Five-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón’s AppleTV+ series, “Disclaimer,” just ended this past weekend and really flipped the entire series on its head, forcing audiences to challenge everything they believed. An engrossing psychological thriller miniseries that Cuarón wrote and directed, based on the eponymous 2015 novel by Renée Knight, “Disclaimer,” told in seven chapters, stars Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett as acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft, who has built her sterling reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others.

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It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Sacha Baron Cohen really embrace his comedic side for a project. And it’s been too long since we’ve seen him bring back some of his classic characters like Ali G and Borat. Well, he dusted them off for a new ‘Tonight Show’ moment and it really does make you miss the good ol’ days of Cohen’s comedic career.

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While appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” Sacha Baron Cohen was asked to get into character, as both Ali G and Borat, and pretend like he was moderating a debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

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A fascinating but imperfect exploration of the “truth” and how certainties and facts have been radically altered and evolved in the 21st Century during the age of social media, its weaponization, bad faith actors, eroding public trust in the media, cancel culture, and more, Alfonso Cuarón’s new seven-part limited series, “Disclaimer,” is a captivating, but not always convincing change of pace for the Academy Award-winning writer/director.

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Actress Rebel Wilson is not done blasting Sacha Baron Cohen for her horrible experiences in his 2016 film, “The Brothers Grimsby.” Last week, the “Pitch Perfect” star alleged that Cohen was trying to block the publication of her memoir, “Rebel Rising,” wherein she divulges negative experiences while working on Cohen’s comedy. Now, she is accusing the comedian of “bullying and gaslighting” her after the release of a video purporting to contradict her allegations against him surfaced online.

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OK, it’s not a movie or TV, but comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is bringing back his beloved ’90s Ali G character for an upcoming stand-up tour (And one has to wonder if this is strike motivated, i.e., you can’t really act in anything or write a movie these days, but you can revive an old character and take him on the road, right?).

READ MORE: Sacha Baron Cohen In Talks To Bring An ‘Ali G Show’-Esque Series To Showtime

Before Cohen broke out big with 2006’s smash comedy “Borat,” the comedian was already huge in the U.K.

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Neither critics nor audiences really took to David O. Russell‘s “Amsterdam” last Fall. But no matter to Russell: he’s already busy shopping around his next project at the Berlinale. Variety reports that “Super Toys,” Russell’s next feature, hits the 2023 European Film Market in Berlin, with Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen slated to star.

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The MCU is already bracing for the entry of multiverse baddie Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man 3” and “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” played by Jonathan Majors (“Creed III“) but it looks like an equally menacing threat is going to be coming to meddle with the superheroes in the near future.

A rumor that was making waves over the weekend is getting some credible backup as Deadline supports rumblings that comedic actor Sacha Baron Cohen (“Borat“) is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the role of Mephisto in “Ironheart.

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Earlier in the week, it was announced that Millennium Media’s reboot of the 1985 fantasy action flick “Red Sonja” had started shooting. However, the big reveal in that update was that the studio had quietly switched out director Joey Soloway (“Transparent”) and lead actress Hannah John-Kamen (“Ant-Man & The Wasp”) for director M.J. Bassett (“Rogue”) and a new lead Matilda Lutz (“Revenge”).

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Recently, it was announced that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Alfonso Cuaron, was set to direct a TV series for Apple TV+ titled “Disclaimer.” As if that wasn’t exciting enough, he has already cast actors Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline in the series. But you didn’t think Cuaron was done casting amazing actors, right?

READ MORE: ‘Disclaimer’: Alfonso Cuaron To Write & Direct A New Apple Series Starring Cate Blanchett & Kevin Kline

According to Deadline, Sacha Baron Cohen is the latest actor to join the growing cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming series, “Disclaimer.” The series is written, directed, and produced by Cuaron and marks the first time the filmmaker has directed all the episodes of a TV series.

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Just last month, Prime Video announced an extended, multi-part special with never-before-seen footage from “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Well, it seems as if we are getting the “#BoratCut” sooner than expected, and it seems safe to say that we’re getting more than expected as well. “Borat Supplemental Reportings” will land on Amazon Prime Video next week, on Tuesday, May 25th.

READ MORE: ‘Borat Supplemental Reportings’ Trailer: Featuring Extended Scenes & New Footage From ‘Subsequent Moviefilm’ Coming To Amazon

Per Amazon, “Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine,” its full title, will consist of three separate parts.

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Coming hot off of a surprisingly successful awards season run, there’s a new, extended cut of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” coming to Amazon Prime. Fully titled “Borat Supplemental Reportings Retrieved From Floor of Stable Containing Editing Machine,” the multi-part special will include “never before seen footage,” extended sequences, and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film – and we’re getting all of this without a #ReleaseTheBoratCut movement to boot!

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If it’s a Sunday evening in March 2021 it must be time for the guild award honors to begin. On this day, the Writer’s Guild of America handed out their annual WGA Awards winners and the two biggest awards gave only a hint of what might happen on Oscar night. In the Original Category, Emerald Fennell won for “Promising Young Woman” while Sacha Baron Cohen and nine other writers were honored in Adapted Screenplay for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” Both are nominated for Academy Awards to be handed out next month.

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History was made across the board with the 93rd Oscar nominations. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American nominated for Best Actor. Chloe Zhao and Emerald Fennell became the first women nominated for Best Director in the same year. And Riz Ahmed became the first public Muslim nominated for Best Actor. “Judas and the Black Messiah” became the first feature with all African-American producers nominated for Best Picture.

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It’s that time of year again—where the biggest names in Hollywood get all glammed up, gather in front of their webcams, and wait for their Zoom meeting to begin so they can find out who won this year’s Golden Globes. With COVID-19 still a major issue in the US and around the world, this year’s 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards did things a bit differently, as the ceremony was mostly a digital affair but with some familiar elements.

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If you have followed The Playlist for even a brief period, you will quickly realize that most of the staff here adores David Fincher and his filmography. Hell, that’s not unique, as a ton of film fans absolutely love the work the filmmaker does. And we have to assume that there are a large number of actors in Hollywood that feel the same way. So, it must be nice, if you’re Sacha Baron Cohen, to hear David Fincher rave on and on about how great you are during a conversation with a fellow filmmaker, Aaron Sorkin.

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For the nominees selected for the 2021 Golden Globes today was a happy day. Nothing better captures that moment of adulation than Kaley Cuoco learning not only has she been nominated, but “The Flight Attendant,” which she produced and developed, been nominated as a series as well. Here’s a rundown of all the reactions so far.

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“We are honored by the recognition from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association — thank you for acknowledging our ‘Nomadland’ company.

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The best part about Sacha Baron Cohen’s undercover mockumentary projects, such as “Borat,” “Bruno,” or even the recent “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” is how each of them builds to a comedic crescendo. As we saw with ‘Moviefilm,’ the sequel to “Borat,” the climax came when Baron Cohen was able to literally catch Rudy Guiliani with his hand down his pants.

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One of the biggest film surprises of 2020 has to be the release of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” After more than a decade away from the public eye, Borat returned (that is to say, actor-writer Sacha Baron Cohen brought his character out of retirement) and attempted to sway people away from voting for Trump. And according to Baron Cohen, that’s the only reason he decided to make the film.

Speaking to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen detailed the behind-the-scenes discussions about how “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” became a reality and how it spawned from the development of another undercover comedy film.

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There was no question over how far Sacha Baron Cohen went to in order to infiltrate and make fun of the current White House administration in “Borat 2,” and he managed to get plenty of embarrassing footage (see the Rudy Giuliani scandal currently dominating the news cycle; clip below). But now, a newly-posted deleted scene, a rather outrageous one, somehow not in the film, perfectly captures what “Borat 2” criticizes about the current administration, raising serious questions about White House security by showing actress Maria Bakalova infiltrating a White House press conference and even meeting Donald Trump Jr.

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Lightning rarely strikes twice in life, even less frequently in the realm of comedies. And in the case of Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” a sequel to his “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” mockumentary film about anti-Semitic Kazakhstani television personality Borat Sagdiyev, forget even thunder, as storm clouds barely form. Cohen captured lightning in a bottle with his hilariously scathing 2004 film, “Borat,” but ‘Subsequent Moviefilm’—seemingly rushed into theaters (ok streaming to Amazon) to influence the election or say something about the failings of America again—just has a few of the same flashes of electrically-charged hilarity.

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Borat is back! And while it’s been nearly 15 years since the first “Borat” arrived in theaters, the racist, misogynistic, slightly sadistic character has clearly not calmed down over that time, as seen in the new clip from the upcoming sequel.

READ MORE: ‘Borat 2’: Sacha Baron Cohen Wants To “Reveal The Dangerous Slide To Authoritarianism”

Variety has released the first clip from “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” and in the clip, we see what happens when Borat takes his daughter to a crisis pregnancy center (aka those Christian-based non-clinics that try to convince young women that abortion isn’t an option and that they’re evil for even considering it).

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When “Borat” premiered in 2006, it was a shocking, hilarious film that shone a light on misogyny, racism, and anti-Semitism in the U.S., but times have changed, and so has Borat. The trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen‘s “Borat 2” arrives at a moment when the prejudices Borat Sagdiyev worked to expose, are proudly open for everyone to see, and Cohen knows this.

READ MORE: ‘Borat 2’ Trailer: ‘Subsequent Movie Film’ Sequel Arrives October 23 On Amazon

Speaking with the New York Times, Baron Cohen explained his changed approach to the new film.

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Has any movie moved as quickly from production (this summer), to completion? Because “Borat 2,” seemingly now titled “Borat: Subsequent MovieFilm,” and not the reportedly ridiculously long title recently rumored, is evidently putting quick shooters like Spielberg and Ridley Scott to shame. Yes, “Borat 2” already has a trailer and now a release date: Amazon Studios will release the film on October 23.

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In the year 2021, just how many actors from one film can land a nomination in an Oscars category? The last time it occurred in the Best Supporting Actor race was in 1975 when Robert De Niro, Michael V. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg were all nominated for “The Godfather, Pt. II” (three actors were also nominated for “The Godfather” in 1973). 46 years later can Netflix pull off three nominees for “The Trial of the Chicago 7”?

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Well, the rumors are true and legit—though still no word on the oversized title. “Borat 2,” which was shot in secret— and fast—this year by Sacha Baron Cohen is done and not only that, already has a distributor. Amazon Studios has bought the film and—uhh, in a move that the politically-minded Sacha Baron Cohen thinks will help change the course of the election (??)—the film is being fast-tracked for a release before Election Day 2020.

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