I told you Greta Gerwig was going places , and like, whoa : The 25-year-old pride of Sacramento is reportedly in talks to star opposite Russell Brand and Helen Mirren in Warner Bros.’ remake of Arthur . Gerwig would inherit Liza Minnelli’s role as the shoplifting waitress who wins the titular playboy’s wealthy, drunken heart; it would be Gerwig’s second big get since Greenberg (after… I can’t even bear to mention it ), and her first leading-lady role for an honest-to-God studio. With the minor qualification that nobody should be remaking Arthur in the first place , this is fantastic! [ Deadline ]
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Greta Gerwig to Arthur?
