LOS ANGELES - Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's follow-up to Borat, has been scheduled by Universal Pictures for a May 15, 2009, release.
Like the title character in the hit Borat, Bruno is based on a skit character--this time an Austrian faux fashionista--from Cohen's former HBO series, Da Ali G Show.
So far, Sony's Tom Hanks-starring mystery drama Angels & Demons, based on the Dan Brown novel, represents the only competition for Bruno in its release slot.
Borat, which 20th Century Fox opened in November 2006, had a better-than-expected bow of $26.5 million and went on to gross $128.5 million domestically.
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