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Super Bowl TV Spot for THE DICTATOR Starring Sacha Baron Cohen

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 1st, 2012 at 10:52 am

The advertising for the ads during the Super Bowl are almost getting more marketing than the actual game itself. We’ve already seen previews from a bevy of the commercials set to debut during the big game, and today you can add The Dictator to that pile. The Super Bowl spot for the film doesn’t contain any new footage besides the intro (with a nice nod to NBC), but this will most likely be the first time many people hear about the new pic from Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen reunites with Borat director Larry Charles for The Dictator, and the film looks to be sufficiently ridiculous. He’s assembled an impressive cast here and I’m excited to see what else Cohen has in store besides gun-infused track races and sex with Megan Fox.

Hit the jump to check out the Super Bowl spot. The film also stars Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly, and Anna Faris . The Dictator opens May 11th.

First Trailer for THE DICTATOR Starring Sacha Baron Cohen [Updated with Poster]

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 14th, 2011 at 6:52 am

Paramount has released the first trailer for the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator.  Cohen stars as a despot who “risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.”  The trailer has a lot of great jokes.  Cohen is like Mike Myers if Myers was still funny, relevant, had smarter comedy, and–most importantly–was willing to offend the shit out of people.  This trailer doesn’t pull any punches and I love that it’s a green band that will play to families across America this holiday season.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film also stars Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, J.B. Smoove, and John C. Reilly.  The Dictator opens May 11, 2012. [We've updated the story with the teaser poster, which you can also check out after the jump.]

First Trailer for MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 8th, 2011 at 10:31 am

The first trailer for the third entry in the Madagascar franchise has been unveiled. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted finds the zoo-friendly characters on the lam in Europe, where they join a traveling circus. It looks as though they might be going the spy thriller route (uh-oh), with Ben Stiller‘s character doing his best Tom Cruise impression. There are a few cute scenes here, especially with the penguins and Sacha Baron Cohen‘s character, and kids are sure to eat this movie up, but there’s really not much to convince your average adult moviegoer that this isn’t a straight-to-DVD cartoon sequel. Noah Baumbach (Fantastic Mr. Fox) penned the screenplay, so hopefully the full film offers something for a more mature audience to enjoy as well.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. The film also features the voices of Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and Frances McDormand. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted opens June 8th, 2012.

Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Thenardier in LES MISERABLES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 8th, 2011 at 8:42 am

Director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) continues to cast up his movie musical adaptation of Les Miserables, and it looks as though yet another versatile actor had joined the cast. LondonNet (via The Playlist) reports that Sacha Baron Cohen will be lending his vocal talents to the character of Monsieur Thenardier. Hugh Jackman is set as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe is taking on Javert, Anne Hathaway is poised to play Fantine, and Eddie Redmayne is onboard as Marius. After flirting with the idea of shooting the film in 3D, Hooper recently confirmed that he settled on going the traditional 2D route for fear of alienating some of the audience with the sometimes obtrusive format.

The director still has a few roles to cast, with Lea Michele, Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, and Evan Rachel Wood said to be vying for the role of Eponine. Cohen continues to stretch his acting chops with this role, proving he can do much more than shock people with outrageous characters. He can currently be seen in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, and is set to appear in Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. Fans of his comedy needn’t worry though, as he’ll return to his character-centric comedic roots in next spring’s The Dictator.

HUGO Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 22nd, 2011 at 2:32 pm

The most talented directors find a way to use their cinematic influences in order to build a new story, and then let the audience seek out those influences.  It’s a rewarding experience because we can see how well the director used the earlier work of other filmmakers, and then we seek out that work for ourselves, which in turn expands our knowledge and understanding of cinema.  Martin Scorsese is one of the most talented directors of all-time and has always proved a master of layering in his inspirations without ever overtly referencing them.  He leaves that direct reference for interviews where his infectious energy and enthusiasm shows that if he wasn’t a legendary filmmaker, he’d be a legendary film professor.  However, that energy and enthusiasm doesn’t translate to his new 3D movie Hugo where he moves his love of movies from subtext to text, and turns a child’s adventure story into a lecture on the importance of cinema pioneer Georges Méliès.

Producer Graham King Says Sacha Baron Cohen May Sing Queen Songs in Upcoming Freddie Mercury Biopic; Also Talks Adapting JERSEY BOYS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: November 22nd, 2011 at 8:05 am

With director Marin Scorsese‘s Hugo getting released tomorrow, Steve got the chance to sit down with producer Graham King over the weekend.  That interview produced a Sunday article with updates on the Tomb Raider reboot.  King has several promising projects in the works, though, so today we wanted to pass along what he had to say on two other films set up at his production company GK Films.

The first is the Queen movie, in which Sacha Baron Cohen will play Freddie Mercury.  King suggests Cohen may even sing the classic Queen songs.  Currently, there is no director attached and the script is still in development because King knows with a subject so iconic, “You’ve got to get it right.”  King also talked about his adaptation of the Broadway musical Jersey Boys.  That script is also in development, and while there will be some changes in the translation from stage to screen, the “DNA of the movie is going to be the same.”  Hit the jump for the full interview.

Sacha Baron Cohen Saddles Up for Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: November 11th, 2011 at 1:15 pm

Just when you thought the cast of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained couldn’t get any cooler/weirder, Borat himself is headed to QT’s Western. Sacha Baron Cohen is in final negotiations to join the cast, which stars Jamie Foxx as a freed slave who teams up with a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from an evil plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). Variety reports that Cohen will play the small but integral role of Scotty, a gambler who buys Washington as a female companion. The cast for the film also includes Samuel L. Jackson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kurt Russell, Don Johnson, and Anthony LaPaglia.

Cohen will next be seen in Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film Hugo which opens Thanksgiving, followed by his next character-centric pic The Dictator next May. Django Unchained is set for release on December 25th, 2012.

New Trailer for Martin Scorsese’s HUGO

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 24th, 2011 at 10:48 am

Paramount has released a new trailer for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo.  A work-in-progress cut played to audiences at the New York Film Festival to mostly positive reviews.  The latest trailer plays up the dramatic aspects of the story (unfortunately through Mr. Movie Voice) but it’s the visuals that take center stage.  Hugo is Scorsese’s first 3D film but it looks like he’s handled the new technology like an old pro.  This will be one of the rare times I’ll be upset if I don’t get to see a movie in 3D.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily Mortimer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.  Hugo opens November 23rd.

First Reactions to Martin Scorsese’s HUGO Screening from NYFF

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 11th, 2011 at 2:14 pm

The not-so-mystery screening last night at the New York Film Festival was an unfinished cut of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming 3D adventure pic Hugo. In the festival’s history, only one other unfinished film has been chosen and that’s Beauty and the Beast, so that was our first clue that Scorsese had something special on his hands. Reactions to the film ranged from wildly enthusiastic to cautioned praise. The 3D is apparently great, and Scorsese has turned what many believe to be a straight children’s film to an appreciation for the preservation and history of cinema. In short, film nerds should have this on their radar. Hit the jump for more detailed reactions to the film’s screening.

New Featurette for Martin Scorsese’s HUGO

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 10th, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Earlier today, we reported that an unfinished cut of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo would be playing tonight at the New York Film Festival.  Now a new featurette has gone online and it makes me more excited to see the film than the trailer.  The visuals on display are fantastic and while I’m a little surprised that we’re getting two movies where a boy tries to unlock a mystery left by his deceased father, I’m betting Scorsese’s film will be the better one.  In the featurette, the legendary director is genuinely excited (as always) for his first 3D movie and I’m hoping there will be some positive buzz coming out of tonight’s screening.

Hit the jump to check out the featurette.  Hugo opens November 23rd and stars Chloe Moretz, Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, and Sacha Baron Cohen.

First Trailer for Martin Scorsese’s HUGO

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: July 14th, 2011 at 4:27 pm

It’s apparently official trailer day, as the first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo has just been released. The film, previously titled Hugo Cabret, marks the master director’s first foray into 3D as well as his first family-geared outing. I love the magical tone and sense of wonder Scorsese’s conjured up here, and it looks cute, but I don’t necessarily get a grandiose feeling from this first trailer. While his hand is very evident in the camera movements and overall feel of the shots, the footage seems a tad bit underwhelming. It may be the incongruous rock music that plays over 2/3’s of it, or the director may simply not want to reveal too much too soon. Either way, it’s hard to deny that the prospect of Scorsese, one of the foremost authorities on the history of cinema, tooling around with native 3D is pretty damn exciting.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film stars Chloe Moretz, Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee and Sacha Baron Cohen. Hugo opens December 9^th, 2011.

New Images from SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS and CARNAGE; First Look at Ben Kingsley in THE DICTATOR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 12th, 2011 at 8:19 am

New images from Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Carnage have gone online along with some new set photos from Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator.  The Holmes images provide us with our first good look at Jared Harris as Moriarty (unless you count a tiny, blurry version of him in the background of this poster as a “good look”).  The new image from Roman Polanski’s Carnage hints at the tension between two sets of parents (John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster are the parents of a child who has a schoolyard altercation with the child of Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet’s characters).  Finally, there are some amusing new set photos from The Dictator where we see Cohen’s character protesting the dictator version of himself.  One of the images also shows a glimpse of Ben Kingsley who looks like he’s in league with the Dictator character.

Hit the jump to check out all the images.  Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows opens December 16th.  No release date has been announced for Carnage.  The Dictator is due out May 11, 2012.

New Cameo Revealed for Sacha Baron Cohen’s THE DICTATOR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 11th, 2011 at 11:29 am

Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film The Dictator is currently shooting in New York City.  For those who don’t know, Cohen plays “a heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.”  The film is inspired by the novel, Zabibah and The King, by Saddam Hussein.  The set photos we’ve seen so far make it look as nutty as Cohen’s previous films.  We have now learned of a new cameo in the film as well as how much a previously-announced actor will be in the film.

Hit the jump for more details.  The film, directed by Larry Charles (Borat) also stars Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, J.B. Smoove, John C. Reilly, and Megan Fox.  The Dictator opens May 11, 2012.

Megan Fox and John C. Reilly Join Sacha Baron Cohen’s THE DICTATOR

by Phil Brown    Posted: June 21st, 2011 at 6:26 pm

Megan Fox may not be shaking her booty in front of exploding robots and rotating cameras next week in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but it looks like she’s managed to keep her career going anyways (A hot girl succeeding in Hollywood? How’s that possible?). It’s been announced that both Fox and John C. Reilly will be bringing their various assets to the upcoming Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator, which is currently shooting in New York. Security is tight and little has been revealed about the film beyond Cohen’s comically large beard, but the cast is looking pretty impressive with support work also coming from Anna Farris and Sir Ben Kingsley. Hit the jump for more on the project.

Set Photos from THE DICTATOR Starring Sacha Baron Cohen

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 16th, 2011 at 9:42 am

Some new set images have emerged from the new Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator. We got our first official look at Cohen in the titular role last week, and today’s set photos show that we’re in store for another very crazy character, as they capture him competing in a track race while utilizing a pistol to ensure that he’s the winner. The comedy “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. It is inspired by the best selling novel, Zabibah and The King, by Saddam Hussein.”

Hit the jump to check out the images. Directed by Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno), the film also stars Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, and Jason Mantzoukas.  The Dictator is set to open on May 11, 2012.

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