BBC.Russell Brand will star in a remake of the anarchic 1991 comedy Drop Dead Fred, he has confirmed via a post on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
The 33-year-old also revealed he had landed a role in a remake of Arthur, the Oscar-winning Dudley Moore comedy.
His Twitter posting said: "Drop Dead Fred - true. Arthur - true, Kinky Bible - a film I will never make."
Phoebe Cates starred in the original Drop Dead Fred film along with Rik Mayall who played her imaginary friend.
I can see him playing a crazy imaginary friend quite well actually. Rik Mayall's portrayal is going to be hard to beat though, he's very good at the crazy.