Cultural humor alert: Sacha Baron Cohen will produce and possibly star in a film for Fox Atomic entitled, Accidentes, a pitch from Borat co-writer Peter Baynham. Here’s the logline:
“The protag will be a lawyer of Latin descent who transforms from contingency attorney to hero of the working class when he helps an immigrant win a judgment against his wealthy employer after a landscaping mishap. He also becomes the enemy of L.A.’s power elite.”
Might this do for L.A. what Borat did for Kazakhstan, Jean Girard did for France and Bruno did for “high fashion”? Do you see a pattern? The project is a high profile catch for Fox Atomic, which has been off our radar in recent months. A director was not announced. Cohen is also attached to star as Sherlock Holmes alongside Will Ferrell’s Watson for producer Judd Apatow. Bruno, which is now a wrap, opens May ‘09.
Discuss: Thoughts?
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July 22nd, 2008 at 11:51 am
This sounds like a good idea for film in general.
Buy I think they are turning Cohen’s career into Ferrell career by having films either based around him on best quailtys in a film.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
sounds alright.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
@ Chris:
yeah. He gotta be careful or he might be turned into a slapstick comedic actor that no one takes seriously anymore.
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Im down. I hope it happens. Yes it could be good or bad but that goes for any movie. Indy 4 wasn’t great but it was definitely a fun ride.
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
oops meant to put that in the top gun 2 comments