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I consider myself something like a student, autodidact or otherwise, of cinema and––even still, must confess––had not ever grasped the concept of Argentine noir. Credit to Criterion Channel, who’ll expand my horizons with February’s program (concisely titled “Argentine Noir”) that includes one known title––Pierre Chenal’s Native Son, an Argentine film from a French director adapting an American novel about the African-American experience in Chicago––and five I look forward to discovering. Retrospective-wise, their wide-reaching Claudette Colbert program could double as a lesson in Old Hollywood, between Capra, Stahl, DeMille, Lubitsch, Sirk, and Sturges. February, of course, brings Black History Month and Valentine’s Day: the former engenders a series featuring films such as Nothing but a Man, Portrait of Jason, and Losing Ground; the latter brings “New York Love Stories,” from Carol to Crossing Delancey to, curiously, Annie Hall, which likely would not have...

United Talent Agency is expanding its partnership class by 24 today.

As Judd Apatow parts ways with the Jeremy Zimmer-led UTA after 30 years (as Deadline exclusively reported today), the agency announced the promotion of the two dozen from a wide range of divisions. Thursday’s promotions top the 19 new partners that UTA unveiled in October 2020, a 30-year high.

It’s worth noting there are five of the new partners today coming out of the agency’s unsettled MediaLink division, which saw its founder and ex-uta partner Michael Kassan in a messy and ongoing employment and legal melee with UTA the past few months. UTA’s Music division also spawns five new partners, and a trio of new partners out of the Publishing unit, among others.

“Each of these new partners embodies UTA’s commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration, which translates into impeccable service for our clients,” UTA President David Kramer said Thursday.

UTA has announced a promotion of 24 staffers to partner status.

The latest partner class unveiled by the Hollywood talent, entertainment, sports and advisory company is drawn from a range of divisions, including talent, music, publishing, comedy touring, executive search, endorsements and voiceover, strategic advisory firm MediaLink and the Klutch Sports Group.

“Each of these new partners embodies UTA’s commitment to innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration, which translates into impeccable service for our clients,” UTA President David Kramer said in a statement.

In alphabetical order, UTA’s roster of new partners includes Obi Asika (music), Dan Constable (endorsements and voiceover), Devrie DeMarco (MediaLink), Doug Edley (comedy touring), Roysi Erbes (executive search), Heidi Feigin (comedy touring), Andrew Feinberg (Klutch), Christy Fletcher (publishing), Kevin Gimble (music), Steve Gordon (music), Jeffrey Hasson (music), Michele James (executive search), Damon Lau (creators), Byrd Leavell (publishing), Albert Lee (publishing), Nicole Lynn (Klutch), Nigel Meiojas (talent), Matt Meyer...

A bright, beautiful light went out today. Burt Bacharach, the Queens-raised popular songwriter who infused his meticulously constructed ditties with jazzy chord progressions that sounded nothing like anything on the radio in the 1950s and '60s has passed away. There is so much to say about Bacharach, and so much more to listen to. His collaborations with Dionne Warwick are musical nirvana. Ditto his numerous contributions to the motion picture songbook. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Look of Love" from 1967's "Casino Royale," and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from Steve Gordon's sublime "Arthur."

But Bacharach respected the heck out of a dollar, as did his Brooklyn-born buddy Neil Diamond. So in 1982, with the United States gripped by "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" fever, this duo joined forces with Bacharach's songwriting-genius wife, Carole Bayer Sager, and recorded "Heartlight.

Uri Singer and Steve Gordon came together to create of the wearable sanitizer dispenser, FreeBand. Singer, a film producer, teamed up with Gordon, a biotech entrepreneur, to create a “hand sanitizer bracelet.” “If you inadvertently or intentionally come into contact [with] something that you otherwise think may be a little sketchy, you put your thumb on […]

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UTA has acquired Circle Talent Agency, an industry-leading electronic dance music agency. The deal, the terms of which were not announced, will boost UTA Music’s reach into the emerging space with artists like Marshmello, Kaskade, Excision, Illenium and others.

UTA Music now has 90 agents in six offices. Circle’s Edm roster joins up with UTA’s which already features acts like Guns N’ Roses, Muse, Post Malone, Lenny Kravitz, G-Eazy, Mariah Carey, DJ Khaled, Paramore, Die Antwoord, 21 Savage, Trace Adkins, Ms. Lauryn Hill, X Ambassadors, Toby Keith, Bush and Bring Me The Horizon.

Circle co-founders Steve Gordon and Kevin Gimble will become co-heads of electronic music, working with UTAs global head of music David Zedeck.

“The acquisition of Circle Talent Agency is a tremendous addition for UTA as we continue to build momentum in our music business,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer in announcing the deal today. “Electronic...

United Talent Agency (UTA) today announced a big move into the electronic and dance-music space by acquiring top indie agency Circle Talent. Circle’s roster includes Marshmello (pictured), Kaskade, Excision, Illenium and many others; co-founders Steve Gordon and Kevin Gimble will serve as UTA’s co-heads of electronic music, working closely with global head of music, David Zedeck.

The move bolsters UTA’s already rapidly growing music division, UTA Music, which includes 90 agents in six offices, according to the announcement. Current UTA acts include Guns N’ Roses, Muse, Post Malone, Lenny Kravitz, G-Eazy, Mariah Carey, DJ Khaled, Paramore, 21 Savage, Trace Adkins and Lauryn Hill, among others.

A rep for Circle confirmed that only the company’s electronic-music agents will be making the move, and several other staffers were laid off.

“The acquisition of Circle Talent Agency is a tremendous addition for UTA as we continue to build momentum in our music business,...

In December, Global Music Rights (Gmr)--a startup founded by powerful music manager Irving Azoff--threatened a billion-dollar lawsuit against Google, which it claims does not have the proper licenses to distribute songs from Gmr clients. The severity of the threat was a bit unclear at the time, but according to a new report, Google should be taking Gmr's bluster very seriously. In an article he wrote for Digital Music News, music industry attorney Steve Gordon has explained how the concept of "interim" licenses could spell trouble in Mountain View.

Here's a quick recap of Gmr's argument: In 2014, the startup signed notable artists like Pharrell Williams and Ryan Tedder among its first clients. Shortly after Google launched its YouTube Music Key service, Azoff lashed out, claiming Google had not secured sufficient licenses for his clients' songs. Google's counterargument to that claim seems to hinge on the fact that it previously...

Alcoholism in the movies have been played for both dramatic and comical effect. In fact some of the binge drinking done on the big screen have garnered considerable praise and pathos resulting in many performers winning Oscars and Oscar nominations based on this very serious addiction.

The alcoholic in cinema is larger in life because it is a societal reflection of the demons and destruction that affect millions of people globally. Film allows for the liberty to use creative licenses to highlight the physical and psychological pain and false feelings of pleasure to convey the true face of alcoholism and its hold on fictional characterizations that are bound by the poisonous allure of the bottle. However heavy-handed or hearty it may seem in portraying the detached drinker or happy drunk one thing is for certain…the depth and dimensional range of the chronic cinema sipper has never disappointed in giving...

Ralph Waite, who was beloved to TV viewers as the ultimate father figure, John Walton, on The Waltons, has died. He passed away at midday on Thursday at his home in South Palm Desert, Steve Gordon, the accountant for the Waite family, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was nominated for an Emmy in 1978 for his portrayal of the middle-American paterfamilias. He starred on The Waltons for nine years and directed 15 episodes. "Ralph was a good honest actor and a good honest man," said actress Michael Learned, who portrayed Waite's wife Olivia on The Waltons. "He was

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Writer-director Rick Alverson tests his audience from the get-go with an opening scene of such perverted over-indulgence that even Caligula may have needed to avert his eyes. It is as if Alverson is attempting to weed out the weak at heart from the audience, all the while setting the stage for a story of a sublimely unlikable, uber-wealthy man-child. Our incalculably immature anti-hero, Swanson (Tim Heidecker), exists somewhere in a cinematic universe between Chance Gardner (Hal Ashby's Being There) and Arthur Bach (Steve Gordon's Arthur). Stuck in the quagmire of a mid-thirties existential crisis, Swanson approaches life like a 12-year-old boy armed with far too much knowledge about prolapsed anuses -- unless he is just talking utter nonsense out his ass (as he does about hobos, Hitler, and feudalism). Swanson's philosophical ramblings play like a mockery of intellectualism or an half-hearted attempt to pass himself off as a worldly hipster.

Morris Chestnut has two brand new roles to add to his resume. Though we won't see him on-screen again until the Steve Gordon-directed comedy Identity Thief comes out next year, he will be using that time to play key roles in both The Hive and Kick-Ass 2. The former is about a 911 operator who must work to try and help a kidnapped teenage girl while the latter is a sequel to the 2010 comic book movie with Aaron Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz. Deadline, which is reporting both pieces of news about the actor, says that Chestnut will be playing a cop and a love interest for Halle Berry's character - who is playing the operator at the center of the film. Abigail Breslin is playing the girl in crisis and The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli has a part in the movie as well. Brad Anderson, who most recently helmed...

[flv custom_thumbnail="http://youtu.be/qlEUz1IlN701328567529119" width="544" height="320"]http://youtu.be/qlEUz1IlN70/flv] HollywoodLife.com also spoke to a top entertainment attorney who tells us that the Federal Communications Commission will 'definitely' fine NBC for the lewd gesture and the network could try to get M.I.A. to pay it! M.I.A. has gotten herself into quite a mess. HollywoodLife.com reached out to Madonna's rep following M.I.A.'s shocking display at the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 and it sounds like the Material Girl was just as surprised as NBC, the NFL, and families at home were with M.I.A's behavior. "It was not rehearsed or planned," says Madonna's rep. "No comment from Madonna." Additionally, Spokesman Brian McCarthy said M.I.A. did not do anything similar during rehearsals. It's being reported that M.I.A. may have to pay whatever fine the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] decides to slap on NBC for the incident and a top entertainment attorney tells HollywoodLife.

Arthur

Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzman | Written by Peter Baynham, Steve Gordon | Directed by Jason Winer

Guess what?! Arthur sees Russell Brand playing himself… again. But this time he has a slightly softer voice with his comedy toned down, which makes him seem even more childish and a bit mundane, if that’s even possible. As you can imagine, this story is somewhat boring, but oddly, there is enough essence to keep you going through the two hours of a man completely reliant on his mother’s money.

The film is of course a remake of the 1981 classic Arthur, whereby Dudley Moore plays a similar eccentric, spoilt man-child, but unfortunately this is another adaptation which doesn’t live up to the original. Russell Brand adds charm, and the modern technology serves well in the film, but there’s nothing quite like watching Moore frolic around in his giant bathtub.

Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week it’s the 2011 remake of “Arthur”.

The Story: Okay, so there’s this crazy-rich wealthy dude who hasn’t grown up even though he’s in his 30’s. He’s got a hella drinking problem that causes his family no end of concern. Solution? Marry the guy off to a straightlaced gal, and tell him if he doesn’t go for it he’s cut off. But then he meets the fantastic girl…and it sure ain’t the one mummy picked. Sound familiar? Of course it is; this is the remake of...

Russell Brand is no Dudley Moore, but he gives it the ol college try and then some in this 2011 remake of Steve Gordon’s 1981 comedy classic starring Moore as the irrepressible man-baby Arthur Bach. Comedian Brand gets solid assistance from an excellent female cast consisting of Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, and Greta Gerwig, and the 2011 version of “Arthur” now arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and for Download July 15, 2011 from Warner Home Video. Loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson, to keep him out of trouble. Kind-hearted, fun-loving, and utterly without purpose, Arthur spends every day in the heedless pursuit of amusement. But when his unpredictable public image threatens the staid reputation of the family foundation, Bach Worldwide, he is given an ultimatum:...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

There are threads that run through films which are timeless and universal; themes that are manna to audiences of any era. These include determinism; the notion that certain things are meant to happen, a man meeting his perfect woman for example, and as an audience we expect these things to play out and for any obstacle placed in the path of this endeavour to be removed by the film’s close. That’s our pleasure. There’s the idea that the best movie characters are larger than life; not just projections in the literal sense but projections of our fantasies, healthy or otherwise.

Then there’s our moral load, the hypocritical idea that however we live our lives, we expect movies to defend a moral position, usually that of righteousness, of responsibility, so that whatever the character’s stripe, they’re rewarded or punished for the...

Arthur

Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzman | Written by Peter Baynham, Steve Gordon | Directed by Jason Winer

Guess what?! We see Russell Brand playing himself… again. But this time he has a slightly softer voice with his comedy toned down, which makes him seem even more childish and a bit mundane, if that’s even possible. As you can imagine, this story is somewhat boring, but oddly, there is enough essence to keep you going through the two hours of a man completely reliant on his mother’s money.

The film is of course a remake of the 1981 classic Arthur, whereby Dudley Moore plays a similar eccentric, spoilt man-child, but unfortunately this is another adaptation which doesn’t live up to the original. Russell Brand adds charm, and the modern technology serves well in the film, but there’s nothing quite like watching Moore frolic around in his giant bathtub.

Starring: Dudley Moore, Sir John Gielgud, Liza Minnelli

Director: Steve Gordon, Bud Yorkin

The Scoop: Just in time for the Russell Brand remake comes this two-pack featuring both the 1981 version of "Arthur" and its 1988 sequel, "Arthur 2: On the Rocks." Both star Moore as a lazy trust fund baby forced to join the real world when his funds dry up; Gielgud plays his long-suffering butler while Minnelli is the working class girl he falls in love with.

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Rated PG, 97 min. and 113 min. | Watch the trailer...

Chicago – Critics were pretty hard on the remake of “Arthur” starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, and Greta Gerwig (including our very own Patrick McDonald, who gave the film 2 stars out of five) and the film relatively bombed at the box office, opening in 2nd place to “Hop” and making only $12.7 million in its first frame with a lower per-screen average than “Hanna” or “Soul Surfer.” Now you can compare the new version to the award-winning original and its dreadful sequel in a 2-movie collection, now on Blu-ray.

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0

Warner Bros. could have used the opportunity of the remake to offer a truly impressive version of the 1981 original complete with digital remastering, featurettes, a commentary, and maybe a deleted scene or two. That didn’t happen. This is as minimal a tie-in release as can possibly be made. The two films weren’t even given their own individual discs.

Animation ruled again. Hop was Number One at the box office this weekend for the second week in a row with $21.6 Million. Arthur (2011) premiered in Second Place with $12.6 Million. Hanna premiered in Third Place with $12.3 Million. Soul Surfer premiered in Fourth Place with $11.1 Million. Insidious was Fifth with 9.7 Million. Source Code, Limitless, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and The Lincoln Lawyer rounded out the top ten respectively.

Arthur is a 2011 comedy film written by Peter Baynham and directed by Jason Winer. The film is based on characters by Steve Gordon, who directed the 1981 film of the same name. It stars Russell Brand in the title role, and Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig, and Nick Nolte with supporting roles.

Hanna is a 2011 action thriller film directed by Joe Wright, starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, and Eric Bana.

Soul Surfer is a 2011 American drama film about the life of surfer Bethany Hamilton,...

How you react to Arthur will largely depend on your expectations. If you’ve never seen, or heard of, the 1981 movie Arthur you might find the new movie of the same name fairly entertaining. But if you have fond memories of the original, written and directed by Steve Gordon, you’ll know the truth: this occasionally amusing film can’t compare to the original, which was flat-out hilarious, with plum parts for Dudley Moore, as a childlike billionaire, and John Gielgud, as his long-suffering valet and caretaker. The best part of the new movie is the inspired casting of Russell Brand and…...

Want to know the difference between the two versions of "Arthur?" Just compare their first scenes. The 1981 original introduced Dudley Moore's Arthur Bach cruising for hookers. The 2011 remake has Russell Brand's Arthur dress up as Batman and crash an authentic "Batman Forever" Batmobile into Charging Bull and make fun of its testicles. I'm not a huge fan of the original "Arthur," but as a film about a drunken, whoremongering hero, at least it took some chances. Moore's Arthur was a lecherous sleaze. Brand's Arthur is a cutesy cartoon goof.

So is his movie. Everything messy and ugly (and therefore interesting) about the old Arthur has been smoothed out in this shrewdly calculated remake. With those hints of darkness gone, Arthur becomes an overgrown boy with his toys, a lost innocent looking for the love and respect he's never gotten from his distant mother. He doesn't need a drink; he needs a hug.

Rating: 2/5

Writers: Peter Baynham, Steve Gordon

Director: Jason Winer

Cast: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte

Studio: Warner Bros.

Arthur is another film in a long string of Hollywood remakes where we, as a movie-going audience, should just say "thanks, but no thanks." The original Arthur isn't a classic by any means, but it does carry with it a certain level of fondness from viewers and is one of the more iconic Dudley Moore performances. This remake doesn't serve to pay much of an homage to the quality of the original, nor does it really bring enough originality to justify it having been made.

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Beyond providing an unflinching look at what happens to those caught between the moon and New York City, the 1981 comedy Arthur gave veteran comic actor Dudley Moore one of the best roles of his career as a drunken playboy cackling his way through a search for love. Though the movie—the single directorial effort from veteran television writer Steve Gordon, who died the following year—is uneven, Moore sells the performance with the sadness resting just behind the surface of his bleary eyes. Russell Brand steps into the role of Arthur Bach for the 2011 remake, and while it ...

Drunken Arthur vs.medieval stoner comedy Your Highness for top honors. This weekend's upcoming movie releases are frontlined by Arthur, a remake of the original 1981 film. Russell Brand stars in a role played originally by Dudley Moore, in a cast including Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzmán and Geraldine James. The romantic comedy helmed by Jason Winer from the script by Peter Baynham and Steve Gordon, debuts into 3,276 venues, holding a bad 22% Rottentomatoes.com rating. Still, that means little when it comes to numbers these days and badly rated films oftentimes top charts as we all know. Universal Pictures' Your Highness comedy starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel, looks to snag adult viewers in 2,769 locations. McBride wrote the script along with Ben Best for the film helmed by David Gordon Green...

Drunken Arthur vs.medieval stoner comedy Your Highness for top honors. This weekend's upcoming movie releases are frontlined by Arthur, a remake of the original 1981 film. Russell Brand stars in a role played originally by Dudley Moore, in a cast including Greta Gerwig, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzmán and Geraldine James. The romantic comedy helmed by Jason Winer from the script by Peter Baynham and Steve Gordon, debuts into 3,276 venues, holding a bad 22% Rottentomatoes.com rating. Still, that means little when it comes to numbers these days and badly rated films oftentimes top charts as we all know. Universal Pictures' Your Highness comedy starring Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel, looks to snag adult viewers in 2,769 locations. McBride wrote the script along with Ben Best for the film helmed by David Gordon Green...

In this remake of the 1981 classic, Arthur, Russell Brand takes on Dudley Moore's comic drunk, joined by Helen Mirren (in John Gielgud's butler role) and rival girlfriends Greta Gerwig and Jennifer Garner. Directed by Jason Winer (TV's Modern Family) from Peter Baynham's revamp of Steve Gordon's original script, this ensemble relationship comedy is failing to find critical validation. Early reviews, photos and the trailer are below. Brand and a strong supporting cast work hard to breathe life into this glossily inert studio concoction. (The best laughs are in the trailer: when they arrive in the movie, we don't laugh.) This badly-timed, old-fashioned romantic comedy about a wealthy spendthrift Peter Pan (we're in a recession) isn't real or funny, nor does it relate to us ...

FusedFilm.com is proud to present some sweet gifts for the upcoming comedy remake of Arthur. The lovable billionaire who doesn’t want to grow up hits theaters April 8. Russell Brand stars as the titular character who falls in love and learns what it means to truly be an adult and that money and toys aren’t everything.

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The Giveaway Arthur Men’s Black “Billionaire in Training” Tees Arthur Ladies’ White “I Love Arthur” Tees Gold Bar 1Gb...

Do you want to play billionaire just like the troubled Arthur in Warner Bros. new comedy remake starring Russell Brand? Well, you're in luck! We are holding an exciting contest in honor of director Jason Winer's hilarious essay on the terrible life of a super rich, incredibly spoiled man-child. So what if you don't have enough gouda to keep your gas turned on, or the pennies needed to pay rent? So what if you've been eating government issued grilled cheese sandwiches to keep from starving in this horrible economy. That doesn't mean you can't laugh at a man who has everything in life, with the possible exception of true love, right? You may be too broke to waist your needed cash on a lofty remake like Arthur, but if you win our contest, you can certainly pretend like you're rich enough to frivolously purchase that golden ticket at the actual box office window.

See new clips from the Arthur movie as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes videos form the Russell Brand comedy directed by Jason Winer. We have 7 Arthur clips in standard and high definition and interviews with Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, helmer Winer and producers Larry Brezner, Chris Bender, Michael Tadross and Kevin McKormick. The Warner Bros. Pictures romantic comedy revamp opens April 8th and is scripted by Peter Baynham from the story by Steve Gordon. Arthur Synopsis: In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble. Kind-hearted, fun-loving, and utterly without purpose, Arthur spends every day in the heedless pursuit of amusement.

See new clips from the Arthur movie as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes videos form the Russell Brand comedy directed by Jason Winer. We have 7 Arthur clips in standard and high definition and interviews with Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, helmer Winer and producers Larry Brezner, Chris Bender, Michael Tadross and Kevin McKormick. The Warner Bros. Pictures romantic comedy revamp opens April 8th and is scripted by Peter Baynham from the story by Steve Gordon. Arthur Synopsis: In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of his lifelong nanny and best friend Hobson (Helen Mirren), to keep him out of trouble. Kind-hearted, fun-loving, and utterly without purpose, Arthur spends every day in the heedless pursuit of amusement.

Film also Features New Songs by Mark Ronson and Ben Gibbard,

Vocals by Daniel Merriweather

Burbank, CA, March 7, 2011 . Composer Theodore Shapiro is providing the original score for director Jason Winer’s contemporary re-imagining of the timeless romantic comedyARTHUR, in theaters nationwide on April 8th.

Arthur stars Russell Brand as loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, and Helen Mirren as his lifelong nanny and best friend, Hobson.

Shapiro, a prolific composer and eight-time recipient of the Bmi Film Music Award, says, “Arthur treats the world as a toy to be played with. He’s irresponsible, but also kind-hearted, generous and has a love of life, and Jason and I wanted the palette of the score to reflect that dichotomy and Arthur’s upbeat worldview.”

Also featured in the film will be several original songs contributed by Mark Ronson, with vocals by Daniel Merriweather; and by Ben Gibbard.

“I absolutely love Jason Winer’s new take on ‘Arthur,...

Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and the late Sir John Gielgud proved a magical combination in Steve Gordon's 1981 classic Arthur, which has been revamped in an upcoming Hollywood remake released next month.

Russell Brand follows in Moore's footsteps as the drunken playboy, Greta Gerwig is the love interest previously played by Minnelli and, in a gender-swapping update, Helen Mirren takes on Gielgud's role as the valet.

Also in the cast of director Jason Winer's new film are Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzman, Geraldine James and Jennie Eisenhower.

Superhero fans will notice that the Batmobile features in the trailer, with Brand's character dressing as Batman and his chauffeur Bitterman (Guzman) as Robin.

Hard-drinking partying billionaire Arthur (Brand) is set to marry Susan Johnson (Garner) a rich woman he doesn't love, and continue his irresponsible and childish ways, but his life is changed when he falls for gorgeous tour guide...

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes the second trailer for Arthur, starring the wickedly funny Russell Brand as the wild playboy Arthur. Check out Helen Mirren in the Darth Vader mask.

Synopsis:

Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of lifelong nanny Hobson to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge - choosing between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can’t buy, Naomi, the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi’s inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will take the most expensive risk of his life and finally learn what it means to become a man.

Arthur stars Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Garner and is directed by Jason Winer, written...

[1] Warner Bros has released a second movie trailer for the remake of Arthur. Russell Brand plays an "irresponsible charmer" named Arthur Bachwho will lose his limitless fortune if he doesn't accept an arranged marriage. I'm still not sold on two things: 1. The need for this remake and 2. that this movie is funny enough to warrant a $10-$15 movie ticket. The only reason I'm curious to see the film is the involvement of Luis Guzman and the Batman/Robin bit that is teased in the advertising. Watch the trailer embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple [2]. [3] Director: Jason Winer Writers: Peter Baynham Story by Steve Gordon Cast: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Garner Official Plot Synopsis: Romantic Comedy. Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach (Russell Brand) has always relied on two things to get...

The first poster for Arthur was (in addition to being bland) slightly odd in that it didn't feature Greta Gerwig, who plays the love interest of Russell Brand's eponymous character.  Warner Bros. has now sent us a new banner for the film brings Gerwig in on the standing-and-sitting action enjoyed by Brand and co-stars Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner. Hit the jump to check out the banner.  Arthur opens April 8th. Here's the official synopsis for Arthur: Arthur In theaters on April 8 (Warner Bros. Pictures) Director: Jason Winer Writers: Peter Baynham Story by Steve Gordon Producers: Larry Brezner, Kevin McCormick, Chris Bender, Michael Tadross Executive Producers: Scott Kroopf, J. C. Spink, Russell Brand, Nik Linnen Cast: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Garner Romantic Comedy. In this fresh new look at a classic story, Russell Brand re-invents the role of loveable billionaire Arthur Bach,...

See a new poster from Arthur starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner & Nick Nolte! Warner Bros. Pictures' Arthur remake opens April 8th, under the direction of Jason Winer. Peter Baynham wrote the screenplay from the story by Steve Gordon for the romantic comedy. Arthur is produced by Larry Brezner, Russell Brand, Chris Bender, J.C Spink and Michael Tadross. Plot: A remake of the 1981 film starring Dudley Moore which tells of a drunk playboy (now played by Russell Brand) set to tie the knot with Susan, a woman (Jennifer Garner) from a wealthy family or he stands to lose a wealthy inheritance. He unexpectedly falls for Linda Marolla (Greta Gerwig), a working class woman and jeopardizes his family fortune...

See a new poster from Arthur starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner & Nick Nolte! Warner Bros. Pictures' Arthur remake opens April 8th, under the direction of Jason Winer. Peter Baynham wrote the screenplay from the story by Steve Gordon for the romantic comedy. Arthur is produced by Larry Brezner, Russell Brand, Chris Bender, J.C Spink and Michael Tadross. Plot: A remake of the 1981 film starring Dudley Moore which tells of a drunk playboy (now played by Russell Brand) set to tie the knot with Susan, a woman (Jennifer Garner) from a wealthy family or he stands to lose a wealthy inheritance. He unexpectedly falls for Linda Marolla (Greta Gerwig), a working class woman and jeopardizes his family fortune...

From Warner Bros. Pictures comes the first trailer for Arthur starring the wickedly funny Russell Brand as the wild playboy Arthur. If there’s one actor who can take the place of Dudley Moore from the original 1981 comedy, it’s without a doubt Brand.

Oscar-winner Helen Mirren taking on the role of Hobson, originated by the great Sir John Gielgud, definitely gives an extra weightiness that this film needs.

Synopsis:

Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach has always relied on two things to get by: his limitless fortune and the good sense of lifelong nanny Hobson to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge — choosing between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can’t buy, Naomi, the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi’s inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will take...

Russell Brand as Arthur in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy “Arthur,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Here are the latest stills from Warner Bros. Pictures Arthur. Although I’m not a huge fan of Russell Brand, I recently went with some friends to a very small venue in Los Angeles to see Brand “rehearse” material for an upcoming documentary. Now being a huge fan of the original Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli, I am not happy about this re-make. Some classics should not be touched, and I had fully planned to heckle Mr. Brand about this until I saw him hilariously shame a woman who got up in the middle of his act to go outside and take a call. He literally berated her all the way to the door. But since it.s too late to fire off a protest email to the powers-that-be at Warners, I can...

Warner Bros. has set new release dates for four of the films on its 2011 slate. On April 8th, the Russell Brand-led remake of Arthur faces the wide releases Hanna, Rio, Your Highness, plus Ceremony and Meek's Cutoff in limited release Crazy, Stupid, Love. has been pushed from April 22nd to July 29th, where stars Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, and Emma Stone must battle both Cowboys & Aliens Something Borrowed, a promising entry in the romantic comedy genre starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, and Kate Hudson, will open on June 10th against Super 8, a month after its originally scheduled May 6th release Horrible Bosses was once set to bow July 29th; Box Office Mojo has changed its release listing to a more general "Summer 2011" Hit the jump for more detail on each film. Arthur Russell Brand, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Helen Mirren, and Luis Guzman star in Arthur,...

Singer Katy Perry's fiancé, Russell Brand is no Batman and that is no bull! Earlier Tuesday afternoon of September 14, 2010, the Arthur (2011) film crew was in downtown Manhattan, getting ready to shoot the scene where Russell Brand, playing the wealthy playboy Arthur who is perpetually intoxicated, buys a Batman Forever (1995) Batmobile and ends up crashing it into the Wall Street Bull, or rather thankfully a replica of it! The film is a remake of Steve Gordon's Arthur (1981) starring late legendary British star Dudley Moore and American actress and singer Liza Minnelli....

As you may have already heard, Russell Brand is starring in a remake of Steve Gordon's 1981 comedy "Arthur" for Warner Bros., and The New York Times today posted the first official images from the film.

The film follows a drunk who inherits a fortune if he agrees to marry the woman his family thinks is best for him. But then he suddenly falls for a working-class woman, which further complicates the situation.

If these pics show us anything, it's that Mr. Brand seems to be in his element, and that may work just fine for this kind of role. Jason Winer is directing the remake, which co-stars Greta Gerwig and Helen Mirren.

If you were a frequently intoxicated billionaire, in which pop culture vehicle of note would you rather be chauferred around New York: the Batmobile from Batman Forever or the DeLorean from Back to the Future? The answer is, of course, both. The earliest snapshots from the set of the Russell Brand comedy Arthur featured the former (followed by Brand in full Batman garb), and the most recent pics feature Doc Brown’s iconic set of wheels that happens to double as a time machine. Hit the jump to check out the photos.

Arthur is a remake of the 1981 Steve Gordon comedy — the plot revolves around a drunken wealthy playboy (Brand) who faces the loss of his inheritance if he chooses the woman he falls for (Greta Gerwig) over the woman his family has approved (Jennifer Garner). Nick Nolte, Helen Mirren, and Luis Guzman also star.

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With the sighting of the Batman Forever Batmobile last week on the set of Arthur, we knew that the comedy — helmed by Jason Winer (Modern Family) — would have to show off lead actor Russell Brand in the Batman costume. What we didn’t know was that Luiz Guzman is not only in the film, but also filling out (over flowing?) a Robin costume of his own to hilarious effect. Filming on the remake of the 1981 Steve Gordon comedy began in July, and we can expect a few more crazy antics to be spotted in the near future. Hit the jump to check out the images of Brand and Guzman as the masked crusaders.

Click over to Zimbio (via Ain’t It Cool News) for more set photos from the film.

For those feeling a little lost in all of this Batman reminiscence, Arthur follows the story of a drunken wealthy...

Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in talks to join the already impressive cast of Warner Bros’ remake of 1981’s Arthur. Russell Brand stars as “a very rich, happy drunk who is told by his mother that he must marry the wealthy girl of her choosing or else lose his inheritance.” Helen Mirren is the drunken billionaire’s valet and confidante, while Greta Gerwig has signed on to play the primary love interest. According to THR, Garner would play the heiress whom Arthur is supposed to marry, while Nolte would portray her deeply religious father. Jason Winer (Modern Family) will direct the comedy from a script by Peter Baynham (Borat).

Nolte will next be seen as an alcoholic former boxer Warrior, which debuts on September 17th. Garner just wrapped on the indie political satire Butter. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the Oscar-winning original.

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When I first heard that Warner Bros. was considering an Arthur remake, I first thought some typically derisive thoughts. "Oh, that's dumb," I internally opined. "Dudley Moore so nailed that character it's not even funny." But then I corrected myself, because Dudley Moore was absolutely drop-dead funny in that flick. And even though I loved the film way back in 1980 ... I always had a problem with the leading lady. Liza Minnelli, multi-talented though she may be, never really struck me as, well, pretty. Sorry, Liza.

But fresh word from Deadline.com indicates that the leading lady in the remake will be not only adorable, but quite the cool actress as well. If "talks" go accordingly, then it will be Greta Gerwig starring alongside Russell Brand in a comedy about a drunken millionaire and the "plain" girl he falls in love with. Helen Mirren is also on board (in the John Houseman John Gielgud role?...

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Finally some comedy news guys! Helen Mirren has been signed up for the remake of Dudley Moore’s classic comedy Arthur!

Mirren is set to join Russell Brand, and please, guys, just try to imagine this cast-team for a second. Brand is set to play Arthur, while Oscar winning classy lady Mirren will play his nanny. Now that already sounds funny, and we must say that this remake could be an awesome comedy to watch…

Ok, we know that this “nanny-thing” is a little bit confusing. So, let us explain. You all know Arthur is a 1981 film set in New York, which tells the story of drunken millionaire playboy Arthur Bach who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, Susan Johnson.

In this 1981 version we had a chance to see Dudley Moore as Arthur, while Jill Eikenberry was Susan Johnson. It was both written and directed by Steve Gordon,...