Erran Baron Cohen is set to score the upcoming comedy The Dictator starring his brother Sacha Baron Cohen who is also co-writing and producing the project. Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and Jason Mantzoukas are co-starring in the movie directed by Larry Charles. Megan Fox and John C. Reilly are making cameos in the comedy. The film follows a heroic dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy never comes to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Scott Rudin (The Social Network) is producing and screenwriters Alec Berg, David Mandel & Jeff Schaffer (Seinfeld) co-wrote the script and are also among the movie’s producers. Erran Baron Cohen previously wrote the music for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Glorious Benefit Nation of Kazakhstan and 2009’s Bruno. Paramount Pictures will be releasing The Dictator worldwide on May 12, 2012.
Erran Baron Cohen to Score ‘The Dictator’
Posted: July 5, 2011 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Erran Baron Cohen, Sacha Baron Cohen, The Dictator
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