Universal is developing a remake of
Drop Dead Fred, as a starring vehicle for Russell Brand.
According to
The Hollywood Reporter, Dennis McNicholas, who is one of the writers of Universal's upcoming
Land of the Lost, will pen the remake.
The 1991 original 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.
Produced by PolyGram and Working Title, the first "Fred" was a critical flop and commercially unsuccessful, however it did achieve a certain cult status and is considered a film that fell short of its full potential.
The take for the new "Fred" is to make a film in the tone of
Beetlejuice, building a universe around the concept of imaginary friends. Brand would play the trouble-making pal.
No production date has been set.
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drop dead fred... well movies like this arent made for folks like me anyway they are made for 12 year olds so i dont really have an opinion on this.
i remember liking the original when i was real little but i bet if i tried to watch it now it would make me throw up in my hands.
Please bring horror and suffering to Hollywood.
fred could even cameo in it, if him and brand have a history this could make for some funny scenes.
i thought the original was great brand is funny but he aint no fred
I'm going to start boycotting.