Sacha Baron Cohen is not a man who takes his movie roles lightly. He doesn’t just pick characters, he picks characters that he can fully embody and inhabit. Fittingly he is in talks to star in an English language adaptation of the Spanish blockbuster film series Torrente.
Like Bruno and Borat, Torrente is a character created by a comedian: Spanish actor Santiago Segura. Unlike Cohen’s other characters, Torrente is willfully ignorant. You see, the chaos caused by Cohen’s alter-egos was a result of their respective obliviousness. In contrast, Torrente is described as a “lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, extreme-right-wing Madrid cop” so one can’t exactly plead ignorance in his defense. It would be a comedic delight to see Cohen tackle such an anti-hero. His acerbic wit has never been fully unleashed on the world and while it’s unfortunate he would have to do this with another man’s creation, it would still be hilarious.
The script is being written by the guys behind another upcoming Cohen film – The Dictator – which gives him more impetus to join this project. The Dictator won’t start filming until early 2011 so he still has a few more weeks to figure out what his next role will be. Of course, the dude could simply opt to spend time with his wife Isla Fisher and lets be honest, why would you ever want to leave the house when she’s waiting for you in the bedroom?
Source: LA Times
