Arthur (1981 film) followed by a sequel in 1988, "". Lead players Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud, reprised their roles, as well as many supporting players such as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barney Martin, and Ted Ross. It was first reported in 2008 that "Arthur" was to be remade by Warner Bros., with British actor/comedian Russell Brand in the lead role. Brand confirmed this during his March 10, 2009 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". The remake was a critical and financial failure. This film had three Indian remakes. One was the 1984 Bollywood Hindi language film "Sharaabi" starring Amitabh Bachchan in the
Stepping Out (1991 film) great success of her film, "Cabaret", for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress, Minnelli starred in three films, "Lucky Lady", "A Matter of Time", and "New York, New York", all of which failed at the box office. In 1981, she co-starred with Dudley Moore in the hit comedy film "Arthur". After that, in 1988, she teamed with Burt Reynolds in the film "Rent-a-Cop" and again with Moore in the comedy "", both of which were financial failures. There was anticipation that "Stepping Out" would re-establish Minnelli's film career. Originally "Stepping Out" was to be released in the spring