Posted on 11/02/2009 8:53:59 PM PST by Steelfish
November 2, 2009
Life of Muhammad To Be Filmed, But Don’t Expect To See Him On Screen
In Hollywood terms, it was the greatest story almost never told - until now.
With Middle Eastern money becoming an increasingly powerful cog in the global entertainment industry, it was perhaps inevitable that, sooner or later, someone would embark on a mega-budget epic about the life of the Prophet Mohammed.
That moment has arrived thanks to a wealthy Qatari media company which has put together a team featuring a crack Hollywood producer and a Muslim cleric who is banned from visiting Britain to bring the project to life.
Plans for the $150million English-language biopic were announced at the close of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in Qatar on Sunday.
The narrative will run from the years before the Prophet’s birth through to his death but there will be one conspicuous break from conventional biopic methods: in accordance with Islamic tradition the film will not represent the Prophet himself or direct members of his family.
A source close to the project said that Mel Gibson’s hugely successful (and gruesome) crucifiction film The Passion of the Christ had proved that there was a demand for religious-themed entertainment.
(Excerpt) Read more at entertainment.timesonline.co.uk ...
I recall a conversation, of all places at a martial arts film message board, with a muslim who was aghast that Jesus was being portrayed onscreen in ‘The Passion of the Christ’. He blabbed about how it was not allowed to depict a prophet. I said, “In your religion. Not mine.” and that He wasn’t a prophet He was the Lord. He was a pretty amiable guy, but...zowee mcgee.
They can shove this film.
It’s going to be a huge multi million $ fraud.
Thanks for posting - I wondered how they were going to get around that “you show mohammed we kill you” rule.
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