Sacha Baron Cohen knows how to win friends. His next film project is an adaptation of a Saddam Hussein book...
On 11th May 2012, Sacha Baron Cohen's latest attempt to win friends and influence people will be released in cinemas. And if you were wondering how he could top the mayhem he caused with Bruno and Borat, then wonder no more.
He's going to be starring in a loose adaptation of the book Zabibah And The King, with the film - a comedy - going by the name of The Dictator.
And here's the thing: the book that was written by Saddam Hussein (although that said, there's some contention as to whether the former Iraqi dictator did indeed write said book). The story? About a ruler of medieval Iraq, who falls in love with a common girl. It should go down a treat.
The film will unite him with his Borat and Bruno director, Larry Charles, and Paramount Pictures will be distributing, following a reported four-way bidding way for the project.
We're sure it will cause no controversy whatsoever. Gulp.
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