Russell Brand To Drop Dead Fred A remake of the Rik Mayall 'comedy'
Russell Brand’s bid for world domination may have hit a snag, with today’s news that the hedge-haired Brit comedian has agreed to star in a remake of, erm, Drop Dead Fred.
Yes, that Drop Dead Fred – the Rik Mayall atrocity from 1991, in which the Bottom star played Phoebe Cates’ anarchic imaginary best friend. Awful in a way that only Tom Green fans could begin to recognise and appreciate, it’s somehow garnered something of a cult following over the years, enough to make Universal feel that a Brand-led remake might be just the ticket.
Dennis McNicholas, one of the writers on the upcoming Will Ferrell comedy, Land Of The Lost, will write the script for the movie, which will focus more on the world of imaginary friends, with Brand, as you’d expect, taking on the Mayall role. Let’s hope he’s nowhere near as annoying.
We’re a little torn by this. We’re always having pops at Hollywood for remaking great movies, so you’d think that we’d welcome news that they’re remaking a clunker – after all, the only way for Drop Dead Fred has to be up, particularly with the increasingly hot Brand, who has Forgetting Sarah Marshall semi-sequel, Get Him To The Greek, and the remake of Arthur on his plate, leading the way. Right?
Marc Platt, producer of Wanted and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, is producing for Universal. And that is a good sign...
Russell Brand can get fucked. This film should be left well alone! Rik Mayall is absolutely perfect as Fred and Brand, I'm sure, will infuriate pretty much everyone on the planet (he's become so good at that). Drop Dead Fred was my best friend's favourite film. She died in August and I'm so pleased she isn't alive to see this. I'm sure she'd be spinning in her grave if she knew about this. ... Read More
I don't get it. I don't think for one minute that he's talentless, far from it, but neither do I think he's leading man material. The word is 'dubious'. ... Read More
The real question here is when will Lord/Captain Flasheart get his own film? I could certainly watch 90 minutes of that.
"I've got a plan, and its as hot, as MY PANTS!" ... Read More
L: broonie
Not bothered if they remake this film, just posting to slate Brand as he is an untalented, seriously unfunny c**t!!! (IMO)
did he fuck your granddaughter? ... Read More
Well, I've missed my dose of Brand on Radio 2 since the spineless BBC pandered to the band-waggon-jumping cunts who bitched and whined because they didn't like a radio programme they had never heard two weeks before, so this may be worth a look.
You can definitely count me in for the Aldus Snow sequel though! ... Read More
I'm sorry, this is coming from a magazine that gave Miami Vice four stars and Attack of the Clones 5 Stars at one time.
This film was gross, crude and vulgar and really original and imaginitive. Perfect recipie for the younger audiences. Not to foget that Rik Mayall who immortalised George's Marvelous Medicine in Jackanory was in this film.
OK. I'll admit when I was younger I loved drop dead fred but now I'm older I don't see the magic anymore :-(. But to call an attempt of Rik Mayall ente... Read More
This is a good idea. for a lot of reasons. First off, for this film in of itself. the original was always so much fun. it's any kid's dream movie pretty much. And regardless of what al lthe daily mail readers here think, I say Brand is right for the part. i mean who else would you prefer? Ricky bloody Gervais? yeah cause he's anarchic. so long as you find grinning idiots who think smug gitness is funny anarchic. As for the idea fo remaking ti at-all. of course. why not? the original is a cult cl... Read More
