The first photo of Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator was released today, and let’s just say we’re going to go ahead and start slowly assembling our “incredibly hirsute tyrant” costume for Halloween 2012. Due out on next May, The Dictator plot features the Bruno star as, the official press release explains, “a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. It is inspired by the best selling novel, Zabibah and The King, by Saddam Hussein.” Or in our unofficial press release, “Borat 2.0, but with more sashes.”
Joining their fearless leader in the film is Jason Mantzoukas, Ben Kingsley and Anna Faris as Cohen’s love interest. Earlier this week a clean-shaven Sacha was also spotted in New York filming scenes for The Dictator in a patriotic track suit, which is a great alternative outfit to wear in October 2012, depending on how much you’re really willing to shell out at Michael’s to look like a ruthless totalitarian.
[Photo: /Paramount Pictures]
