The Wrap reports that the Motion Picture Association of America has given Sacha Baron Cohen’s (Borat) next film Bruno a NC-17 rating. The rating given was because of numerous sexual scenes that the ratings board considers over the line.
One of the scenes in question was with Bruno — a gay Austrian fashionista played by Baron Cohen — who appears to have anal sex with a man on camera. In another, the actor goes on a hunting trip and sneaks naked into the tent of one of the fellow hunters, an unsuspecting non-actor.
Sounds like they are raising the bar again from the naked hotel room fight in Borat. The film still has a bit of time before it’s July 10th release to get edited down to an R rating. We will have to wait until a DVD to see the full director’s cut. Bruno got overwhelmingly positive response from the footage shown at SXSW festival. Looks like Cohen could end up having the funniest film of the year, again.
Are you excited for Bruno? What did you think of Borat?