Borat 2

Truth. · Post by **Truth.** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:46 pm

High five! Murdoch signs up Borat 2
By Aline van Duyn in New York

Published: February 8 2007 17:03 | Last updated: February 8 2007 17:03

Sacha Baron Cohen has signed up to do a sequel to his popular Borat movie based on the controversial Kazach journalist, according to Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, whose film division last year released the first Borat film.

Mr Baron Cohen is currently working on a film to follow Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, but it will be based on another one of his characters, Bruno, a gay Austrian fashion show presenter.

Universal Studios won the rights to the new film last year. However, once that is completed, Mr Baron Cohen will גcome back and do Borat Two,ג Mr Murdoch said during an interview at a conference in New York.

The revelation of plans for another Borat movie, which have not been announced by Mr Murdochגs film studios or Mr Baron Cohen, will come as some surprise as the huge popularity of Borat has led people to believe it would be hard for the character to continue to fool people into speaking to him.

Mr Murdoch said his 20th Century Fox film division did look at buying the rights to the Bruno movie but that they were not prepared to outbid rivals as Mr Baron Cohen גwould not even show us the scriptג.

The Borat movie has generated huge earnings for News Corp, and its film division reported record earnings on Wednesday.

Mr Murdoch, speaking at a conference organised by McGraw-Hill, said he had seen the first Borat movie three times and גlaughed like hellג.

Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2007

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:16 am

It's weird that Rupert Murdoch is not only signing on for this film, but going to see it 3 times. Something's not right. This is like Miramax signing Mel Gibson to a 10 film contract.

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:06 am

Icesickle wrote:It's weird that Rupert Murdoch is not only signing on for this film, but going to see it 3 times. Something's not right. This is like Miramax signing Mel Gibson to a 10 film contract.

The Weinstein bros. would sign anyone they figure could make them money.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:42 am

the exec producer is my mentor and we email back and forth on a weekly basis and he made it seem as though there would be no second borat, that cohen did not want to do it.....He has said he is working on an all new character outside of even bruno or ali...maybe that is what they are talking about????

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:06 am

I don't know how a second borat would work though from all of the publicity he received from the first one.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:30 am

this is a terrible idea

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:36 am

Murdoch kissing up to whatever nets NewsCorp the most gain. How surprising.

FreshShabazz · Post by **FreshShabazz** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:08 pm

Sankofa wrote:
Icesickle wrote:It's weird that Rupert Murdoch is not only signing on for this film, but going to see it 3 times. Something's not right. This is like Miramax signing Mel Gibson to a 10 film contract.
The Weinstein bros. would sign anyone they figure could make them money.

They don't work for miramax anymore. They've had their own company for a few years.

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:20 pm

People consider Murdoch to be very right wing, but it is a farce. He goes where the money is, and in news, that's the right, but in a lot of other things, (TV programs like "Who's Your Daddy?") he is very left of center because people love that kind of trash.

I'm curious as to what a Borat 2 would be, possibly a scripted comedy?

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:34 pm

slashfilm.com wrote:News Corp head Rupert Murdoch announced on Thursday that Fox would be reteaming with Sacha Baron Cohen for a Borat sequel. One small problem, itגs not actually true.

After Murdoch made the announcement, the internet was abuzz with the news. Cohen sources are claiming that no deal is on the table for a Borat 2. News Corp is now doing a huge back-step, claiming that Murdoch גwas under the mistaken impression that we had signed a deal.ג

Jizzy · Post by **Jizzy** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:36 pm

drizzle wrote:this is a terrible idea

Indeed.

This just wouldnt work.

dudley dawson · Post by **dudley dawson** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:53 pm

definitely wouldnt work.
shit would just turn into american idol rejects trying to get camera time

Sankofa · Post by **Sankofa** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:33 pm

FreshShabazz wrote:
Sankofa wrote:
Icesickle wrote:It's weird that Rupert Murdoch is not only signing on for this film, but going to see it 3 times. Something's not right. This is like Miramax signing Mel Gibson to a 10 film contract.
The Weinstein bros. would sign anyone they figure could make them money.
They don't work for miramax anymore. They've had their own company for a few years.

Thus my saying "the Weinstein bros." instead of Miramax. Disney kept Miramax, the Weinsteins got to keep a few movies and started up the Weinstein Company complete with cheesy W logo.

Nowell's Soul · Post by **Nowell's Soul** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:02 pm

It'll work. People live under rocks.

Nacho Vidal · Post by **Nacho Vidal** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:03 pm

Sankofa wrote:

i see pyramids

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:54 pm

Smooth Lou wrote:
slashfilm.com wrote:News Corp head Rupert Murdoch announced on Thursday that Fox would be reteaming with Sacha Baron Cohen for a Borat sequel. One small problem, itגs not actually true.

After Murdoch made the announcement, the internet was abuzz with the news. Cohen sources are claiming that no deal is on the table for a Borat 2. News Corp is now doing a huge back-step, claiming that Murdoch גwas under the mistaken impression that we had signed a deal.ג