Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat sequel set to launch on Amazon Prime ahead of US election
Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel to the 2006 hit comedy Borat will premiere on Amazon Prime Video.
Details are thin on the ground about the film, but the long-awaited sequel, titled
The film is a direct sequel to 2006’s Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan and will once again feature Baron Cohen as oblivious Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev.
The teaser trailer for the upcoming film sees Borat return to America alongside his teenage daughter (played by Maria Bakalova) before the upcoming Presidential election - and becoming caught up in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
As always, Baron Cohen uses on his provocative style of comedy to elicit laughs - including discussing abortion with a pastor and beating Covid-19 with a frying pan.
The British star was spotted filming in character in Los Angeles last month. He also attended a conservative rally in Washington State in June and reportedly tricked the audience into singing racist song lyrics.
The original Borat featured Baron Cohen travelling around the US, ostensibly to gain a greater understanding of the country.
It featured a number of real-life interviews, often showing the interviewees nonplussed by Borat’s outrageous behaviour.
It was a box office smash, grossing more than 262 million dollars (about £203 million) worldwide.
Baron Cohen, whose other comic creations include Ali G and Bruno, earned critical acclaim for his most recent TV series, the satirical Who Is America?
Reporting by Press Association