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Russell Brand To Remake Drop Dead Fred
/Film —
... Universal Pictures has announced that they are developing a remake of Drop Dead Fred for Russell Brand to star in. Saturday Night Live writer Dennis McNicholas has been hired to develop the project for Brand. McNicholas most recently wrote Land of the Lost for Will Ferrell and director Brad Silberling. THR says the plan is to remake the movie in the tone of Beetlejuice, “building a universe around the concept of imaginary friends.” Whatever that means. ...
Drop Dead Fred remake
Filmstalker —
... , and it made me want to see him in more roles, but what it didn't make me want is to see the shallow thinking studio executives start picking out British comedies and remaking them to throw him in the lead because he's British. That's just what seems to be happening though. The Hollywood Reporter have the news that ...
Russell Brand to Star in Drop Dead Fred Remake
Film Junk —
... The Hollywood Reporter tells us that Universal Pictures is setting up the remake as a starring vehicle for Russell Brand (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), who will obviously play the kooky imaginary friend. Brand’s on the verge of becoming a major star in North America, but I’m not quite sure why he’d waste his time with something like this. The script is being written by Dennis McNicholas (Land of the Lost, The Ladies Man) and produced by Marc Platt (Wanted, Rachel Getting Married). The one interesting ...
Russell Brand to be ‘Drop Dead Fred’
We Are Movie Geeks —
... years since.
Brand will clearly play the role of the imaginary friend. Universal’s idea is to make the film more in the vein of ‘Beetlejuice’ with the young woman entering a world full of lost imaginary friends from people’s childhoods.
What do you think? Is ‘Drop Dead Fred’ a film ripe for a remake? Is Brand the right choice to replace Rik Mayall? Anyone know where Mayall is now? Let us know by commenting below!
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Morning Deal Report: Failure of Imagination Threat Level Orange
The Screengrab —
... Perhaps you vaguely recall the 1991 original, which “starred Phoebe Cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour. Forced to live back home, she's reunited with her childhood imaginary friend (Brit actor Rik Mayall), who promises to help but causes more havoc.” The new version will star Russell Brand as the imaginary friend and will be written by “Dennis McNicholas, one of the writers of Universal's upcoming Land of the Lost,” per The Hollywood Reporter. Of course it will. ...
A ‘Drop Dead Fred’ Remake Starring Russell Brand? Meh, Okay
Film School Rejects —
... Just kidding. But The Hollywood Reporter is threatening that Universal will be remaking Ate de Jong’s Drop Dead Fred, the 1991 comedy stinker starring Phoebe Cates (red bikini) and Rik Mayall (The Young Ones). The film is about a young woman whose life begins to unravel both professionally and socially until her imaginary childhood friend reappears in her life… and proceeds to make things even worse. Universal is catering the title role for Russell Brand’s (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) particular form of comic mayhem. The plan is to focus ...
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The Screening Log —
... • Universal is gearing up to remake "Drop Dead Fred" with Russell Brand attached to star. Writing the new version is Dennis McNicholas, who co-wrote "Land of the Lost." In the original, Phoebe Cates played a young woman who's reunited with her imaginary friend after returning to her parents' home. (The Hollywood Reporter) ...
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... A “Drop Dead Fred” remake? Why? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is developing the project as a starring vehicle for Russell Brand. They’ll certainly save some cash on hair and makeup. Brand seems perfect for the role of the kooky imaginary friend who revisits a woman forced to move back into her parents’ home after losing her job. In the original 1991 film, Phoebe Cates played the woman reconnecting with her childhood make-believe friend played by Rik Mayall. ...
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... Russell Brand is set to star in an upcoming remake of "Drop Dead Fred" with Dennis McNicholas penning the script. The original 1981 film starred Phoebe Cates as a woman whose imaginary childhood friend returns after losing her job, husband and home. [THR] ...
Newsbites: The imaginary friends edition!
FilmChat —
... is set to star in a remake of Drop Dead Fred (1991). The original film "starred Phoebe Cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour. Forced to live back home, she's reunited with her childhood imaginary friend (Brit actor Rik Mayall), who promises to help but causes more havoc." -- Hollywood Reporter ...
