Larry Charles News

November 16, 2010
A Borat Reunion for The Dictator?
Sacha Baron Cohen could reunite with his "Borat" and "Bruno" director, Larry Charles, for "The Dictator." More...

July 9, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Audiences in Style with Brüno
Two comedies hit North American multiplexes hoping to steal audiences away from fighting robots and animated mammoths. Looking to become box office prince is Universal's raunchy shockfest Brüno which reunites the Borat team of actor Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles. The buzzworthy pic stands to kick Transformers out of the number one spot after its two-week reign. Also opening on Friday, although with much less hype, is Fox's high school tale I Love You, Beth Cooper. The overall marketplace will struggle to match up to year-ago numbers. Bursting into multiplexes demanding to be noticed is Brüno, an equal opportunity offender that will attract a large audience this weekend. More...

April 8, 2009
Larry Charles Feels Winter's Discontent
"Borat" and "Bruno" director Larry Charles is in talks to helm "Winter's Discontent," a Columbia comedy about "a sexually frustrated widower who moves into a retirement community with his best buddy." More...

April 7, 2008
Bill Maher Gets A Religulous New Poster
Noted politically incorrect television host and out of the closet atheist Bill Maher may be the new Borat. Or something like it. He's making a movie with Larry Charles, one of the brains behind the whole Borat phenomenon, and like Borat his movie is about Maher wandering around America interacting with random, and almost assuredly stupid, Americans. More...

July 13, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Batman" Baddies, "Star Trek" Rumors, That "Cloverfield" Teaser, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we get treated to some casting rumors regarding "Dark Knight" villains, as well as some for the cast of the upcoming "Star Trek XI," and some more bits about J.J. Abrams' mysterious "Cloverfield" project. More...

January 11, 2007
High Five! "Borat" Director Larry Charles Talks Awards, Religion Doc, Motley Crüe Biopic
It's been a long, strange trip for "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan." The shockumentary/ comedy/ road movie has provoked many divergent reactions -- from questions about the nature of comedy to howls of laughter. And that's just the way director Larry Charles wanted it to be. More...

September 15, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: More "Transformers" Pics, "Casino Royale" Reactions, Jim Carreys Upcoming Flick, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, those "Transformers" photos keep popping up, and MGM has big plans, which include what they hope will be a Peter Jackson-helmed "Hobbit." More...

June 22, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Borat
If you don't think that Sacha Baron Cohen is one of the funniest guys on the planet, well ... then I'd have to disagree with you. Even if you're judging solely by the guy's 'Borat' character, Cohen is a drop-dead hilarious goofball/satirist. And here's some good news: There's a "Borat" movie coming -- and here's the trailer! More...