The man who brought us Ali G, Borat and Bruno – the latter film almost a lock to hold on as one of my 10 favorites of the year – Sacha Baron Cohen has been movin’ on up and grabbed himself a piece of the production pie in the form of Four By Two Films, a production shingle created to help the uniquely talented SBC line up projects for himself.

“Variety” brings the ruckus about the deal after a pitch for an untitled film purchased by Columbia for seven figures. SBC will write the script with Ant Hines, Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer, who all helped script both Borat and Bruno.

At the same time, Four By Two Films has made a deal with Universal Pictures for “Accidentes,” a Baynham-scripted comedy in which Baron Cohen will play an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney of Latin descent who becomes a hero of the working class when he helps an immigrant win a judgment against his wealthy employer after a landscaping mishap. He becomes the enemy of L.A.’s power elite.“

Though Bruno didn’t do Borat-type box office numbers, it still made $140 million worldwide. I certainly will be sad to see him forced into scripted fare for the rest of his career, if that happens to be the case, while still keeping my fingers crossed for an under-the-radar new character and film that emerges from the depths of obscurity. However, any SBC is welcome, even if it doesn’t prey on the unsuspecting public. I’m glad he’s had the success he’s had and hope it continues.

With the Bruno Blu-ray coming out in just two weeks and Borat Blu-ray coming out in the UK (but unannounced in the U.S.) on Tuesday, I saw this deleted scene from Bruno I could share with you. There was one point where I was considering writing a piece about the scenes from Bruno we knew about that weren’t in the film and therefore would hopefully wind up on the Blu-ray/DVD, but as the list was only three deep, it seemed paltry. There still aren’t any reviews of the Bruno disc that I can find, but it appears this one should be on there. Here’s Bruno and Pete Rose. Yes, that one.