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Sacha Baron Cohen to play Saddam Hussein

Thu Jan 20, 2011 5:53 PM EST
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2010 file photo, Sacha Baron Cohen presents Johnny Depp with the award for favorite movie actor of the decade at the People's Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The British comic will play Saddam Hussein in and co-write "The Dictator," which is scheduled for release in May 2012, Paramount Pictures said Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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LOS ANGELES — As if his portrayals of Borat and Bruno weren't outrageous enough, Sacha Baron Cohen's next role will be playing Saddam Hussein.

The British comic will star in and co-write "The Dictator," which is scheduled for release in May 2012, Paramount Pictures said Thursday. Larry Charles, who directed Baron Cohen in "Bruno" and "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," will direct once again.

"The Dictator" is inspired by a book the former Iraqi leader himself wrote, titled "Zabibah and The King."

Paramount joked in a news release: "The film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed."

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IslamicScholars

That shouldn't be so hard to do.

Comedy is a good way to look at things at time.

The movie idea is tasteless especially that this war to get him is still ongoing today.

If the U.S forces were out of Iraq, then it would bave been more logical

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Reply#1 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:02 PM EST
IslamicScholars

This movie is to promote in some sense, some type of support for the existing war, or some type of success in the decision for it.

I know Saddam needed removing, almost all Arab leaders need removing for the exact reasons of oppressions.

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Reply#2 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:05 PM EST
Door King

I saw an incompetent dog trainer on Letterman one night, and years later wondered if that hadn't been a Sacha bit. Anyone ever see it? It was completely nuts.

    Reply#3 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:11 PM EST
    caroaber

    What about Cohen's Freddy Mercury biopic? Did that project wrap already?

      Reply#4 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 10:25 PM EST
      Cormeier

      Ill never forget when he went as a Jew, yammica and all to a mosque and flirted with the Muslim women, then got kicked out.

        Reply#5 - Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:05 PM EST
        caroaber

        Y-a-r-m-u-l-k-e.

        Or skullcap.

          #5.1 - Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:17 PM EST
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