"The Dictator" is inspired by a book Hussein wrote.
Paramount joked in a press release that "the film tells the heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed."
'Borat' star Cohen to portray Saddam Hussein
LOS ANGELES Paramount Pictures says the British comic will portray former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in the new film "The Dictator." Cohen is also co-writing the script.
