In “The Devil’s Double” trailer above, Dominic Cooper plays a man who was forced to become the double of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s son. (This really happened, due to kidnapping and other dangers.) This movie caused quite a stir at the Sundance film Festival. It looks like an entertaining peek into the Hussein family’s lurid lifestyle. The machismo and incredible self-indulgence reeks of a Middle Eastern version of “Scarface.”
Sacha Baron Cohen’s next movie “The Dictator” is in the early stages of production and we’re already itching to see it. You may recall “The Dictator” was inspired by a sappy book written by Saddam Hussein but the movie will of course, be a comedy. Sacha will have duel roles as a goat herder and a dictator horrified by democracy, who vows never to allow it to come to his country. Somehow the dictator ends up lost in the USA and his clash with our culture will provide comic fodder. Sacha’s favorite director Larry Charles (Bruno, Borat) is in charge and Cohen will have a 20 million dollar paycheck. The production team is reportedly already having difficulty lining up appropriate locations due to Sacha Baron Cohen’s notoriety.