Washington DC, USA
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has said that he wonât be returning to play his fan-favourite role of Borat in future movies.
Cohen first portrayed Borat Sagdiyev, a gangly, grey-suited journalist working for Kazakhstanâs state-run TV network, in the 2006 movie 'Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'.
'Unimaginable and Disgraceful', Hollywood reacts to Capitol attack
He recently came out with its sequel âBorat Subsequent Moviefilmâ, which was released on streamer Amazon Prime Video ahead of the US presidential election in November.
During a profile interview with Variety, Cohen said he made 'Borat 2' because he âfelt democracy was in perilâ due to Donald Trumpâs presidency.
âI felt democracy was in peril, I felt peopleâs lives were in peril and I felt compelled to finish the movie. The movie was originally about the danger of Trump and Trumpism.
âWhat coronavirus demonstrated was that thereâs a lethal effect to his spreading of lies and conspiracy theories. I donât want to egotistically imply that people would watch Borat and not vote for Trump, but that was the aim,â Cohen said.
Sacha Baron Cohen mocks Donald Trump's defeat: 'Youâre out of work'
With Joe Biden set to become the next US President after he won 306 Electoral College votes against Trump, who only managed 232, Cohen said it is time for him to say goodbye to Borat.
âI brought Borat out because of Trump. There was a purpose to this movie, and I donât really see the purpose to doing it again. So yeah, heâs locked away in the cupboard,â the actor said.