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Prophet Mohammed Film Planned
Telegraph(UK) ^ | October 31st 2009

Posted on 11/01/2009 11:37:09 AM PST by Steelfish

Prophet Mohammed Film Planned

An epic film about the Prophet Mohammad backed by the producer of "The Lord of the Rings" is being planned with the aim of "bridging cultures".

01 Nov 2009

Filming of the £90 million English-language film was set to start in 2011, with Barrie Osborne as its producer, Almoor Holdings, a Qatari media company, said.

The company 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.

Mr Osborne told Reuters that the film would be an "international epic production aimed at bridging cultures".

"The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam," he said. The company launched a £120 million international film fund on Oct 31 to invest in film projects amid tight financing in the wake of the financial crisis and plans to focus on Hollywood.

The company said it aimed to attract the "best international talent" to star in the motion picture.

Almoor was set up this year to take advantage of economic opportunities in the entertainment industry, focusing on international film production, Arabic production and animation.

Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, aims to become a cultural hub in the region. Earlier this week, it held the first Tribeca Doha Film Festival attended by regional and international filmmakers, stars, agents and distributors.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: film; mohammed

1 posted on 11/01/2009 11:37:10 AM PST by Steelfish
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To: Steelfish
"international epic production aimed at bridging cultures".

Well, good luck with that. No matter what PC steps you take, you're going to upset some group in The Religion of Perpetual Outrage.

2 posted on 11/01/2009 11:42:56 AM PST by edpc (Those Lefties just ain't right)
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To: Steelfish

to those who live within 5 miles of ANY THEATRE that shows such a film... STOCK UP ON AMMO..

I find it amazing that an ISLAMOFASCIST can hack a man’s head off on video...yet is OFFENDED if an INFIDEL mentions their Prophet(cult leader)by NAME, or LESS.

I wish the producers a lot of luck, and if you need an actor that would appear in such a film... gimme a call..


3 posted on 11/01/2009 11:44:20 AM PST by gwilhelm56 (I will DIE with Israel BY MY SIDE, rather than LIVE with the CHAINS of ISLAM on my Back!)
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To: Steelfish

I doubt very seriously the disgusting ‘prophet’ will portrayed as anything but Christlike.

Jesus said “Let the children suffer unto me”

Mohammad said “Let the children suffer, I’m ho...” well, you know.


4 posted on 11/01/2009 11:45:01 AM PST by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: Steelfish

Wait a minute. I thought it was blasphemy to depict or portray Mad Mo in any medium, and that doing so was a capital offense in islam.


5 posted on 11/01/2009 11:48:42 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Steelfish
"The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam"

Should be rated NC-17 for extreme blood, gore, horror and violence.

6 posted on 11/01/2009 11:50:16 AM PST by rickmichaels
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To: ought-six
** ... doing so was a capital offense in islam.**

EVERYTHING is a Capital Offense in ISLAM!!

7 posted on 11/01/2009 11:56:47 AM PST by gwilhelm56 (I will DIE with Israel BY MY SIDE, rather than LIVE with the CHAINS of ISLAM on my Back!)
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To: Steelfish

I guarantee protests within a few days. Muslims will claim Mohammed cannot be shown in a film. I believe they rioted for similar reasons in India a few years back when a similar announcement was made.


8 posted on 11/01/2009 11:58:29 AM PST by JimWayne
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To: gwilhelm56
EVERYTHING is a Capital Offense in ISLAM!!

Not everything. Killing a family member for your hurting your perceived "honor", treating your women like animals or having forced sex with a 10 year old doesn't seem to offend them.

9 posted on 11/01/2009 11:59:55 AM PST by airborne (I'm from an older generation. When killing the enemy was a good thing!)
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To: rickmichaels
"The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam"

Muslim "speed dating" !!!

10 posted on 11/01/2009 12:02:17 PM PST by airborne (I'm from an older generation. When killing the enemy was a good thing!)
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To: Steelfish
As long as their theology is "kill all the Christians and Jews".

IMHO, It's not a religion...it's a cult....always has been, always will be.

11 posted on 11/01/2009 12:04:18 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Steelfish
They tried it, once in 1976. the movie, called The Messagehttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074896/, To comply with Muslim beliefs, Neither Muhammad, nor his wives, his daughters nor his sons-in-law could be either seen or heard on screen. This caused some dramatic difficulties,with actors addressing the camera, and nodding in agreement to what Muhammad had just said.This still caused rioting.
12 posted on 11/01/2009 12:12:08 PM PST by jmcenanly
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To: edpc

How did the last one they make do at the box office?


13 posted on 11/01/2009 12:13:09 PM PST by dominic flandry
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To: dominic flandry

Beats me. The only way I’d ever watch it is if my sawed off infidel head was carried into the theater.


14 posted on 11/01/2009 12:15:13 PM PST by edpc (Those Lefties just ain't right)
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To: Steelfish

Could they get around the “no depiction” thing by using first-person camerawork? Everything as seen through Mad Mo’s eyes? Hmmm.

Of course, this was just a trial balloon and it will never get off the ground. They’ll announce in a few days that the project was called off over “artistic differences” or “mass murder at the production studio” or “the producer was killed for apostasy” or something similar.

Then again, maybe we could get Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon to star, with Michael Moore as the producer. That might solve a LOT of problems!


15 posted on 11/01/2009 12:16:48 PM PST by DNME (We are now under a state of emergency (for H1N1) so Katie bar the door!)
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To: Steelfish
Pleased to meet you!"

"Hope you guessed my name!"

16 posted on 11/01/2009 12:21:25 PM PST by airborne (I'm from an older generation. When killing the enemy was a good thing!)
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To: Steelfish

Oliver Stone must be directing it—so it will be full of lies.


17 posted on 11/01/2009 12:36:03 PM PST by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: Steelfish

I thought child pornography was illegal?


18 posted on 11/01/2009 12:40:49 PM PST by Eddie01 (Newt's an intellectual... midget)
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To: dominic flandry

How did the last one they make do at the box office?

It BOMBED!

I’m here all week, thanks and good night.


19 posted on 11/01/2009 12:59:54 PM PST by singletrack (..................................................................)
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To: Eddie01
**I thought child pornography was illegal?**

The MURDERING, TERRORIST CULT of ISLAM calls that

MARRIAGE!!!


20 posted on 11/01/2009 1:01:55 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (I will DIE with Israel BY MY SIDE, rather than LIVE with the CHAINS of ISLAM on my Back!)
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To: Steelfish

“The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam,”

So the film will point out that Islam discriminates against non-Muslims and allows lying and rape?


21 posted on 11/01/2009 1:25:25 PM PST by Islaminaction
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To: Steelfish

I like to know what Hollywood actor would play Mommand

Or which Hollywood studio pick up this movie I doubt any studio if they don’t want their studio burn down in other countries by offended Muslums


22 posted on 11/01/2009 1:45:43 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: ought-six

They are not going to show Mohammed in the movie, “in keeping with Islamic strictures.” This will be perhaps the first film biography of a person in which the person never appears. I can’t wait to see the heroic adventures of the peaceful prophet...well, I won’t actually see it, of course, but I’ll hear all about it from a cast of thousands. If the film is accurate, there will need to be a lot of beheadings.


23 posted on 11/01/2009 2:21:25 PM PST by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Steelfish
The company said the film - in which the Prophet would not be depicted, in accordance with Islamic strictures - was in development

Isn't this like the (during Apartheid) South African production of Othello, which had Othello never appearing on the stage?

24 posted on 11/01/2009 2:24:48 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (God wants a Liberal or RINO hanging from every tree...or TWO, if they're UN meddlers.)
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To: airborne

MadMo, is that you?

How’s your boss, Satan, doing?

BTW, did he ever tell you how well that whole Rebellion thing worked out for him?


25 posted on 11/01/2009 2:29:39 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (God wants a Liberal or RINO hanging from every tree...or TWO, if they're UN meddlers.)
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To: Steelfish

For it to be accurate it’ll need to be filmed partially in San Fernando Valley, capital of turd burglar porno movies. (Common culture knowledge, nothing personal. I swear. The sheep were lying...so were the ducks.)


26 posted on 11/01/2009 2:38:12 PM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: Steelfish

By what right does a hate-obsessed, child-molesting, goatherder qualify as a prophet?

This POS stole aspects of Judaism and Christianity, threw in murder and mayhem and called it a religion. The Mayans who tore the hearts out of their living victims hearts had more of a religion.


27 posted on 11/01/2009 2:46:48 PM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: ApplegateRanch
Satan comes in many disguises! Sometimes he even seems to be harmless!

You just never know where he'll pop up next!

28 posted on 11/01/2009 3:01:18 PM PST by airborne (I'm from an older generation. When killing the enemy was a good thing!)
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To: airborne
Yeah; many guises; many disciples.


29 posted on 11/01/2009 5:01:24 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (God wants a Liberal or RINO hanging from every tree...or TWO, if they're UN meddlers.)
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To: Steelfish
The last time a movie about the life of Mohammed came out, it inspired some uniquely Islamic movie criticism.
30 posted on 11/01/2009 5:20:07 PM PST by Loyalist (A tagline so irenic it deserves a Nobel Peace Prize of its own!)
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