We have to say, the remake of the Dudley Moore’s 1981 comedy “Arthur” is shaping up quite nicely. As you may know, Russell Brand is already on board to play the drunken playboy with Helen Mirren in line to play Arthur’s put-upon nanny and Greta Gerwig to portray the common girl who forces Arthur to choose between marrying for money or love. And it seems the filmmakers are continuing with some inspired casting choices.
Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are now in talks to join to the film. Garner would the “heiress who carries her own secrets and whom Brand must marry” in order to retain his fortune while Nolte would play “her deeply religious father.” Yes, please. For Garner, its another interesting selection for the actress who has just wrapped up the butter-sculpting, political comedy “Butter” while we’ll always take a helping of hilarious/bonkers Nolte.
The film will be helmed by Jason Winer, the director and co-creator of the ABC sitcom “Modern Family,” and is based on a script by “Borat” writer Peter Baynham (we ready an earlier draft of the script, and liked it). No official word yet on when production will start, but it seems to gearing up for a summer shoot.