Let’s play, “Cast That 1980s Comedy Remake.” Here’s how it works. I say, “Big," you say current "SNL" funnyman Bill Hader. Get it? I say, “Short Circuit," you say…loveable Pixar robot WALL-E. That’s right, well done! Try out the 1981 Dudley Moore boozy screwball comedy, “Arthur.” If you said anyone besides British comedian Russell Brand you a) should be ashamed of yourself and b) haven’t been reading the trades.

Brand is set to star in a Warner Bros. remake of “Arthur,” which followed an alcoholic ladies’ man who must marry a wealthy woman so he can keep his own enormous family fortune. When Brand stopped by the MTV News offices to chat about the release of his autobiography, “My Booky Wook” (which -- spoiler! -- recounts his years as a drug-abusing womanizer), he revealed some exclusive details about the upcoming “Arthur” production. Read more...

If there's one role Russell Brand can probably play in his sleep, it's an irresponsible, boozy playboy -- and he's looking to play one of the most iconic rascals of all. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brand is in talks to star in a remake of "Arthur" for Warner Bros. Brand is meeting with screenwriters to develop the project, undoubtedly with an eye to giving it a personal, manic twist.

The original "Arthur" centered around an unambitious and wealthy young man, who is happy doing nothing but drinking, sleeping around, and partying. But he is told he can only inherit his vast fortune if he agrees to marry a woman named Susan, an heiress his family thinks will slap him into shape. He agrees, but winds up falling for a poor, working-class woman -- and his family threatens to disinherit him when they find out. Read more...