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But the Arthur opening in theaters Friday features a much darker, alcoholic bad boy Russell... Email Print Related News Theater review: 'Company' Fri, Apr 8 2011 "Atlas" flubbed in half-baked Ayn Rand adaptation Thu, Apr 7 2011 "Hangover" trailer pulled over monkey sex scene Thu, Apr 7 2011 Teen substance abuse on rise over past 3 years: study Wed, Apr 6 2011 "Arthur" a muddled remake of a classic comedy Tue, Apr 5 2011 Analysis & Opinion You don’t have to write like a businessperson just because you cover business China â€“ Accidental Imperialist Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » 1 / 2 Cast member Russell Brand arrives at the premiere of his movie ''Arthur'' in New York City April 5, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi By Lindsay Powers Fri Apr 8, 2011 7:32pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In 1981's "Arthur," Dudley Moore played a lovable drunk with a fatherly butler, Hobson (John Gielgud). But the Arthur opening in theaters Friday features a much darker, alcoholic bad boy Russell Brand. The new Hobson, played by Helen Mirren, is, as The Hollywood Reporter's Kirk Honeycutt's review notes, "in constant conflict with her aging charge. She prods sharply where the butler steered with the gentlest of touches." Why the change? "Society as a whole… we're not expected to be tolerant of that kind of behavior anymore," says Melissa Braun, casting director, Grant Wilfley Casting. (She cast "Burn After Reading," "Men in Black 3" and "Boardwalk Empire;" her company did not cast "Arthur.") Brand plays the role as a "pathetic, bratty little boy who refuses to grow up," notes Honeycutt's review, which is "a modern-day view of what an alcoholic is -- not acceptable behavior, not lovable," Braun tells THR. "Perhaps they're having a more responsible interpretation of an alcoholic." Braun credits it to "all that psychoanalysis that became so popular in the '80s, and everyone going into rehab. Suddenly there's a different level of hyperawareness of addiction and drugs and alcohol. Even some people argue today that alcohol is more addictive than marijuana. Somebody would never have suggested that 15 years ago." Also, she notes the "conservative Republican movement. It's so much more constrictive of what's construed as addictive behavior versus what is just plain having fun and getting drunk." Meanwhile, "it's easier to glorify drug use than alcohol," adds Braun. Stoner movie "Your Highness" opens in theaters Friday as well. "The stereotype of an alcoholic is somebody on a downward spiral, that looks in really, rough shape. Whereas a pot smoker is very much a college kid, maybe grungy, hippy-looking. I've done scenes recreating AA;, 'We want people who look like troubled souls,'" she says. "If we're looking for a party scene, we want college kids who look like they're having fun. It's definitely different." "It's much easier to make fun and laugh at people getting high than getting drunk," she adds. "There's a real view out there that alcohol is more dangerous than smoking a joint." (Editing by Zorianna Kit) Entertainment Fashion Film Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) celticlass wrote: Check out the book, “Drunk and Disorderly Again, my Name is Hoot I’m an Alcoholic” for the real life saga (40 years) of an on the air (radio) alcoholic. Some of it is so funny you can’t believe it happened, some is so scary, you can’t believe it at all. But it gave my son the first sobriety he’d ever had since the age of 17. 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