Title: An Epic Movie in the making!
RedDawn - November 2, 2009 05:26 PM (GMT)
Only a few years ago a picture with this subject wouldn't have been able to come to fruition. :ph43r: But with the election of Obama and the enlightenment of our youth (along witha growing Muslim population in the US & the rest of the world) it is not only a reality but will be the largest grossing and watched movie of all time! :iagree:
Matrix producer plans Muhammad biopic. 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.
"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."
The as-yet-untitled picture is due to go before the cameras in 2011. It remains to be seen, however, whether it will be beaten to cinemas by another Muhammad-themed drama. Late last year, producer Oscar Zoghbi announced plans to remake The Message, his controversial 1976 drama that sparked a fatal siege by protesters in Washington DC. The new version, entitled The Messenger of Peace, is currently still in development.
Matrix producer plans Muhammad biopic. 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.
"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."
The as-yet-untitled picture is due to go before the cameras in 2011. It remains to be seen, however, whether it will be beaten to cinemas by another Muhammad-themed drama. Late last year, producer Oscar Zoghbi announced plans to remake The Message, his controversial 1976 drama that sparked a fatal siege by protesters in Washington DC. The new version, entitled The Messenger of Peace, is currently still in development.
Nacho - November 2, 2009 06:07 PM (GMT)
Marching through the STREETS OF LONDON during their recent 'Religion of Peace Demonstration....'
Pearl Bailey - November 3, 2009 02:55 AM (GMT)
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Good! We won't have to watch the filthy pig :ph43r: having his way with six-year-old girls! :angry: :puke:
These folks need to remember that, once motivated, no one kills more efficiently than white people. I think it's about time to get started. :killem2:
Chadi - November 3, 2009 03:04 AM (GMT)
if dey shoe Proffit i go to da Hollywud an kut much heds off! Islum peecefull! :upset:
Heretic - November 3, 2009 05:32 PM (GMT)
:lmao:
rateye - November 4, 2009 12:33 AM (GMT)
Anthony Quinn made the same movie in 1976. It's a remake at best. and ya know, I've never seen the Quinn movie on American tv---ever. I imagine the towel heads would bomb the tv station if they ran commercials about sliced ham during the movie.-----------When you learn the words to Cum Bye Yah in Parsi or Arabic, why don't you come back and sing it for us ???