Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte to join the cast of the 'Arthur' remake?

Well, The Hollywood Reporter says that they're in talks:

Jennifer Garner and Nick Nolte are in talks to join the cast of "Arthur," Warner Bros.' remake of the 1981 comedy.

Russell Brand and Helen Mirren are starring in the pic, which Jason Winer is directing.

Closely hewing to the original, the new "Arthur" follows a very rich, happy drunk who is told by his mother that he must marry the wealthy girl of her choosing or else lose his inheritance, just as he meets a poor girl (Greta Gerwig) and falls in love.

Garner is playing an heiress who carries her own secrets and whom Brand must marry. Nolte is her deeply religious father.

Larry Brezner is producing with Kevin McCormick and Chris Bender.

Garner, repped by WME and Management 360, took part in New Line's ensemble rom-com "Valentine's Day" and recently wrapped "Butter," an indie dramedy set in the small-town world of competitive butter-sculpting. "Butter" is serving as her debut as a film producer.

CAA-repped Nolte last appeared in "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" and has "Warrior," an action movie directed by Gavin O'Connor and starring Tom Hardy, in the can. Lionsgate opens "Warrior" on Sept. 17.

-This project is shaping up nicely, in terms of cast...thoughts?

Today's Posters: 2 for Love Ranch, The Lottery, and The Expendables

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Behold the Trailer for 'Love Ranch'!

Take a gander:

-I'm not sure it's Oscar material or not, but we'll see...thoughts?

'Love Ranch' gets a Poster!

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Helen Mirren to co-star with Russell Brand in the 'Arthur' remake!

Via The Hollywood Reporter:

Two extremes of British classes are about to collide head-on.

Helen Mirren, the grande dame of acting, is in negotiations to star opposite the one-time stand-up duke of debauchery Russell Brand in "Arthur," Warner Bros.' remake of the 1981 comedy. Mirren will play the title character's longtime nanny in a reconstruction of the role that earned John Gielgud a supporting actor Oscar for the original.

Larry Brezner is producing with Kevin McCormick and Chris Bender.

The original movie starred Dudley Moore as Arthur, a boozy playboy who is set to inherit a fortune if he marries an heiress his family thinks will make something out of him. But he falls in love with a working-class woman and turns to his valet (Gielgud) for help when his family makes him choose between money and love.

The movie is eyeing a July start in New York.

Peter Baynham has written the screenplay for the remake, which is being overseen by Sarah Schechter for the studio.

Scott Kroopf, J.C. Spink, Brand and Nik Linnen are exec producing.

Mirren, repped by CAA, has five films in the can, including "Love Ranch," directed by husband Taylor Hackford and being released by E1 in June, and "Red," a comic book action movie also starring Bruce Willis, due in October. She also has wrapped "The Debt" and "The Tempest"; both are from Miramax, whose releases are up in air because of the potential sale of the Disney division.

-Thoughts?

'Love Ranch' finally gets an official release date!

The Hollywood Reporter has the story:

After months on the shelf because of legal and financial issues, Taylor Hackford's "Love Ranch," starring his wife Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci, finally will feel the love of a limited U.S. release in June.

The drama will be distributed by Canadian company E1 Entertainment, which has an agreement in principle to partner on domestic marketing costs with Aramid Entertainment Fund. E1 also acquired rights for the U.K., Scandinavia, France, Australia and elsewhere, and it will sell other foreign rights next month at Cannes.

The June release is expected to be in a handful of theaters in seven to 10 North American cities, including New York and Los Angeles. If the movie gets positive reviews and does good business, the release would be expanded.

Hackford, Mirren and Pesci are expected to do promotional work for the film, which was inspired by the real-life story of Joe and Sally Conforte, who in 1971 opened Mustang Ranch, the first legalized house of prostitution in Nevada.

The pic is based on an article that appeared in New York Magazine written by Mark Jacobson, who also wrote the screenplay.

This will be the second time "Love Ranch" has been marketed globally. It was presold by Capitol Films, which financed the production for more than $20 million, according to estimates. Capitol was acquired by David Bergstein and Ron Tutor, who beginning in spring 2008 borrowed about $8.8 million from Aramid using "Love Ranch" as collateral.

Aramid said in a lawsuit filed against Bergstein and Tutor last month in Los Angeles that it also put in an additional $1.94 million to complete the movie in postproduction and for other costs.

Bergstein and Tutor failed to make the payments on the loans, and Aramid foreclosed on "Love Ranch" and another movie, acquiring the films in December 2008.

One result of the foreclosure sale was that international distributors who acquired rights to "Love Ranch" from Capitol, in some cases paying cash advances, lost rights to the movie, which is why E1 will be able to resell it worldwide.

A spokesman for Aramid declined comment, no one at E1 could be reached for comment, and Hackford did not return a call seeking comment.

-While I think this is a long shot for some Oscar "love", I'm still very interested in seeing it...thoughts?