Comments on: Producer Of ‘The Matrix’ & ‘LOTR’ Wants To Burn $150 Million On Biopic Of Muhammad

By: SK

SK — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:43:23 +0000

I thought showing Muhammad's face or an image of him was not allowed.

Remember the Danish cartoon controversy and riots from a couple years back?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:53:10 +0000

Why not just make "The Pilgrimage of Mr. Bean?" That way we can be edutained!

By: Shadow And Act

Shadow And Act — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:50:05 +0000

Islam is the world’s second largest religion after Christianity, so, surely the profit potential in a film of this magnitude certainly isn’t lost on the production team putting this together.

However, as an English-language project? Some will probably be insulted by that! I understand the likely reasons for making it so, but even Mel Gibson recognized the value in authenticity, when he made his "The Passion Of The Christ" in 2004, in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew, with subtitles - which became the highest grossing non-English language film, and the most successful R-rated film in the United States of all-time, grossing almost $400 million domestically, despite its paltry $30 million budget!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:46:58 +0000

I think controversy within film is GOOD and one of the great powers of film is to get people to talk about controversial things. It is strange to think that the fact that a film might be (or probably will be) "divisive" is a reason to not proceed.

By: kevinjagernauth

kevinjagernauth — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:42:09 +0000

The "phu-leeze" was aimed more at the first half of the quote, where Osborne thinks his film is going to be some kind of cultural hug-in. Given who is overseeing the shoot, the production (if it even happens) is going to hugely divisive.

And, no, the film isn't going to accomplish educating people about the religion either.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:36:15 +0000

i don't understand. what do you posit the aim of the film would be, if not to "educate people about the true meaning of Islam". like, do you think that the goal is to make an anti-Islam film? really, please explain.