By Kenneth Li
NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal to make "Borat 2," a sequel to the hit film about a boorish Kazakh journalist on a road trip across America, News Corp. (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile , Research) Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday.
Murdoch, whose company owns the Hollywood studio behind the original film, 20th Century Fox, offered no details about the planned follow-up as he spoke to reporters at a media conference, other than to say the film's star and creator was on board.
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"He's signed up to do a sequel for us," Murdoch told attendees of the gathering sponsored by McGraw-Hill.
A spokesman for Cohen declined further comment.
