June 11, 2010
Five Favorite Films with Russell Brand
With roles in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," the recently Certified Fresh "Get Him to The Greek," and the upcoming "Despicable Me," Russell Brand has made his mark in recent big screen comedies. And well, it certainly doesn't hurt to be romantically linked to pop superstar Katy Perry, one of People's Most Beautiful for 2010. With both "Greek" and "Despicable" in theaters this Summer, Brand's brand (too easy?) of comedy will continue its raucous romp through your local cineplex this year.
With a very diverse list of films and a Five Favorites first, Brand stopped by The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current to share five of his favorite movies.
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May 28, 2010
Russell Brand Talks Arthur Remake and More
Russell Brand has "Get Him to the Greek" coming out, and that isn't all -- in a recent interview, he discussed the "Arthur" remake and "Bad Father," where he'll play a con man posing as a priest.
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March 2, 2010
Brand's Arthur Has a Director
The Russell Brand-led "Arthur" remake has itself a director, in the person of Jason Winer, a director of ABC's hit "Modern Family."
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January 25, 2010
James Marsden and Russell Brand Do the Hop
James Marsden will play a man who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny (voiced by Russell Brand) and has to take him in as "the world's worst houseguest" in Universal's live-action/CGI comedy "I Hop."
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April 28, 2009
Drop Dead Fred Lives Again
The Hollywood remake craze has officially reached its logical conclusion, thanks to Universal, where a "Drop Dead Fred" remake starring Russell Brand is in development.
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December 5, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Planet of the Apes gets another reboot
There wasn't much going on in Hollywood last week because of Thanksgiving, but this week, the studios came back with a vengeance, and what they set their sights upon are several remakes and a couple of sequels to successful blockbusters, as well as yet another project for Johnny Depp.
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December 4, 2008
Russell Brand Preps Arthur Remake
Yes, it's another in the endless list of remakes, but it makes oddly perfect sense: Russell Brand is developing a new version of the 1981 Dudley Moore/Liza Minnelli comedy "Arthur."
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October 8, 2008
Pirates 4 Rumors Float to Surface
Tim Burton directing the fourth "Pirates of the Caribbean"? Sacha Baron Cohen (or Russell Brand) playing Jack Sparrow's brother? Yes, it's wacky rumor time for the "Pirates" sequel, and CinemaBlend has got 'em all in one place.
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October 8, 2008
Taymor's Tempest Adds Seven
Julie Taymor has rounded out the cast of her adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest," signing Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Ben Wishaw and Felicity Jones, with Helen Mirren starring as Prospero. Wait, what?
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