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Paramount Pictures has released an early image of Sacha Baron Cohen as The Dictator, the comedy in which he plays the dual roles of a ruthless dictator who heads to the U.S. for a meeting at the United Nations and finds that his number two has replaced him with an unsuspecting sheepherder lookalike. As the dictator wanders the city, he meets the owner of an organic food store (Anna Faris) who gives him a different perspective on the idea of oppression. Baron Cohen’s Borat and Bruno director Larry Charles is helming, and Paramount has set a May 11, 2012 worldwide release date. Scripted by former Seinfeld scribes Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel, The Dictator is being produced by Scott Rudin, Baron Cohen and the scribes.
I saw a report that claimed Baron Cohen was playing Saddam Hussein, a bit of confusion because the filmmakers have said the film was inspired by Zabibh and The King, which was written by the late Iraqi strongman. But that’s a misnomer and I think Baron Cohen’s hairstyle is more Seinfeld’s Kramer than Hussein.
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omg can’t wait for this
Yes please. Looks hilarious and timely! Does anyone know if they got this going before or after the Tunisia/Egypt/Libya events??
“the filmmakers have said the film was inspired by Zabibh and The King”
Maybe I’m crazy here….but am I the only person who thinks the movie was actually inspired by….oh…I don’t know….The Dictator? Maybe the movies having the exact same title and pretty much the exact same plot is messing me up, but it sure does seem pretty apparent. Yet there hasn’t been a single mention in ANY article I’ve read that admits this is a remake.
Yes! IT’s a completely rip-off of Chaplin’s THE GREAT DICTATOR. Just like the premise for THE HANGOVER was taken from the Preston Sturges 1947 film, THE SIN OF HAROLD DIDDLEBOCK with Harold Lloyd.
I appreciate this.
But you know, Baron Cohen is no Chaplin.
Yeah, Cohen is actually funny
“Maybe the movies having the exact same title”
Um, are you referring to Chaplin’s THE GREAT DICTATOR? If so, I don’t think “Dictator” and “The Great Dictator” are the exact same title. Perhaps someone needs to revisit some English classes so he understands semantics.
I had the thought. Scrolled down. Read what I was thinking…kudos!
Great to see a movie that will feature Arabs in a funny light – Im sure it will be authentic and culturally accurate looking at the writers, producers and star since so many are of Arab heritage- oh wait a second- NONE of them are Arab. What a surprise – wonder have a far a group of Arab-American or Muslim writers would get in Hollywood pitching a comedy about an Israeli leader – we all know the answer- Hollywood might as well as put up a sign: Arabs Need Not Apply unless u want to play a terrorist or the one good Arab in the movie who gets killed
I’m sure you put a lot of thought into your post, but it came across as little more than “blah blah blah KILL THE JEWS!!! blah blah blah.” If you had a point to make, your obviously deep seated racism pretty much murdered it. Not exactly doing much to further the cause among the calm rational minds here, so perhaps you should rethink your strategy before putting fingers to keyboard next time John.
Damn. I don’t think the world has witnessed such an unhinged reach since Brian Austen Green went for a rap career.
Where has Kramer gone? We miss him! He was the greatest on Seinfeld. Come to think of it, if that show was put right back on the air today it would be #1 in the ratings. They don’t write them that clever these days. I’m looking at you Two and a Half!
Yes they do: His name is Larry David, and it’s called CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.
Michael Richards has been radioactive since that bad night onstage at the Laugh Factory in 2006. Where has Kramer gone? Hollywood sent him to hell.
Guess you missed the Seinfeld reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Go rent the DVD and see true comedy.
I don’t get it — they’re really not acknowledging that it’s a remake of The Great Dictator?
Um… Chaplin’s estate is gonna sue, right?
That poster looks like a Lenny Kravitz album cover
This could actually be good, but Borat and that other film were unwatchable.
And with this film we’ll find out how English university intellectuals regard yet another ethnic subgroup. I bet it’ll be disdain. Just a hunch.
The wig and bear look amazing!