Russell Brand saying 'oui' to 'Pierre Pierre'

Having established a small screen presence with his FX series "Brand X with Russell Brand," Brit comic Russell Brand is turning his attention back to features, as he's in early talks to star in Larry Charles' raunchy comedy "Pierre Pierre."

Politically-incorrect laffer follows an obnoxious French nihilist (Brand) who transports a stolen painting from Paris to London. Along the way he crosses paths with a French police inspector, a serial killer named Pigeonshit and his own brothel-owning mother.

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