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• Bruno is a 2009 film based on Sacha Baron Cohen's gay, Austrian fashion reporter character of the same name. The working title of the film is reportedly Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt and is set for release on July 10, 2009. Variety: Bruno Next for Sacha Baron Cohen (September 4, 2007)

  Cohen is featured nude on the cover of the July 2009 issue of GQ magazine to promote the film.Best Week Ever: Bruno Appears Naked On Cover Of GQ To Promote Movie We’re Going To F*cking See Anyway (June 16, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: July 10, 2009
  2. Studio: Universal Pictures
  3. Also known as "Untitled Bruno Project"
  4. Director: Dan Mazer
  5. Producer: Jay Roach
  6. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen
  7. Writer: Sacha Baron Cohen
  8. Edited sequences may be released on the DVD versionVariety: MPAA Rives Bruno NC-17 Rating (March 30, 2009)
  9. Baron Cohen's Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan originally received an NC-17 rating but enough edits were made so that the MPAA rated it RVariety: MPAA Rives Bruno NC-17 Rating (March 30, 2009)
  10. Baron Cohen's previous film, Borat, grossed $128.5 million domesticallyReuters: Sasha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Set for 2009 (June 18, 2008)
  11. April 2, 2009: The first trailer for the film was released on the InternetTrailer Addict: Bruno red band trailer (Time: 2:35)
  12. March 30, 2009: Received NC-17 rating from the The Motion Picture Assn. of America due to the number and graphic quality of the sex scenesPerez Hilton: Bruno Gets An NC-17 (March 20, 2009)

• Red Band Trailer

  An adults-only red band trailer was released for Bruno on April 2. In the trailer, Bruno visits a Prada fashion show in Milan wearing a suit entirely made of velcro, causing havoc when he walks around backstage. He then follows the lead of Angelina Jolie and Madonna by adopting an African baby. Other sequences show Bruno attending a swinger's party, shopping at Sears, going through basic training, interviewing Ron Paul and taking a self-defense class.

• Recent Bruno Controversy

  Sacha Baron Cohen's character Bruno tricked former Mossad agent and Israeli consultant Yossi Alpher during an interview which was intended for the discussion of Israeli and Palestinian relations. During the interview, Bruno confused Hamas with hummus and asked why a political movement and a food were named the same. The interview then continued with a string of other comical questions. Alpher later wrote in The Jewish Daily Forward that Cohen had "exploited our tragic and painful conflict in the most cynical and deceptive manner."Forward: What Kind of Interviewer Confuses Hamas and Hummus?(June 30, 2008)

• Ron Paul

  Former presidential candidate Ron Paul reportedly makes an unexpected cameo in Bruno. In the scene, Bruno attempts but fails to seduce the congressman in a hotel room. Paul reportedly stormed out of the room yelling "This guy is a queer!" This was not confirmed by his spokesperson.Slate Magazine: Ron Paul's insane cameo in Sacha Baron... (March 17, 2009)

• Film Rating

  Although the film received a NC-17 rating due to several sexual sequences, Universal Pictures is planning to make several edits before resubmitting the film to The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in hopes of changing the rating to R.Variety: MPAA Rives Bruno NC-17 Rating (March 30, 2009)

• About Sacha Baron Cohen

  Sacha Baron Cohen is an English comedian who began his career on the British television show, The Eleven O'Clock Show. He later developed the characters, Borat, Ali G, and Bruno who were featured on the HBO show Da Ali G Show. Cohen received a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in the film Borat!: Cultural Learnings of American for Make Benefit Glorious Nationa of Kazakhstan.Rolling Stone: The Man Behind the Mustache (November 14, 2006)

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