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Sacha Baron Cohen's New Comedy Divides Opinion: "'Borat' but Make It Feminism?"
The film casts Rosamund Pike as a company executive in a gender-reversed world, with Thea Sharrock directing a supporting ensemble including Richard E. Grant.
- Netflix releases Ladies First, a comedy starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Damien Sachs, a sexist advertising CEO who wakes up in an alternate world where gender roles are reversed.
- Directed by Thea Sharrock, the film mirrors high-concept alternate-world stories like 1995's White Man's Burden and Nancy Meyers' 2000 comedy What Women Want.
- Cohen faces off against former underling Alex Fox, played by Rosamund Pike, alongside supporting cast members Richard Grant, Fiona Shaw, Emily Mortimer, and Charles Dance.
- The trailer suggests a provocative premise that critics expect will draw polarized reactions, with some viewers finding the topic inherently unfunny and others debating the film's gender dynamics.
- Netflix will distribute the film internationally on May 22, positioning the comedy for a potentially contentious reception as audiences engage with its critique of deep-seated power structures.
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Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy divides opinion: "'Borat' but make it feminism?"
Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film, Ladies First, has released its first trailer to a mixed reception on social media. The former Borat star plays a chauvinist who finds himself transported to a parallel world where the power dynamics between men and women are reversed. The comedy also stars Rosamund Pike and has been met with a mixture of responses on X (formerly Twitter). Many were positive, with one fan writing: “Borat but make it feminism? the int…
'Genuinely might be the worst trailer I've ever seen': new Netflix movie Ladies First slammed by outraged fans as woman dominated world becomes man's 'worst nightmare'
New Netflix movie Ladies First explores and man's worst nightmare in a woman dominated world — but its first trailer hasn't gone down well.
Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy comeback might cause a Netflix meltdown
It really doesn't take much to whip up an internet firestorm where seemingly everybody online has an opinion they need to deliver in a splenetic shout. But some topics are more incendiary than others: The first trailer for Netflix's comedy Ladies First seems like it's designed not just to push people's buttons, but to draw bristling reactions from everyone who makes it their business to have opinions on movies.
Netflix has released a trailer for the comedy "Ladies First," starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike. The former plays a terrifying man who relishes his status as the master of his own world. A careless collision with a lamppost sends the central character into an alternate world:
Trailer for Netflix comedy Ladies First starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike
Read the original post on Flickering Myth here: Trailer for Netflix comedy Ladies First starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike Netflix has released a trailer for Ladies First, the upcoming comedy from director Thea Sharrock (Wicked Little Letters), ahead of its arrival on the streamer this May. Sacha Baron Cohen stars as Damien, a wealthy ladies man who finds his world of power and casual flings turned upside down when he awakens, after wa…
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