Sacha Baron Cohen has found inspiration for his next comedy. As reported in both Variety and Deadline, the comedy will be based on Hong Kong tycoon Cecil Chao’s $65 million dowry offer last week to any man who successfully woos his lesbian daughter, Gigi Chao, into marrying him.
Chao’s bid, made on the heels of his daughter’s elopement in Paris with her longtime girlfriend, made international headlines.
Cohen's film is tentatively titled 'The Lesbian'. Little else is known about the comedy, beyond that Cohen could also star in the film.
Despite Chao's strange offer, Gigi Chao said she wasn't upset with her father in an interview with the AP.
"I'm actually on very, very loving terms with my father. We speak on a daily basis. He just has a very interesting way of expressing his fatherly love," Chao, 33, said.
