Tuesday, July 8

• Bruno Wreaking Gay Austrian Havoc Worldwide

  Sacha Baron Cohen's latest incarnation, the flamboyantly gay Austrian talk-show host Bruno, is already raising eyebrows as the Borat creator gathers material for his latest comedy.

  Yesterday, former Israeli Defense Forces intelligence officer Yossi Alpher sheepishly revealed in The Forward that he'd been lured into an interview with Bruno under the guise of discussing Israeli-Palestinian relations. Expecting a frank discussion of Middle East affairs, Alpher was instead subjected to Bruno's (admittedly not altogether hilarious) butchering of the word "Hamas."

  Today, AP reports that a pair of Arkansas towns recently fell victim to suspiciously Bruno-esque pranks. Last month, residents of Texarkana and Fort Smith bought tickets for "Blue Collar Brawlin'," advertised as "Hot Chicks, Cold Beer and Hardcore Fights." But instead of good old-fashioned cage-fighting, attendees were treated to some seriously egregious man-on-man PDA action. While Cohen wasn't spotted at the events, the pranks bear all the earmarks of the comedian's handiwork.

  Cohen might want to watch his back. Cage fighting aficionados and Mossad agents are two groups you do not want on your bad side.

  
  

  Posted 07/08/2008 by Thomas

  Related: Sacha Baron Cohen | Bruno

Wednesday, July 2

• Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Partner for Holmes Flick

  A trio of comedy super-heavyweights are teaming up to send up the Sherlock Holmes legend. According to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) and Will Ferrell have signed on to star in a humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective stories, with Cohen playing the master Scotland Yard sleuth Holmes and Ferrell playing his intrepid assistant Watson. To complete the trifecta, none other than Judd Apatow is slated to produce. (Curiously, Variety fails to mention a director. These movies don't make themselves, people!)

  The Cohen/Ferrell project is not to be confused with Guy Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes flick, which presumably won't be comedic. At least not intentionally.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Thomas

  Related: Judd Apatow | Sacha Baron Cohen | Will Ferrell | Sherlock Holmes

Wednesday, January 2

• Borat, master of the sit-in

  Sacha Baron Cohen, the brilliant/crazy Brit behind Borat, is up for the part of Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago Seven. The biopic about the Vietnam protesters arrested at the 1968 Democratic Convention, which was scripted by Aaron Sorkin, will be directed by Steven Spielberg.

  It's easy to forget Cohen has to get into serious character for any of Cohen's comedic bits when you're laughing so hard. But the truth is he's an amazingly talented man, so we think he'll be able to nail Abbie Hoffman--even if he isn't going for laughs. We just hope he isn't upstaged by his man bits, like he is in that tight jumpsuit in Sweeney Todd.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 01/02/2008 by Heather

  Related: Sacha Baron Cohen | The Trial of the Chicago Seven

Thursday, December 6

• Borat being sued - AGAIN

  It's been over a year since Borat came out in theaters, and yet the lawsuits just keep coming.

  Now Michael Psenicksa, the driving instructor, has decided it's his turn and is bringing suit against Sacha Baron Cohen and the other filmmakers. He is asking for $100,000 in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages for being mislead and his continued emotional distress.

  Has anyone actually won any of these Borat suits? Just wondering.

  Sourc: MTV.com

  
  

  Posted 12/06/2007 by Heather

  Related: Sacha Baron Cohen | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Monday, June 4

• And the Golden Popcorn goes to...

  The 2007 MTV Movie Awards went off without a hitch last night, as the music network celebrated the edgier side of Hollywood by doling out its irreverent Golden Popcorn honors to the movie industry.

  Emcee Sarah Silverman wasn't as dirty as she can sometimes be, but she did make some nice cracks about heiress-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-law Paris Hilton--who was in the audience at the time. Uncomfortable!

  The big winners of the night were Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - it won Best Movie and he won Best Performance - and Sacha Baron Cohen, who won Best Comedic Performance for Borat and Best Kiss (along with Will Ferrell) for Talladega Nights. The two men celebrated their win by rolling around on stage and making out.

  Other winners include: Jack Nicholson for Best Villain in The Departed, Jaden Smith for Breakthrough Performance with The Pursuit of Happyness, Gerard Butler for Best Fight in 300, Transformers for Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet, Josh Greenbaum for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus with Featured Film: Border Patrol, United 300 for Best Movie Spoof, and Mike Myers for the MTV Generation Award.

  
  

  Posted 06/04/2007 by Heather

  Related: Jack Nicholson | Johnny Depp | Mike Myers | Sacha Baron Cohen | Sarah Silverman | Will Ferrell | Gerard Butler | Jaden Smith | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | The Departed | The Pursuit of Happyness | 300 | Transformers

Saturday, May 5

• Cohen to play Mercury

  Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to play Freddie Mercury in a biopic based on the life of the flamboyant frontman of the British rock band Queen, according to The Daily Mirror.

  Cohen, who edged out Johnny Depp to win the role, reportedly modeled his Borat look after Mercury, whose appetite for debauchery was legendary even by the high standards of rock and roll. Mercury died of complications from AIDS in 1991.

  
  

  Posted 05/05/2007 by Thomas

  Related: Sacha Baron Cohen