08.04.09 SACHA COHEN DOING EUROVISION MOVIE
Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to star in Borat writer Dan Mazer’s film about the Eurovision song contest, which he’s been developing since 2007. The Eurovision song contest is basically like Miss Universe meets American Idol meets Sprockets, where groups representing European countries compete with comically overproduced song and dance numbers. Past winners include Abba, and a Finnish goth band who dress like orcs (video after the jump).
Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to join “Eurovision: The Movie,” in which he will portray a singer who enters the competition. A source said: “Mazer and Cohen thought it would be better if Sacha dreamt up another character, and the scope for another oddball creation is huge.”
The new movie is expected to be another fake documentary in the style of “Bruno” and “Borat.” The script has already been written and the film is expected to appear in theaters by 2011. [WorstPreviews]
Well the source material is certainly rife. Or is it ripe? Probably both. Anyway, the only problem I see is that most of the Eurovision entries are already so ridiculous that it’s almost impossible to do a parody version funnier than the original. Nonetheless, it’s hard to predict how Cohen’s entry will fare - tentatively titled Two Dudes Having Sex with the Holocaust.
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SACHA COHEN DOING EUROVISION MOVIE
You forgot this years winner from Norway
I’m pretty sure it’s Chodin.
Your Mom will do Urethravision.
What the fuck Finland?
I foresee a Greek lunch for me today. I have gyrovision.
There’s no way this is going to be a better Eurovision song than the My Lovely Horse.
The joke is on us when Coen’s character wins the contest and screams, “High five!”
’cause he’s in love with fairy tale.
My favorite part is when he sings a song and at the end he realizes the mic was a penis the entire time.
I think Hasselhoff has at least earned himself a cameo in this.
Cohen’s amp goes to yksitoista.
Eurovision is what you see when you look down your nose at someone.
This competition is not to be confused with Asiavision, which requires contestants to navigate a parking lot while wearing a blindfold with a small horizontal slit cut in it.
i expect this movie to be full of behind the scenes dissent
“this movie is about Eurovision!”
“i thought’s what you wanted?”
“it’s supposed to be about My A Vision”
so THAT’s what Horatio Sanz has been up to, he’s in Serbia singing about white slavery
Cohen’s neighbor just bought a new pair of binoculars which improve his Islavision.
Can anyone really compete with GWAR?
In response, ‘Sabado Gigante’ is changing it’s name to ‘Pesovision’.
Production values are significantly lower though…
The only good Eurovision was Ukraine’s in ‘07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9rJLtz64Hg
That’s me on stage w/ the boobs and the star on my head
Ukraine 07 is the shiz. I think Cohen is just going to rip that off. Whoever said the movie will never be as funny as actual Eurovision is right.
this sounds alittle as if the eurovision song contest is a comedia show. it’s a DEAD serious event. ;) (well it used to be - honestly)
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