The Dictator

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Sacha Baron Cohen will attend the Oscars as The Dictator [25th February 2012 00:00:00]

Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator has been causing Oscars 2012 controversy in spades this week, but he finally has his tickets for the tomorrow's ceremony.

Extra has confirmed that General Aladeen will be in attendance, with Oscar producer Brian Grazer confirming that, "We're thrilled to have him and he'll be on the red carpet dressed as The Dictator."

The Oscars ceremony takes place tomorrow night, with The Artist looking likely to sweep the board. Source: www.totalfilm.com

Megan Fox and John C Reilly join The Dictator [22nd June 2011 09:58:53]

Megan Fox and John C Reilly have joined The Dictator, the new comedy from Sacha Baron Cohen and Larry Charles (director of Borat and Bruno).

Not much information has been released so far about the film, but there has been a lot more real actors cast so far than Cohen's previous comedies, suggesting this film will be more scripted than improvised.

Megan Fox and John C Reilly will be joining Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and Jason Mantzoukas in what is shaping up to be a star-studded affair.

The basic plot is as follows:

"[Sacha] Baron Cohen plays 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? She turns around his dictatorial thinking, and there's a little romance in it as well."
The Dictator opens in May 2012. Source: www.totalfilm.com

Ben Kingsley joining the cast of The Dictator [29th April 2011 06:42:43]

Sir Ben Kingsley has signed on to star alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in comedy The Dictator.

Variety report that Kingsley will play a Middle Eastern character in the film, as will Jason Mantzoukas.

Still remaining to be cast is the role of a female lead, with Kristen Wiig, Anna Faris and Gillian Jacobs all apparently under consideration.

The Dictator follows the titular tyrant, who risks his own life in order to make sure that his land never becomes a playground for democracy.

Cohen will play the dictator himself, as well as a goat herder. Larry Charles is in the director's chair, and filming kicks off in May.

The Dictator opens 11 May, 2012. Source: www.totalfilm.com