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Olde Tyme Religion
'The Matrix' producer to make Prophet Mohammad film
2009-11-02
A film about the Prophet Mohammad backed by the producer of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Matrix" is under discussion, a Qatar media firm said on Sunday, aiming to create an English-language blockbuster for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

Filming of the $150 million movie
budget: actors $5, production $10M, bribes to imans and mullahs $50M, security $85M
is set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Alnoor Holdings said.

Alnoor said the film - in which the Prophet would not be depicted, in accordance with Islamic strictures - was in development and talks were being held with studios, talent agencies and distributors in the United States and Britain.
No doubt the romantic stories of how he acquired his various wives will be lovingly dwelt upon: six year old Aisha, whom he didn't touch in a husbandly way until she had reached the ripe old age of nine; his first wife, the rich widow merchant for whom he worked as a camel driver; whatsername, the Jewish war captive, taken from one of his captains... Then there are the peace treaties so conveniently broken... By sticking strictly to Koran and Sunnah an absolutely fascinating epic could be constructed.
Cecile B. DeMille once said, "give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a movie." Wonder if that's true for the Koran?
Posted by:lord garth

#15  Brain death must be in season. Neither Sunnis nor Shiites permit theatrical portrayals of islam's phony "prophet." There were numerous murders when a film of that kind was made in the seventies. And the savages are even more restless these days.
Posted by: Angusoting Stalin9280   2009-11-02 17:57  

#14  Rated P for Pedophile friendly.
Posted by: ed   2009-11-02 15:53  

#13  Won't get into actual production.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2009-11-02 15:42  

#12  PolaNski... duh
Posted by: Critch, etc   2009-11-02 13:05  

#11  If Polaski gets out he'd be the perfect director since they have so much in common.
Posted by: Critch Lumplump4556   2009-11-02 13:04  

#10  From what I understand, this guy is a masochist who pays to have someone beat him. This somehow seems appropriate.
Posted by: Frozen Al   2009-11-02 11:31  

#9  I need a ruling on whether the voiceover actor will be allowed to read the script.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2009-11-02 11:16  

#8  "Alnoor said the film - in which the Prophet would not be depicted, in accordance with Islamic strictures - was in development..."

So it'll be something like Cloverfield?
Posted by: Bulldog   2009-11-02 11:15  

#7  "I am the Angel Gabriel, and Allah, the most beneficient, the most merciful, has commanded me to tell you these things."

"Whoa!"
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2009-11-02 10:53  

#6  "Hey Mo - there's a mountain outside, wants to talk to ya..."
Posted by: mojo   2009-11-02 10:46  

#5  If the Director yells, "CUT," RUN!
Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700   2009-11-02 09:16  

#4  Will this be the Monty Python version?
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2009-11-02 09:03  

#3  I'm betting it'll be as fictional as the LOTR and Matrix as well....

Either that or a horror flick.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-11-02 08:35  

#2  I wonder if Sacha Baron Cohen is available for the lead role as Mo?
Posted by: DMFD   2009-11-02 06:40  

#1  I wonder if the new Bible movies will consult religious leaders and strictly follow the scriptures.
Posted by: gromky   2009-11-02 02:20  

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