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- DeathBorn, on 10/12/2007, -4/+124The server is as dead as Borat.
- feaks, on 10/12/2007, -15/+123you meant "great success"
- rayishu, on 10/12/2007, -7/+69IMO Ali G was his best charector, i quote stuff from him all the time...
thats why i have no friends... - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+55Ah well, it was a good run.
- converge, on 10/12/2007, -2/+42It was bound to happen. He is just too popular.
- deanlowe, on 10/12/2007, -12/+47Success killed Borat and it might also kill Bruno.
- Gomo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+35Sacha Baron Cohen's Speech after winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for Borat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2jgF5g7bW0
- wafflez, on 10/12/2007, -36/+64seriously....i hate the retards who only watch the borat movie and repeat every friggin line from the whole movie thinking they're funny...and then other retards laugh with them....>_> at least have the courtesy to watch the ali g show and actually understand what the character is..
- Bobaliki, on 10/12/2007, -4/+30Yeah I'd love to see Ali G make a comeback
- exsst, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Sacha 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] will probably be a scripted comedy.
"I think the days of me going undercover are probably over."
He added: "There are a number of challenges.
"One is that I have to stay in character usually for about eight hours at a time, because if someone gets suspicious and says, 'Wait a minute, he's standing there in the corner like a guy from England', then everything's over.
"There's a lot of physical preparation - I never washed the suit, when I come into the room there's immediately this terrible smell. Borat doesn't wear deodorant so there is this kind of dreadful Soviet-bloc smell the moment I walk in."
But movie insiders said last night his comments could put a multi-million dollar deal with one of Hollywood's biggest studios at jeopardy.
The actor, 35, reportedly signed a US$42.5m film deal starring his comic creation Bruno.
According to Hollywood Reporter, a deal has been made with Universal Pictures to star as the gay Austrian fashion obsessive. It is thought the movie would be similar to Borat, with Cohen going undercover to infiltrate the world of haute couture.
A Hollywood insider said: "They were banking on him coming up with another Borat.
"There's no guarantee people will flock to see something that is scripted.
"Whatever he does next could make or break his career in Hollywood."
And he revealed he sometimes felt like an assassin when he was making the film - especially during a dinner party scene where he returns to the table from the toilet clutching a bag of his own human waste.
He added: "There is a moment when you feel almost like a hit man.
"You look in the mirror and it's as if you've pulled the gun out and you're about to assassinate someone and you're doing a hit and you know everything's going to change. Everyone's having a good time but I'm about to bring a bag of fresh faeces to the table."
He told US radio station NPR [National Public Radio]: "At some point I've got to reveal the real me, reveal the real moustache."
And he laughed off speculation that he could be in line for an Oscar at this year's Academy Awards.
He added: "It would be so bizarre.
"When I made this film I never intended to get any critical acclaim.
"You want to make your friends and fans laugh. I'm just happy to get a couple of nominations and return to England."
It comes as the spoof documentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan was nominated for a prestigious Writer's Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the weekend.
Cohen is also in the running for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy.
Ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson - who appears in the comedy - says he should win Best Actor. - Calypsoaf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+26Respek.
- snowpatrol, on 10/12/2007, -4/+29Booyakasha!
- jetfuel, on 10/12/2007, -3/+26Damn, this guy was pretty revolutionary too when it comes to comedy these days. Not very many people are good enough to stay in character, and _never_ break character for so long and act so well to fool that many people.
- Cheeseness, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Borat doesn't work when people know who he is.
The more mainstream the media that the character is revealed as being an act in, the less chance he has of actually convincing anybody he's from Kazakhstan. - kixxster, on 10/12/2007, -6/+26please don't ever use the phrase "hella (something)".
- vudicarus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18since there's no cache,
here's an alt link
http://people.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1247189.php/King_of_the_Globes_Sacha_kills_Borat - basebaII, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16...except that Cohen is Jewish himself.
- nixonrichard, on 10/12/2007, -10/+26I hate all these goddamn borat quotes too. Know why?
. . . because I'm Rick James bitch! - SouthernDigger, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20Time to pay our "Respek!"
- 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16great NPR interview, perhaps what the dead link was referring to was he is now too well known.
http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/dmg_wmref.php?prgCode=FA&showDate=04-Jan-2007&segNum=1&mediaPref=WM&sauid=U407440571152829348962&getUnderwriting=1 - falch69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14I don't think he's too worried about getting sued...been there done that... It's just too hard for him to be interviewing people when everyone knows who Borat is now. The movie was his greatest success but unfortunately just made him too well known.
- andrewsmith1986, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17He'll live on in our hearts.
- understudy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Once the feature film came out, the game was over. When I saw that he arrived to the Golden Globes out of character, it was clear that he was 'retiring' the alter ego.
_ - mrASSMAN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12I had a feeling he'd get tired of performing the character.. I'll miss him though
- laceym, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14I can't get to the article, but I heard he filmed enough the first time to make two movies.
- Calypsoaf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11Reply button, use it.
- Anand999, on 10/12/2007, -3/+13How far could he really stretch the Borat character though? I mean, when he was going around doing appearances for the Borat movie, you heard the same 10 jokes over and over again. Assuming this is true, I think it's a good thing rather than milking the character for all it's worth to point where it's no longer funny.
- Morca007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Who DIDN'T see that coming?
- borninussr, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13"If movie not success, I will be executed." O well there goes Borat!
- billyvnilly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9I didnt see original site... is it the same as this? http://xtramsn.co.nz/entertainment/0,,12252-6810518,00.html
- brianbennett, on 10/12/2007, -22/+30No tragedy here... it's his least entertaining persona.
Ali G I actually miss. - Ductapemaster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7No, the server has been 'execute'
- idiotmorgo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I'm glad Borat happened.
- dvsbastard, on 10/12/2007, -8/+14Was he "execute"?
- halosniper7, on 10/12/2007, -12/+18most dugg down comment:
***** borat. - Lafftermath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Thanks for your insight as to why you think Baron-Cohen is done with the Borat character.
Want to know why I feel the same way?
Because I read the article and saw that he pretty much said those same words himself, Nostradamus... - superdigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8"seriously....i hate the retards who only watch the borat movie and repeat every friggin line from the whole movie thinking they're funny...and then other retards laugh with them....>_> at least have the courtesy to watch the ali g show and actually understand what the character is.."
yes, one definitely has to watch the Ali G show to understand the complex origins of the deep, multifaceted character the mainstream media thinks it knows today. - DreKor, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7Mr Wafflez, I'm glad you were doing it before it was cool. Perhaps there are some bands you listen to that we haven't heard of yet?
- ElSmacko, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6"Pamela Anderson says he should win Best Actor."
^^^^^
Speaking of awards...do we have a "Least Qualified to Make Recommendations to the Academy"?
Although, in reality It would be great if he did win, just to show good acting isn't always about doing serious (usually seriously boring) dramas. It always delights me when the Acedemy decides to get a little less stuffy, like when Sigourney Weaver got nominated for "Aliens" and Jim Carrey for "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". - XISUPERMANIX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6The only negative I think Borat had was so many jokes of his were old, before the movie came out he went on The Tonight Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and many others and he told the same jokes the entire time. Also all the lame ass people that dressed like him at the premiere, on Halloween and the countless others that tried to do their impression of him.
- 4NDr01D, on 10/12/2007, -7/+12apparently killed that server too
- dchaosdx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5schwanzenstook!
- Legacy23x, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Sacha Cohen is a very funny comedian. I'd be willing to bet he will easily replace that character with another. I like the Borat character and love the Ali G show but it's nice to see he isn't gonna drain this character dry.
- epiccollision, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4but potentially funny...and proves your ignorance, hence the point of the movie
- StevethePirate, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9@wafflez
the UK is also a lot smaller than the US, so naturally it would take longer for everyone to discover who he was. - KingMoses, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5@SpoBo:
Can't happen, he's too big now, everyone will be expecting it. It's what happened to the dude from Candid Camera; you can't prank someone who recognizes you. - adezero, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10I actually really liked the ali g movie, well worth the 5 dollars at walmart dump bin
- opiniastrous, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Interesting. When Baron pretty much moved to the US after becoming too well known across the rest of the world, I always wondered how he would be able to continue playing his characters when he became well-known there too (seeing as he plays off unsuspecting victims). I guess instead of going to new markets now, he's just going to continue inventing new characters (which is better IMHO).
- h3xZ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4...execute
>_> - DogGunn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Dang that sucks - Borat was one of my fav characters.
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