A holy rom-com?

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by: Mike Sampson Dec. 8, 2006

Romantic comedies have been the source of a lot of criticism lately but what if there were one graced by Jesus himself? No, not that Jesus to the right (though that would make for a GREAT romantic comedy) but that Jesus, as in The Son of God. Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment are planning PRODIGAL SON, a romantic comedy that would star Jesus. In the film, a woman falls in love with a caring carpenter who turns out to be Jesus Christ who has returned to Earth and is living in Los Angeles and working in Ikea. Oh this is gonna go over real well in the Bible Belt. Producer Gigi Grazer, Imagine head Brian Grazer's wife, acknowledged the difficulty of putting Jesus into a romantic comedy saying, "he won't be having sex." See, Hollywood isn't completely sacriligeous... Oddly Grazer says the idea came to hear when contemplating Britney Spears' vagina (seriously) and how it might be one of the signs of the apocalypse. Cause a Jesus romantic comedy is in no way, shape or form a sure sign of the apocalypse. Script writing is underway with Grazer writing with Mimi James.

Source: Variety

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Servo
12:35PM on 12/09/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
retarded
This sounds like something SNL would do a fake trailer for. Seriously, this has to be the most retarded idea I've heard in a while.
This sounds like something SNL would do a fake trailer for. Seriously, this has to be the most retarded idea I've heard in a while.
 
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Rudy_Russo
8:17PM on 12/08/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I don't really know if Jim Caviezel would want to take the role again, considering the last time he played Christ he was struck by lighting twice.
I don't really know if Jim Caviezel would want to take the role again, considering the last time he played Christ he was struck by lighting twice.
 
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tsukasa13
6:31PM on 12/08/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Awesome.
I'm very much a Christian, and I think this sounds like a wonderful idea. I can't wait.

"But who would play The J-man?"

They should totally get the same guy from the Passion of the Christ...
I'm very much a Christian, and I think this sounds like a wonderful idea. I can't wait.

"But who would play The J-man?"

They should totally get the same guy from the Passion of the Christ...
 
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Rudy_Russo
1:20PM on 12/08/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Call me crazy but this sounds like a hilarious idea. Jesus building knock up furniture in Ikea. Whats not to love? But who would play The J-man?
Call me crazy but this sounds like a hilarious idea. Jesus building knock up furniture in Ikea. Whats not to love? But who would play The J-man?
 
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thebrodyman
12:39PM on 12/08/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Why?
I don't think think this is a very good idea. I hope this doesn't pan out. Sorry.
I don't think think this is a very good idea. I hope this doesn't pan out. Sorry.
 
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maf
8:00AM on 12/08/2006 Add as a friend | MFC profile
"You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus."
"You said it, man. Nobody fucks with the Jesus."