The newly decorated Plaza de España in Sevilla - EFE
To be released across Europe under the name, ‘The Dictator’ it sees the actor who is already well-known as Borat, Bruno and Ali G take on a heavy beard and dark glasses to become the dictator of an unnamed Arab country. The Plaza de España has been decorated to become his presidential palace.
It’s the first Cohen film to be financed by Hollywood, and reports indicate that the 39 year old actor has been given ‘carte blanche’. Supporting him and also in Sevilla currently filming are Megan Fox and Ben Kingsley. The production is produced by Paramount Pictures and the Spanish company, Kanzaman Productions.
It’s estimated the filming in Sevilla, which will be concentrated in the Plaza de España on August 30 and 31 from 9am to 9pm both days, will bring a million € to the city in hotel room costs for the actors and crew alone. Total budget is estimated at 36 million €.
Two castings have already been carried out in the city to select 1,500 extras. Also 150 dancers have been selected to make up the dictator’s security contingent.
On September 1 the crew moves to the old terminal at Sevilla airport where they will shoot scenes of the dictator descending from a plane.
The film has a projected premier date of May 11 2012 in New York, and will open elsewhere in later weeks.
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