Russell Brand has been given his very own production company by the folks at Warner Bros. despite his last film for them, a remake of Arthur, tanking at the box office. In a statement released to Deadline.com he spewed:
"We at the newly founded Branded Films are very excited to announce our new company and the opportunity for puns that it affords us. Russell Brand and Nik Linnen have coerced Beau Bauman into running our company. Our offices will be on the lot, our sincere hope is that we'll be in that water tower in which some of the Looney Tunes also live. For this we will expect a reduced rent. If you have any film ideas, send them to: Beau Bauman, the water tower, Warner Bros, Hollywood, America (care of E Fudd). We particularly welcome ideas that could feature a long-haired actor with an unintelligible accent (Rasputin/Tarzan/British Jesus). That's all folks."
Brand next co-stars opposite Tom Cruise and Alec Baldwin in Rock of Ages, which is due out next summer. His first proper Hollywood starring role, Get Him to the Greek, was a solid hit last summer.
