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Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Dictator’ Act Not Welcome at the Oscars

This year, Sacha Baron Cohen can thank the Academy Awards for giving his latest politically flavored comedy, “The Dictator,” some excellent free publicity. Not that he didn’t engineer it himself. 

Posted on Feb 23, 2012 READ MORE  |  14 COMMENTS


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Sacha Baron Cohen Bags Big Money to Play Deposed Dictator

“Deadline Hollywood” proprietress Nikki Finke and her poached Variety scribe Mike Fleming reported, via “Deadline New York” on Friday, that Sacha Baron Cohen, who scored with “Borat” but stumbled with “Brüno,” has wooed Paramount to back his newest comedy vehicle ... (continued)

Posted on Apr 23, 2010 READ MORE  |  4 COMMENTS


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Matt Damon Attached to Play RFK in New Biopic

Matt Damon may get a chance to flex his acting chops in a challenging and meaty role—as a Kennedy, no less—if he ends up liking the screenplay for an upcoming biopic about the late Robert F. Kennedy, according to Deadline Hollywood’s Nikki Finke.

Posted on Feb 24, 2010 READ MORE  |  7 COMMENTS


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