<p>A sequel to the comedy <em>Borat</em> has been purchased by Amazon Prime and is expected to hit the streaming platform before November's US election, a source familiar with the deal told AFP Tuesday.</p>.<p>The movie will see British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen reprise his cult favourite role as a bumbling and politically incorrect reporter from Kazakhstan, after nearly 15 years.</p>.<p>The 2006 original, <em>Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan</em>, grossed more than $260 million, winning over critics and spawning endless catchphrases among devoted fans. It even earned an Oscar screenplay nomination.</p>.<p>According to Deadline, the follow-up movie was shot covertly with minimal crew as soon as coronavirus restrictions eased this summer in the US and overseas.</p>.<p>The original saw Cohen's fictional and homophobic journalist blundering across the US in search of cultural enlightenment -- with the joke at the expense of Americans, who nevertheless lapped it up at the box office.</p>.<p>The sequel will again see Cohen "going undercover to get people to reveal their true selves and their often unflattering biases, with only the slightest provocation," the Deadline report said.</p>.<p>The controversial satirist's anarchic, gonzo-style comedy has spawned multiple celebrated TV and movie characters such as wannabe rapper Ali G and gay Austrian TV presenter Bruno.</p>.<p>Cohen -- who also made the 2012 movie <em>The Dictator</em> starring himself as a Moamer Kadhafi-style despot -- was recently seen pranking public figures in the TV series <em>Who is America?</em></p>.<p>In one memorable scene from the show, Cohen hoodwinked Republican politicians into endorsing a made-up plan to train preschoolers in how to fire a gun, although the show drew mixed reviews.</p>.<p>Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential nominee and ex-Alaska governor, slammed the comedian's "evil, exploitive, sick 'humour.'"</p>.<p>Cohen plays a leading role in Aaron Sorkin's Oscar-tipped drama <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7</em>, streaming on Netflix next month.</p>
<p>A sequel to the comedy <em>Borat</em> has been purchased by Amazon Prime and is expected to hit the streaming platform before November's US election, a source familiar with the deal told AFP Tuesday.</p>.<p>The movie will see British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen reprise his cult favourite role as a bumbling and politically incorrect reporter from Kazakhstan, after nearly 15 years.</p>.<p>The 2006 original, <em>Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan</em>, grossed more than $260 million, winning over critics and spawning endless catchphrases among devoted fans. It even earned an Oscar screenplay nomination.</p>.<p>According to Deadline, the follow-up movie was shot covertly with minimal crew as soon as coronavirus restrictions eased this summer in the US and overseas.</p>.<p>The original saw Cohen's fictional and homophobic journalist blundering across the US in search of cultural enlightenment -- with the joke at the expense of Americans, who nevertheless lapped it up at the box office.</p>.<p>The sequel will again see Cohen "going undercover to get people to reveal their true selves and their often unflattering biases, with only the slightest provocation," the Deadline report said.</p>.<p>The controversial satirist's anarchic, gonzo-style comedy has spawned multiple celebrated TV and movie characters such as wannabe rapper Ali G and gay Austrian TV presenter Bruno.</p>.<p>Cohen -- who also made the 2012 movie <em>The Dictator</em> starring himself as a Moamer Kadhafi-style despot -- was recently seen pranking public figures in the TV series <em>Who is America?</em></p>.<p>In one memorable scene from the show, Cohen hoodwinked Republican politicians into endorsing a made-up plan to train preschoolers in how to fire a gun, although the show drew mixed reviews.</p>.<p>Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential nominee and ex-Alaska governor, slammed the comedian's "evil, exploitive, sick 'humour.'"</p>.<p>Cohen plays a leading role in Aaron Sorkin's Oscar-tipped drama <em>The Trial of the Chicago 7</em>, streaming on Netflix next month.</p>