http://blog.allmovie.com Fri, 16 May 2008 20:25:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 en http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/01/03/whaaat/ http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/01/03/whaaat/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:54:15 +0000 Tracie Cooper http://blog.allmovie.com/2008/01/03/whaaat/ The latest addition to a motley club consisting of several angry Romanian villagers, an offended etiquette teacher, two misguided frat boys (and a partridge in a pear tree) is none other than acclaimed director and alleged ruiner of fun, Steven Spielberg. Unlike his company, Spielberg isn’t interested in suing Sacha Baron Cohen, but his actions may lead to the end of Borat all the same. The director has signed a $6 million dollar deal with Cohen, who has reportedly agreed to play the role of Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago Seven. Though the film, which follows the events leading up to a violent anti-Vietnam protest, has the potential to make polite society uncomfortable, it’s a far cry from letting chickens loose on a New York subway train and stirring up trouble in a traditional American rodeo. Will we see Borat wreak havoc throughout the U S and A while rocking a mean mustache after reaching legitimate actorhood? Only time will tell.

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