Muhammad movie? | Movie News
LORD OF THE RINGS and MATRIX producer Barrie Osbourne thinks it’s time that the world got to know the good prophet Muhammad a little better. That's why he's going ahead with a $150M biopic of the man meant to "educate people about the true meaning of Islam."
Now, that’s all well and good, as religious leaders from Buddha to Jesus have all gotten their own feature films at some point, and Islam has been dragged through the mud a bit in recent years, but as I recall, isn’t there just a wee bit of a problem with this movie since Islamic law forbids images of Muhammad to exist? Yeahhh…
Osborne's production will reportedly feature English-speaking Muslim actors. It is backed by the Qatar-based production company Alnoor Holdings, who have installed the Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to oversee all aspects of the shoot. In accordance with Islamic law, the prophet will not actually be depicted on screen.
"The film will shed light on the Prophet's life since before his birth to his death," Ahmed Abdullah Al-Mustafa, Alnoor's chairman, told al-Jazeera. "It will highlight the humanity of Prophet Muhammad."
It’s going to be pretty damn hard to highlight someone’s humanity when they’re not even allowed to be shown onscreen because they’re too holy, don’t you think? But I can’t wait to see how a Muhammad-less Muhammad movie actually comes to pass and just how much controversy it spawns. Good times all around I’m sure.
Source: The Guardian
Extra Tidbit: What's the $150M being spent on? CGI-ing the Muhammad actor out of every scene?
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Anytime Hollywood gets involved expect some kind of controvesy... Ah yes, the prophet muhammad (P.B.U.H) portrayed by Matthew "let...
Anytime Hollywood gets involved expect some kind of controvesy... Ah yes, the prophet muhammad (P.B.U.H) portrayed by Matthew "let me show my abs" Mconaughey... hey it worked for Jake in Prince of Persia, right?
The only director I can see handling this is Edward Zwick.
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But yeah, hopefully they don't cause outrage by actually depicting him on screen, I'm assuming they wouldn't be that stupid though.
But yeah, hopefully they don't cause outrage by actually depicting him on screen, I'm assuming they wouldn't be that stupid though.
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But yeah, hopefully they don't cause outrage by actually depicting him on screen, I'm assuming they wouldn't be that stupid though.
But yeah, hopefully they don't cause outrage by actually depicting him on screen, I'm assuming they wouldn't be that stupid though.
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who do you think has the chops to make this?
who do you think has the chops to make this?
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Although I haven't seen this version from what I know the actors look into the camera and talk as if they are talking to the prophet.
There is so much that they could mention in the film that i dont...
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Although I haven't seen this version from what I know the actors look into the camera and talk as if they are talking to the prophet.
There is so much that they could mention in the film that i dont see how a single film may do justice to the story. Maybe B.Osborne is planning a trilogy. this is after all Hollywood.
Also Islam forbids the depiction of all of gods Prophets (from Adam to Jesus, May Peace be upon them all).
God willing that this film sheds light on Islam for all those who see it.
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