New Muhammad biopic won't actually show Muhammad on the screen.

[SlyPokerDog]

Barrie Osborne, part of the Oscar-winning team behind the Lord of the Rings films, says the new production 'will educate people about the true meaning of Islam'.

Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now the Oscar-winning American film-maker is set to embark on his most perilous quest to date: making a big-screen biopic of the prophet Muhammad.

Budgeted at around $150m (£91.5m), the film will chart Muhammad's life and examine his teachings. Osborne told Reuters that he envisages it as "an international epic production aimed at bridging cultures. The film will educate people about the true meaning of Islam".

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.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/nov/02/matrix-producer-plans-muhammad-biopic

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

However, the part of baby Muhammad in the cradle will be played by a GE 60 watt light bulb.

 

[CelticKing]

lol

how can u show someone when you don't know how he looked like? same with jesus and other religious people 2000+ years ago

 

[ABM]

Here he is:

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Sounds like a role KingSpeed should audition for.

A leading role in a movie without actually having to learn any lines. Hell you wouldn't even have to show up for filming.

Wait, maybe I should audition for this.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Here he is:

hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha!!!

You religious biggot, you.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Here he is:

I hereby issue a fatwah to take up arms against ABM!

 

[MARIS61]

This movie has all the makings of a real bomb.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

This movie has all the makings of a real bomb.

HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Stop it, you're killing me.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.prostitute/index.html

 

[Colonel Ronan]

I wish I was easily humored...

 

[ABM]

Here he is:

On a more serious note, you guys know where this picture is from, right?

 

[BrianFromWA]

The end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? After "he chose poorly"?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

On a more serious note, you guys know where this picture is from, right?

Original Star Trek

 

[ABM]

Original Star Trek

The Corbomite Maneuver


...

 

[SlyPokerDog]

...

I believe it was the episode with Ron Howard's brother, Clint Howard.

 

[ABM]

I believe it was the episode with Ron Howard's brother, Clint Howard.

Yep. He was the freakin' little midget dude.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Yep. He was the freakin' little midget dude.

Did you see the new Trek movie this summer?

I thought it was great. A hell of a reboot to the entire franchise. I look forward to seeing more movies from this cast for years to come.

 

[LameR]

Maybe they'll just show him wearing a fish helmet.

 

[maxiep]

I'm shocked...SHOCKED at the source of this financing for this film.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I'm shocked...SHOCKED at the source of this financing for this film.

Did you see how much Mel Gibson's Jesus pic made? I'm sure he's looking at this with figures like that in mind.

 

[maxiep]

Did you see how much Mel Gibson's Jesus pic made? I'm sure he's looking at this with figures like that in mind.

This movie feels more like Oliver Stone's "W" to me. That is to say, a movie financed to promote a specific point of view without consideration to making money.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

This movie feels more like Oliver Stone's "W" to me. That is to say, a movie financed to promote a specific point of view without consideration to making money.

Really? I think this guy is focused on making money first and foremost. A major Hollywood movie focused at a Muslim audience has the potential to make big $$.

 

[maxiep]

Really? I think this guy is focused on making money first and foremost. A major Hollywood movie focused at a Muslim audience has the potential to make big $$.

It will be interesting to see how much money it makes. I would find it odd and a bit creepy if a biopic of the life of Jesus had a scholar to "oversee all aspects of the shoot", which I take as code language for dictating the vision of the film.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It will be interesting to see how much money it makes. I would find it odd and a bit creepy if a biopic of the life of Jesus had a scholar to "oversee all aspects of the shoot", which I take as code language for dictating the vision of the film.

You'd want to consult someone on a project like this or you could spend the rest of your life in hiding.

Salman Rushdie

 

[maxiep]

You'd want to consult someone on a project like this or you could spend the rest of your life in hiding.

Salman Rushdie

That is an EXCELLENT point.