{"id":939,"date":"2011-02-14T06:24:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T13:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=939"},"modified":"2011-02-14T06:24:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T13:24:53","slug":"daily-dose-arthur-2011-trailer-looks-funny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfilmfix.com\/?p=939","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dose: ARTHUR (2011) Trailer Looks Funny!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If the entire feature version of the “Arthur” remake is as funny as the two and a half minute trailer, Russell Brand might ride this one to mega-stardom. Sure, Brand has made it, but over here in the US he’s not found his blockbuster. Last year, he made a terrific match for Jonah Hill in the critically lauded “Get Him To The Greek,” but with “Arthur” he may have found a role that offers him a chance to be bad and pull out our heart strings at the same time.<\/p>\n

“Arthur (2011)” is a remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore vehicle. The original had a great cast with Liza Minnelli as the uncomfortable love interest and Sir John Gielgud as Hobson, the perfect man-servant. It was a smash hit making something close to $90 million at the US box office. The success spawned a splashy and less successful sequel, the aptly titled “Arthur 2: On the Rocks.” But the original made the diminutive Moore a huge star and inserted the character deeply into 1980s pop culture.<\/p>\n

As the remake trend continues, “Arthur (2011)” has attracted a marvelous cast led by Brand but featuring Helen Mirren in the role once held by Gielgud. Luis Guzman appears as Arthur’s driver and buddy, and look closely for a fit and trim Nick Nolte giving Brand a helping hand in the trailer.<\/p>\n

“Arthur (2011)” opens on April 8th.<\/p>\n