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Genre :
ComedyRelease Date :
July 10, 2009MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Dan MazerStarring :
Sacha Baron Cohen, Alice Evans, Sandra Seeling, Ben Youcef, Tom Yi, Alexander von Roon, Candice Cunningham
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'Bruno' Dethrones 'Transformers 2' From North American Box Office's Top
July 13, 2009 09:07:04"Bruno" has strutted its way to the top spot of the North American box office over the weekend. Debuted Friday, July 10, at approximately 3,400 screens at 2,756 venues, the Sacha Baron Cohen-starring mockumentary scored $30.6 million and managed to steal the #1 position from "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen", which has dominated the revenue chart for the past two weeks.
Number-wise, the Dan Mazer-directed comedy beat out the $26 million opening weekend of Cohen's previous comedy, "Borat". However, it didn't make quite an impression like "Borat" which managed to rake in $26.5 million at only 837 theaters. "Bruno" started big on its opening day with $14.4 million, but had a huge drop of 39% on Saturday, July 11.
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New 'Bruno' Clip Gives Out Extended Talk Show Scene
June 30, 2009 10:06:09Gearing up to the July 10 release of "Bruno" in the U.S., Universal Pictures has presented a brand new clip for the forthcoming comedy. Nearly a minute long, the clip serves to give out an extended preview of the talk show scene often appearing in the film's previous promo videos, displaying the time Bruno comes to a talk show whose audience is almost entirely African-American.
The snippet begins with a question from the host about how Bruno finds his African-American son, which is quickly responded by the gay fashionista with a shocking answer. Asked further what he swapped the baby for, he states that it is for an iPod, igniting a rage within the audience. Bruno then explains that the iPod he used for the trading is not an ordinary stuff.
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Paying Respect to Michael Jackson, La Toya Jackson's Scene in 'Bruno' Cut Out
June 26, 2009 02:06:27Michael Jackson's sudden death apparently has altered Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy "Bruno". Prior to its Los Angeles premiere on Thursday night, June 25, the comedy movie has undergone a significant cut with the elimination of a scene featuring Michael's older sister, La Toya Jackson, out of respect to the mourning family.
The scene reportedly is similar to the prank done to "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul, where she was coaxed over to a home in Los Angeles to do an interview with Bruno. It is claimed that during the La Toya's scene, this fictional gay Austrian fashion journalist creates a pretext to copy Michael's telephone number from her BlackBerry.
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'Bruno' Becomes a Buckingham Palace Guard at London Premiere
June 18, 2009 02:06:21London has seen one unique red carpet event when "Bruno" came to the capital city of England for its U.K. premiere. On Wednesday, June 17, Empire Leicester Square has been turned into a catwalk for Sacha Baron Cohen's latest eccentric character, Bruno, who came into the special screening wearing a skimpy variation of the uniform worn by the Buckingham Palace guards.
The flamboyantly gay character arrived in style. Wearing a towering bearskin hat, a red military waistcoat and tight black shorts, the Austrian fashionista walked down the black carpet accompanied by a group of similarly attired men before posing at a white platform nearing the end of the catwalk.
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'Bruno' Allegedly Gets Reshoot to Appease Gay Community
June 18, 2009 11:06:42Universal Pictures and Sacha Baron Cohen, according to The Wrap, have reshot some parts of movie "Bruno" because of pressure coming from prominent gay community in Hollywood. Additionally, the media reports that the studio and the actor plan to add an "ending shot this spring with the participation of Elton John, Coldplay's Chris Martin and other music celebrities, who seem to promote gay marriage in a spoof charity video."
Writer/director Mike White, who is gay and part of Hollywood's comedic power circle, says he "found the Bruno character to be a depiction of fetishism rather than a comedic stereotype." Refusing to give further comments on the matter, he only states, "People are going to have a range of reactions to the film. I'm excited for people to see the movie, because it's going to generate a lot of interesting discussions."
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'Bruno' Unleashes More Craziness Through First 3 TV Spots
June 10, 2009 10:06:06Universal Pictures have released three brand new made-for-television promo videos for "Bruno". Filled with many never-before-seen footage from the upcoming comedy, each of the spot brings up different themes. The first one focuses on who Bruno is, the second one highlights on the real people's reactions, and the last one includes a segment from Bruno's interview with Ron Paul.
The first spot called "Bruno Ist" displays snippets of Sacha Baron Cohen in costume and introducing himself as Bruno. It also exhibits the time nearly-naked Bruno invades a mall strapped to another man. While the second spot shows many similar footage to the trailers, the third spot gives out how he ticks off Ron Paul during an interview.
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'Bruno' Already Generates Lawsuit
June 04, 2009 10:06:49After making headlines for plunging into the audience and landing his bare-bottom on Eminem's face during 2009 MTV Movie Awards, "Bruno" generates more news with the uncovering of a legal backlash. According to TMZ, Richelle Olson has placed a lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen, NBC Universal and others on May 22, following an altercation in a bingo hall during filming of this satirical movie.
Seeking unspecified damages of more than $25,000, the elderly lady who is the Executive Director of Desert Valley Charities claimed that the incident left her disabled and in need of a wheelchair or cane to move around. She stated that she was severely injured after struggling with Cohen and his film crew at the Desert Valley Charities' bingo tournament held in Palmdale, California, in May 2007.
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'Bruno' Unravels a Green Band Trailer
May 22, 2009 10:05:13More than a month after the red band trailer of Sacha Baron Cohen-starring comedy "Bruno" made its way out, Universal Pictures have presented a green band version of the trailer. Popped out via MTV, this is said to be the trailer attached to "Terminator Salvation".
Much of the footage seen in this trailer is similar to the red band one with the exception of the nudity, sex kits and other NSFW (Not Safe for Work) elements. While genuine new footage are hard to find, several fresh snippets are still added at the final half of this trailer. A glimpse of him asking a karate master how to avoid homosexual's attack is among the new footage.
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Fresh 'Bruno' Pictures Emerge
April 17, 2009 11:04:43After unleashing a picture of Sacha Baron Cohen posing with his on-screen African American baby in their promotional effort for "Bruno", Universal Pictures have brought forth a set of fresh images for the upcoming comedy movie. Three in all, the photos focus only on Cohen as his gay Austrian fashion reporter character.
One of the pics sees Bruno standing against the wall in a tight black shorts and tiger-striped sleeveless shirt. Another photo displays the fashion reporter in a crawling position with his right hand reaching out to the camera. The last photo exhibits half naked Bruno straddling a white horse with his lower body covered by a piece of white cloth.
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'Bruno' Gets an International Red Band Trailer
April 03, 2009 09:04:11A first real look into Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy "Bruno" has been shared through a brand new international red band trailer. Posted in MySpace for restricted audiences, the mockumentary's trailer presents similar shenanigans one saw in Cohen's previous controversial comedy, "Borat".
This trailer provides sneak peeks at several of the news headlines Cohen has created during the filming of the comedy film. It shows glimpses of Bruno creating a frenzy at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show in Milan late last year as well as him pulling a prank on the Alabama National Guard. In addition to those craziness, this gay character is also seen adopting an African American baby.
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'Bruno' Playing Pranks on National Guard
March 18, 2009 12:03:22After creating a frenzy at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show in Milan and causing causing temporary shut down on "Medium" production, Sacha Baron Cohen was able to pull a prank on the Alabama National Guard for "Bruno" filming. The incident was acknowledged by Staff Sergeant Katrina Timmons on Monday, March 16, more than a month after the incident.
"It's an embarrassment to the Alabama National Guard," Timmons commented on the incident. "Since then we have put in protocols to make sure this doesn't happen again." Of the trick, she recalled, "They called and said they were a German affiliate of a TV station doing a documentary on what it was like to be in officer candidate school. They wanted to know if they could come here and embed one person for a few hours up to a day."
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'Bruno' Sneak Preview to Be Screened at SXSW 2009
March 11, 2009 04:03:46Twenty minutes footage of "Bruno" will be made available at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2009. Universal Pictures have recently announced that they will hold a special screening for some of the comedy film's footage during the festival on Sunday, March 15.
The first look into the Sacha Baron Cohen-starring comedy will be presented at Fantastic Fest. Taking place at the Alamo Drafthouse Lamar in Austin, Texas, the special screening will start at 11:00 P.M. on the particular date. No badge is needed for attendance and the event is absolutely free.
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'Bruno' Alert in 'Medium' Set Causes Temporary Shut Down
November 18, 2008 03:11:28Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno has done it again. After crashing in a fashion show by designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada in Milan and popping by anti-gay marriage rally in Los Angeles, the gay Austrian fashion reporter came by the set of NBC's "Medium" on November 7, causing the production to be temporarily halted.
Entertainment Weekly's The Ausiello Files reported that during the shooting of a scene involving Patricia Arquette for the supernatural drama series, an extra constantly disturbed a tense courtroom scene. Initially, it is said that no one noticed that the troublemaker was Cohen disguising as Bruno. It is only after security forcibly removed him from the jury box, that everyone realized the fact.
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'Bruno' Popped By Anti-Gay Marriage Rally
November 04, 2008 02:11:39After creating quite a commotion at Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show in Milan in September, Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, made another memorable pop out in front of public. On Sunday, November 2, the gay Austrian fashion reporter turned up at a rally supporting Proposition 8, the anti-gay legislation, in Los Angeles.
Dressed in a blonde wig and blue sweater, Bruno marched with the demonstrators while being trailed by cameras in the rally across from City Hall. This public appearance of the fictional character is assumed to be another gate-crashing stunts done by Cohen for "Bruno", the new comedy film about the reporter who conducted gag interviews.
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'Bruno' Crashes Fashion Show Runway in Milan, Gets Detained Afterwards
September 27, 2008 10:09:26On Friday, September 26, Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego Bruno has disrupted a fashion show by designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada in Milan when the gay Austrian reporter storms down the runway. Wearing a blond wig and dressed in a Velcro suit and black cloak with uncanny accessories, the eccentric character shows off his struts despite the security's attempt of holding him down.
New York Magazine reported that backstage photographers at Iceberg noted that the fake journalist was midinterview with a model agent when he began his act. Halfway down the runway, he was finally stopped by Italian authorities who detained him from further wrecking the show. Despite getting himself detained, Cohen, the comedian playing Bruno, was not charged with any crimes and released within the same hour.
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'Bruno' Pranking Israeli Spy and Palestinian Academic
July 08, 2008 01:07:28When his last controversial mockumentary "Borat" hit the theaters, Sacha Baron Cohen was faced with various lawsuits as well as box office glory with it grossing more than $260 million worldwide. Now, he is tackling another possible to be outrageous movie, "Bruno" and it seems that he is ready to deliver much more controversies with it.
In the latest news regarding the movie about the gay Austrian reporter, it is said that Cohen who portrays the titular character has tricked Yossi Alpher, a former Mossad top spy, and Ghassam Khalib, a Palestinian academic, into making an appearance in the feature film disguising it to be a youth documentary. Dressed in black leather and studs, Cohen allegedly ridiculed militant group Hamas.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' to Challenge Tom Hanks' 'Angels'
June 18, 2008 12:06:06In 2003, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has received immense success as well as down-pouring lawsuits for his extremely controversial comedy movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". Now, the 36-year-old is gearing up to introduce another potentially controversial movie, "Bruno", and for it, Universal Pictures have picked up a suitable summer release date.
The comedy movie that is developed from one of Cohen's noted characters in comedy television series "Da Ali G Show" is now set to be debuted on the big screen nationwide on May 15, 2009. It means that the movie about the eccentric gay Austrian fashion reporter will be up against "Angels & Demons", the prequel of "The Da Vinci Code" which stars Tom Hanks. The release of "Bruno" on that particular day will also mark the starter kick of the summer movie season since the date chosen has often been identified with the beginning of the summer movie season.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' Ignited 'Red Alert' on a U.S. Airport
March 29, 2008 11:03:37Apparently, Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who made Borat character famous, would not be shunned away from problems with his comedy films. After being sued by many for his hit mockumentary comedy "Borat", the Golden Globe-winning actor's film crew have allegedly made the airport securities at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport floundering about when filming his latest comedy "Bruno".
Kansas.com reported that the filming of the Universal Pictures' comedy has generated "red alert" on the airport officials as a film crew of a film about a European man going to America stripped down to their tight shorts. After stripping down, the crew then said to be dancing, kissing and fighting in the airport lobby. It is unknown though whether Cohen was among the crew as the online publication didn't note him nor his character in the article.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'Bruno' Starts Filming
March 01, 2008 11:03:34It has been said that the new comedy film featuring Sacha Baron Cohen's another alter ego from his "Ali G Show", "Bruno" has reportedly begun its shooting. According to Defamer.com, the Universal Pictures' movie slated for late 2008 release has been seen taking its principal photography in Los Angeles.
The site reports that an eyewitness has seen the British comedian shooting for the film at On Your Marks Studio in Sherman Oaks on last Thursday, February 21. The source said, "I saw Sacha Baron Cohen doing filming as Bruno (gay Austrian) at On Your Marks Studio in Sherman Oaks on Feb. 21st. He was dressed in tight leather black pants with a bedazzeled g-string showing. his hair was frosted blond and straight."
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"Borat" Star Sacha Baron Cohen Plays "Bruno"
October 28, 2006 10:10:24The rumors on the street happen to be true. "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen is picking up "Bruno" as his next film project.
Greater than that, the soon-to-be-released movie has reportedly triggered an intense bidding war among heavy contenders in Hollywood, like Universal Pictures, DreamWorks, Sony, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. Pictures just to name a few.
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