ARTHUR First Official Photos

The first production photos from ARTHUR Remake starring Russell Brand as the character played by the late Dudley Moore in the original, are now online, via NYTimes, some of these are behind the scenes photos also showing director Jason Winer. I don’t find Brand particularly funny so my only reason to anticipate this movie is check out the scenes that involve BTTF’s DeLoren and Batmobile that we’ve seen in previous set photos..

Starring Russell Brand, Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner and Nick  Nolte
Jason Winer who directed 10 episodes of Modern Family and won DGA for his work on the pilot  will direct WB’s ARTHUR Remake.
The screenplay was written by Peter Baynham
Russell Brand would star in ARTHUR, playing the character made famous by the late great Dudley Moore. The original movie plot centers around Arthurs who is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will only be his if he marries Susan. He does not love Susan, but she will make something of him the family expects. Arthur proposes but then meets a girl with no money who he could easily fall in love with.

Garner will play “an heiress who carries her own secrets and whom Brand must marry”
Nolte will play her religious father.
Gerwig will be Russell’s love interest, the role played by Liza Minelli in the original.

BUT… the remake will be slightly different
In the original, John Gielgud in his Oscar winning performance, played Arthur’s valet,
In the remake, Gielgud’s role has been modified.. so it’s now a nanny played by Helen Mirren