Sacha Baron Cohen’s Movie “Bruno” Opening Summer 2008
(STORY FROM VARIETY MAGAZINE ONLINE)
Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Bruno? is ready for summer heat. Universal will release the film on May 15, 2009. So far, there are no other R-rated comedies near that date. Like “Borat”, the title character of the 2006 box office hit, Bruno is one of a trio of characters created and played by Cohen in TV skein “Da Ali G Show.?
As Bruno, Cohen pretends be a flamboyant fashion and celebrity journalist from Austria who interviews unwitting members of the public who believe Bruno is a real person. Twentieth Century Fox’s “Borat? was a box office hit, grossing $128.5 million domestically in an early November release. The film also garnered Cohen a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a comedy.
Already set to open on May 15 is Sony’s “The Da Vinci Code? sequel “Angels & Demons?; a week later, on May 22, Warner Bros. opens “Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins,? while Fox unspools family comedy “Night at the Museum II: Escape From the Smithsonian.?
The first “Night at the Museum,? released over Christmas in 2006, grossed $250.9 million domestically and $323.2 million overseas. “Bruno” may just get the targeted R rated comedy audience with not another comedy in sight for weeks. But don’t expect it to be anywhere as huge as Ben Stiller’s “Night at the Museum II”.
WATCH A CLIP OF “BRUNO” ON “DA ALI G SHOW” BELOW:
WATCH A CLIP OF “BRUNO” ON “DA ALI G SHOW” BELOW:
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