Sacha Baron Cohen’s most controversial character may be resurrected for an imminent Borat sequel ahead of the US election – but in 2020, will it hit home or fall flat?
In true Cohen fashion, the film is said to put a satirical (and wildly politically incorrect) lens over some of the most contentious and noteworthy stories of this year.
It is expected to cover President Donald Trump’s relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and his government’s failure to respond adequately to the coronavirus pandemic.
Film website Collider was among the first to hint at a forthcoming sequel, and said it had even been exclusively screened for a “select few industry types”.
A release date remains unknown, but rumours suggest fans can look forward to the film dropping sometime before election day on November 3.
The sequel, which is tipped to be titled Borat: Gift of Pornographic Monkey to Vice Premier Mikhael Pence to Make Benefit Recently Diminished Nation of Kazakhstan, has reportedly been filmed in secret during the pandemic, with various sightings of Cohen in character taking place all over the US.
In June, the comedian crashed a right-wing, pro-gun rally with a crowd of more than 500 people.
Littered with anti-Asian and anti-Semitic rhetoric, Cohen snuck into the event in full disguise and performed a parody song in which he took aim at everything from the World Health Organisation, Bill Gates, the Clintons, the Obamas, the #MeToo movement and “the Wuhan Flu”.
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