{"id":2059070,"date":"2026-07-23T18:29:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059070"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:29:53","slug":"secret-ali-g-film-who-iz-i-confirms-2026-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059070","title":{"rendered":"Secret Ali G film \u2018Who Iz I?\u2019 confirms 2026 release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ali-G-Sacha-Baron-Cohen.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Secret Ali G film \u2018Who Iz I?\u2019 confirms 2026 release date<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The surprise comeback will see Sacha Baron Cohen directing for the first time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T19:29:53+01:00\">23rd July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ali-G-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Ali G\" title=\"Ali G Sacha Baron Cohen\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G, pictured in 2001. CREDIT: John Rogers\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sacha Baron Cohen has confirmed that his secret new Ali G film,\u00a0<i>Who Iz I?<\/i>,\u00a0will be released in cinemas\u00a0later this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1203\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Sacha Baron Cohen\u2019s Ali G shows up at Wimbledon following new movie rumours<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The movie, which will be Baron Cohen\u2019s\u00a0first as a\u00a0director,\u00a0will be out on October\u00a023, with\u00a0Amazon MGM Studios distributing. Plot details\u00a0remain\u00a0under wraps, although\u00a0the project was reportedly filmed in secret\u00a0and will see the character return to his man-on-the-street prank format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Baron Cohen announced the news in character yesterday (July 22), writing: \u201cDey haz finally made a documentary about me. And it ain\u2019t dat crap one about da penguins, dis one haz got at least twice as much animal sex. <i>Ali G: Who Iz I? <\/i>Cominatcha on 10.23 wotever dat means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation comes less than two weeks after\u00a0Baron Cohen revived Ali G at the Wimbledon men\u2019s singles final on July 12, where he appeared on Centre Court wearing the character\u2019s\u00a0familiar yellow-tinted\u00a0sunglasses, skull\u00a0cap\u00a0and gold\u00a0jewellery, alongside a Wimbledon-branded tracksuit top.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbGoI4ZhuGv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a video from the tournament, Ali G described tennis as \u201ca crap version of ping pong\u201d before joking about selling \u201cherbal remedies\u201d to spectators.<\/p>\n<p>The character, a satire of\u00a0appropriated\u00a0street culture, was first introduced on Channel 4\u2019s\u00a0<i>The 11\u00a0O\u2019Clock\u00a0Show<\/i>\u00a0in 1998, with\u00a0Baron\u00a0Cohen conducting slang-heavy interviews with unsuspecting public figures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His popularity led to\u00a0<i>Da Ali G Show<\/i>\u00a0in the early 2000s, the 2002 feature film\u00a0<i>Ali G Indahouse<\/i>\u00a0and an appearance in\u00a0Madonna\u2019s \u2018Music\u2019 video.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian\u00a0subsequently\u00a0found international success with two other characters originating from the same comic universe,\u00a0Borat\u00a0and Br\u00fcno. The first\u00a0<i>Borat<\/i>\u00a0film grossed more than $260million worldwide, while\u00a0<i>Borat Subsequent\u00a0Moviefilm<\/i>\u00a0was also shot in secret and released in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel earned two Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting\u00a0Actress\u00a0for Maria Bakalova and Best Adapted Screenplay for\u00a0Baron\u00a0Cohen and his fellow writers.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0has returned to Ali G sporadically in the years since\u00a0<i>Ali G Indahouse<\/i>, including for\u00a0<i>Ali G:\u00a0Rezurection<\/i>\u00a0in 2014 and appearances on US talk shows and awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Cohen also led the fantasy comedy\u00a0<i>Ladies First<\/i>, playing a male chauvinist transported to a society in which women hold the power.\u00a0Its trailer divided viewers 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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jerry_seinfeld_live-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jerry_seinfeld_live-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Jerry Seinfeld tells influencer that Palestine \u201cdoesn\u2019t exist\u201d after Knicks game<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ania_magliano_snluk-400x254.jpg\" 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film,\u00a0<i>Who Iz I?<\/i>,\u00a0will be released in cinemas\u00a0later this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1203\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Sacha Baron Cohen\u2019s Ali G shows up at Wimbledon following new movie rumours<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The movie, which will be Baron Cohen\u2019s\u00a0first as a\u00a0director,\u00a0will be out on October\u00a023, with\u00a0Amazon MGM Studios distributing. Plot details\u00a0remain\u00a0under wraps, although\u00a0the project was reportedly filmed in secret\u00a0and will see the character return to his man-on-the-street prank format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Baron Cohen announced the news in character yesterday (July 22), writing: \u201cDey haz finally made a documentary about me. And it ain\u2019t dat crap one about da penguins, dis one haz got at least twice as much animal sex. <i>Ali G: Who Iz I? <\/i>Cominatcha on 10.23 wotever dat means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The confirmation comes less than two weeks after\u00a0Baron Cohen revived Ali G at the Wimbledon men\u2019s singles final on July 12, where he appeared on Centre Court wearing the character\u2019s\u00a0familiar yellow-tinted\u00a0sunglasses, skull\u00a0cap\u00a0and gold\u00a0jewellery, alongside a Wimbledon-branded tracksuit top.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbGoI4ZhuGv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a video from the tournament, Ali G described tennis as \u201ca crap version of ping pong\u201d before joking about selling \u201cherbal remedies\u201d to spectators.<\/p>\n<p>The character, a satire of\u00a0appropriated\u00a0street culture, was first introduced on Channel 4\u2019s\u00a0<i>The 11\u00a0O\u2019Clock\u00a0Show<\/i>\u00a0in 1998, with\u00a0Baron\u00a0Cohen conducting slang-heavy interviews with unsuspecting public figures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>His popularity led to\u00a0<i>Da Ali G Show<\/i>\u00a0in the early 2000s, the 2002 feature film\u00a0<i>Ali G Indahouse<\/i>\u00a0and an appearance in\u00a0Madonna\u2019s \u2018Music\u2019 video.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian\u00a0subsequently\u00a0found international success with two other characters originating from the same comic universe,\u00a0Borat\u00a0and Br\u00fcno. The first\u00a0<i>Borat<\/i>\u00a0film grossed more than $260million worldwide, while\u00a0<i>Borat Subsequent\u00a0Moviefilm<\/i>\u00a0was also shot in secret and released in October 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The sequel earned two Oscar nominations, including Best Supporting\u00a0Actress\u00a0for Maria Bakalova and Best Adapted Screenplay for\u00a0Baron\u00a0Cohen and his fellow writers.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0has returned to Ali G sporadically in the years since\u00a0<i>Ali G Indahouse<\/i>, including for\u00a0<i>Ali G:\u00a0Rezurection<\/i>\u00a0in 2014 and appearances on US talk shows and awards ceremonies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Cohen also led the fantasy comedy\u00a0<i>Ladies First<\/i>, playing a male chauvinist transported to a society in which women hold the power.\u00a0Its trailer divided viewers online, with one\u00a0describing the premise as \u201c<i>Borat\u00a0<\/i>but\u00a0make\u00a0it feminism\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/secret-ali-g-film-who-iz-i-confirms-2026-release-date-3958656&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ali-G-Sacha-Baron-Cohen.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News Secret Ali G film \u2018Who Iz I?\u2019 confirms 2026 release date The surprise comeback will see Sacha Baron Cohen directing for the first time By Max Pilley 23rd July 2026 Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G, pictured in 2001. 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