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Sacha Baron Cohen Forms Production Co.
"Da Ali G" and "Borat" star launches Four By Two Films.
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It’s perhaps the most anticipated head-to-head competition in Oscar history.
Kathryn Bigelow’s low-budget indie war film, “The Hurt Locker,” and James Cameron’s 3D mega-blockbuster “Avatar,” both nominated for nine Oscars Tuesday, are going directly against one another for Director and Best Picture, among other categories.
Oh, and of course, Bigelow and Cameron used to be married.
Which film is going to win the big Best Picture prize on March 7?
TheWrap breaks down the competition.
After making movies out of all three characters he created for "Da Ali G Show," Sacha Baron Cohen has created a production company to generate scripted comic vehicles for himself.
Baron Cohen has formed Four By Two Films, and has gotten his production shingle off to a rousing start with a spec pitch auction that saw Columbia Pictures spend seven-figures to beat out two other studios for an untitled vehicle for him.
Read more from Variety.
