand alongside Jonah Hill.

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'Arthur' Star Russell Brand Is One Of Our Many Favorite Movie Billionaires

Posted 4/8/11 10:40 am EST by in Commentary, Humor, Next Step


“Arthur,” the Russell Brand-helmed remake of Dudley Moore’s 1981 classic, drunkenly stumbles into theaters today. The reboot follows Brand as the curiously appealing alcoholic man-child billionaire protagonist through a bevy of betrothal pitfalls, and features an all-star cast including Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner and the adorable Greta Gerwig, not to mention some hilariously over-the-top turns from Nick Nolte and Luis Guzman.

Brand’s winning turn as a loveable billionaire in “Arthur” got us thinking about some of the other big-screen billionaires we love -- and not just for their money! Here are five of our favorites after the jump!

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'Arthur' Star Russell Brand Would Be A 'Friendly,' Charitable Billionaire

Posted 4/7/11 12:00 pm EST by in Humor, Interviews, Video


Wealthy though he may be, is Russell Brand as rich as his over-the-top billionaire character in the upcoming comedy remake "Arthur"? Really, who is? In fact, the only other people really capable of being that comically wealthy have to be other fictional characters like Richie Rich or Donald Trump.

But, if Brand were to join that elite group and become a billionaire, he knows exactly what kind of affluent person he'd be. Thankfully, it's the good kind.

During a chat with MTV News, the star assured if he were in that position he'd be, "Friendly and give away the money." As he matter-of-factly put it, "Money can't make you happy, so you don't need to have a billion."

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Jackie Chan Lives And The Bronx Zoo Cobra Gets Social In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 3/29/11 3:00 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Jackie ChanReports of Jackie Chan's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Despite the fact that "RIP Jackie Chan" has been a trending topic on Twitter all day, the coast is thankfully clear for one of our favorite martial arts action stars of all time.

"He did not suffer a heart attack and die, as was reported on many social networking sites and in online news reports," reports Chan's official Twitter feed. "Jackie is fine and is busy preparing for the filming of his next movie."

With that bit of business out of the way, it's time to see what else is going on in Twitter-Wood. After the jump, Steve Martin's quest against the Bronx Zoo Cobra continues while Jon Favreau offers a tantalizing tease at his WonderCon plans!

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Russell Brand Wants To Play Nikki Sixx And Tommy Lee In 'The Dirt'

Posted 3/29/11 12:15 pm EST by in Video


Preparing for an interview with Russell Brand is basically a fruitless endeavor, in that he will take whatever question you manage to ask, half answer it and then digress into sordid and/or hilarious territory. Such was the case when I chatted with him at the "Arthur" press day over the weekend, where a discussion about a 35-year-old billionaire with a nanny lent itself toward the ridiculous.

Eventually, we got around to discussing the movie adaptation of Neil Strauss' Motley Crue bio, "The Dirt," and the fact that Strauss recently told me that the film's screenwriter Rich Wilkes wants Brand to play Tommy Lee.

Before I even got to my actual question as to whether he'd be interested in the movie, Brand pronounced the man he'd like to play: "Nikki Sixx!"

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Russell Brand Working Out 'Scheduling' For 'Rock Of Ages'

Posted 3/9/11 2:20 pm EST by in News, Video


Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough are both tapped to star in the upcoming "Rock Of Ages" flick and it seems that if Russell Brand can work out the final kinks of his negotiations, he too might be joining the star-studded cast to play Lonnie in the big screen adaptation of the Broadway smash.

So, what's the hold up?

"I think they're talking about it," he told MTV News at the Cosmopolitan magazine's 2011 Fun Fearless Males party. "I think they're trying to work out what I like to call 'scheduling,' " he joked, alluding to the fact that his salary was still being discussed.

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Is Cee Lo Green Covering 'Arthur's Theme' For Russell Brand's Remake?

Posted 2/27/11 12:32 pm EST by in Video


FROM MTV MOVIES: You've seen him at the NBA All-Star Game. You've seen him at the Grammys. You might have even seen him in concert. But the next place you see Cee Lo Green could be the craziest, most-unlikely place of all: "Between the moon and New York City"?

The crooner has possibly been tapped to cover "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" for the Russell Brand- and Helen Mirren-starring "Arthur" remake, co-star Greta Gerwig revealed exclusively to MTV News on the red carpet at the Independent Spirit Awards, where she was nominated for Best Female Lead for her performance in "Greenberg."

"I think Cee Lo might be doing something with it — I'm not kidding!" the 27-year-old actress enthused of the outrageous-on-the-face-of-it cover. "I met him at a screening the other day."

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'Arthur' Poster Says Arthur Bach Is 'The World's Only Loveable Billionaire,' But We Disagree

Posted 2/15/11 11:15 am EST by in Commentary, Posters


ArthurOne of the upcoming films we're most looking forward to (especially after this past weekend's "Saturday Night Live") is the Russell Brand-starring remake of the '80s classic "Arthur." Between Brand doing his best Dudley Moore impression and Helen Mirren as his trusty butler Hobson, that's more than enough incentive to get me in theaters.

But a new poster for the film just hit the Internet, and we have to admit, it makes a bold claim that we just don't agree with: that Arthur is "the world's only loveable billionaire." Really?

Judging by the set visit MTV was invited to, the first theatrical trailer for the film and Brand's overall persona, Arthur does look to be quite the loveable character. But the world's only loveable billionaire? Well that we've got to disagree with, because there are plenty of other movie billionaires that we love just as much as him.

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'Arthur' Trailer Keeps All The Fun Of The Original With More Nerd Pop Culture References

Posted 2/10/11 4:15 pm EST by in News, Trailers


Finally, after many exciting teaser images and much fanfare over the course of the past year, it's nice to get a good look at what "Arthur" has in store for us.

And, as expected, the trailer far exceeds our expectations. As leading man Russell Brand promised, there are many homages to Dudley Moore and the original film, but it's clear that this latest version is coming into its own as well. Everything that was great about the original -- the lovable rich drunk, his dour old sidekick, his easy-going fiance and spitfire love interest -- have been included and amplified for the trailer and that couldn't make us happier. And there are "Star Wars" and "Batman" references, so how can this go wrong?

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Russell Brand Plans To Win An Oscar For 'Arthur' By Copying Dudley Moore

Posted 2/9/11 6:05 pm EST by in Video


What we've seen so far of Russell Brand's upcoming flick "Arthur" is intriguing to say the least. Batman and Robin onscreen costumes, nipples included? Check. Helen Mirren as his newly female sidekick? Check. Planning on winning his first Academy Award just by copying Dudley Moore's Oscar winning performance from two decades ago? Oh, that's a check.

"I am hoping that I too will get an Oscar nomination," he told MTV News when we visited the "Arthur" set. "What I did is, I've pretended to be Dudley Moore for a lot of this film, because I was thinking perhaps they just might think, 'He's almost the exact same as him. Let's nominate him for an Oscar.'"

That might not be enough to convince the Academy to give him an Oscar, but judging by the way his costars respond to him it, he might be able to get it on his own merit.

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