Universal Pictures is reviving the 1991 cult comedy Drop Dead Fred, with British comedian Russell Brand taking over the lead role, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The original film starred brunette beauty Phoebe Cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during a lunch hour. After being forced to move back in with her mother, she’s reunited with her childhood imaginary friend, Drop Dead Fred (Rik Mayall), who manages to turn her already chaotic life upside down.

Why would anyone want to remake Drop Dead Fred?