Larry Charles News

Borat Helmer Replaces Robert Redford On A Walk In The Woods

cinemablend.com – Expectations of the Robert Redford vehicle A Walk In the Woods should be shifting with news that the director of the Sacha Baron Cohen prank-fueled comedies Borat and Bruno has signed on to helm, replacing Redford. Deadline reports Larry Charles will helm the road trip comedy that co-stars Redford and Nick Nolte as two estranged friends whose bond is put to its limit on an ill-advised hiking trip. 7 years 11 weeks ago via donnieyen

'Book Of Mormon's Josh Gad To Play Sam Kinison In Larry Charles-Directed Feature

deadline.com – EXCLUSIVE: David Permut’s long in the works film about the late comic Sam Kinison has taken form. Larry Charles, who helmed the Sacha Baron Cohen comedies Borat, Bruno and The Dictator, has signed on to direct and Josh Gad is set to play the pentecostal preacher-turned-manic standup comedian. Kinison has a script by xXx scribe Rich Wilkes, based on the book Brother Sam by Bill Kinison. 7 years 23 weeks ago via jetli

Russell Brand saying 'oui' to 'Pierre Pierre'

variety.com – Having established a small screen presence with his FX series "Brand X with Russell Brand," Brit comic Russell Brand is turning his attention back to features, as he's in early talks to star in Larry Charles' raunchy comedy "Pierre Pierre." 8 years 24 weeks ago via jetli

New Photos from THE DICTATOR Feature Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris and Megan Fox

collider.com – Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator has released a few images of Megan Fox and Anna Faris to drum up interest for their May 16th release date. Having been buried under coverage of some sort of blockbuster superhero movie, The Dictator will have to pull a few more tricks out of his sleeve to grab headlines.

8 years 37 weeks ago via jackiechan

Behold the first clip and a new poster from The Dictator

joblo.com – THE DICTATOR is starting to worry me. The more footage we see from it, the more it comes off like Sacha Baron Cohen is playing a smarter version of Borat. I like the characters that Cohen plays, but I like him more in the roles that he didn't write for himself (SWEENEY TODD, HUGO). 8 years 40 weeks ago via jackiechan

'The Dictator' International Trailer Offers a Very Different Look

comingsoon.net – Paramount Pictures France has released the international trailer for The Dictator and it features a much more detailed look at the plot of the film. Check it out in the player below! 8 years 42 weeks ago via jackiechan

Pierre Pierre

Posted February 14th, 2012 by Binh Ngo

Jim Carrey plays a Frenchman who is hired to transport the Mona Lisa from London to Paris.

Jim Carrey's French Flavored Comedy 'Pierre Pierre' Will Finally Shoot This Summer

fb.indiewire.com – It's been a quiet few years for Jim Carrey. Since the release of Robert Zemeckis' "A Christmas Carol" back in 2009 in which Carrey underwent the mo-cap treatment, we've only seen him in the disappointing "Mr. Popper's Penguins." So, more accurately, it's actually been a long time since we saw Carrey in a legitimately good film. 8 years 48 weeks ago via brucelee

Sacha Baron Cohen looks stately in wordless 'Dictator' poster

joblo.com – It's a bad year for dictators, as the fall of many across the world included the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-Il last night. But Sacha Baron Cohen is hoping to turn dictator fever into something of a pop culture trend, as he plays a clueless despot in THE DICTATOR. 9 years 4 weeks ago via jackiechan