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Sacha Baron Cohen has revealed he won't make another character-driven movie. The reclusive Borat star says he's become too well-known to get away with it.
And he admits that pretending to be the offensive Kazakhstani reporter for weeks on end left him exhausted.
In a rare interview out of character, the English-born comedian told US radio that his next project would have to be something completely different.
He said: "I think it will probably be impossible.
"There are a number of things that are in development.
"The [next thing]...
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"Bruno," English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to next week's release "Borat," triggered an intense bidding war in Hollywood on Thursday.
By early evening, sources said leading contender Universal Pictures had offered more than $42 million for worldwide rights to the film.
As in the case of "Borat," Jay Roach would produce with Baron Cohen. No director is on board, though it has been reported that Baron Cohen wants to shoot the movie in the summer.
In "Bruno," he will call upon another of his alter egos, a gay fashionista...
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Have you ever wondered how Borat hoaxed America?
Most of Borat's victims were ensnared in a similar way. They would be contacted by a woman calling herself Chelsea Barnard from a fictional film company, One America Productions.
They would be told about the foreign correspondent making a film about life in the US, with the pitch tailored to each person's specialist subject.
Then on the day of the interview, they would be presented with a release form at the last minute, be paid in cash and, finally, Borat would amble in, beginning with...
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lupus 3 years 29 days ago
Enjoy the first 4 minutes of Borat's New Movie. Nice!
Kazakhstani TV talking head Borat (Cohen) is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.
A top official from Kazakhstan has invited comedian Sacha Baron Cohen - who pokes fun at the country as his character Borat - to visit the country.
"I'd like to invite Cohen here. He can discover a lot of things," said deputy foreign minister Rakhat Aliyev.
In the film, Cohen's character Borat portrays Kazakhs as a nation of misogynists, racists and anti-Semites.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is released next month.
Mr Aliyev told local news agency Kazakhstan Today that Cohen...
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lupus 3 years 1 month ago
Borat appeared briefly in Amsterdam Thursday, praising the city’s freewheeling nightlife and defending his portrayal of the central Asian country of Kazakhstan. Borat boasted of picking up a date at a popular Amsterdam bar known as a gay meeting place.
"My glorious leader Premier Nazarbayev is in fact very proud of my film" - Borat rocks big time!
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sonia 3 years 1 month ago
The comedian known as "Borat" appeared briefly in Amsterdam Thursday, praising the city's freewheeling nightlife and defending his portrayal of the central Asian country of Kazakhstan. Borat boasted of picking up a date at a popular Amsterdam bar known as a gay meeting place.
"This woman reminded me of Kazakhi woman, she was more tall than me, with hair on arms, and some hair on face, and deep voice," he told the Dutch press.
Borat Sagdiyev, played by British comic Sacha Baron Cohen, has been criticized as a homophobic, misogynistic,...
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TiFF 3 years 1 month ago
Brad Pitt and Sacha Baron Cohen are going to make a film together.
The 'Ocean's Thirteeen' star is a big Ali G and Borat fan, he even held his own private screening of the new Borat movie, and the 'Fight Club' star is determined to work with his comedy hero.
"Sacha and Brad have been talking about making a feature film for a while, but they've really bonded since Brad screened the Borat movie.
"Brad says it's a work of genius and is determined to find something he can work on with Sacha. They've already had some casual discussions and a...
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