I expect this to bomb in theaters

in accordance with Islamic tradition the film will not represent the Prophet himself or direct members of his family.

That sounds like the stupidest concept for a movie in history.

*looks at goofy "Goat Boy" publicity still from "Avatar" in the website sidebar*

...Hmmmm.

jehovahs witness protection: So the film is pretty much about some crazy old man farking 9 year old girls?

Well hell I can get that from /b

This will not end well.

HaywoodJablonski: I expect this to bomb in theaters

FTFY

This should end well"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad,_Messenger_of_God#Response
"On March 9, 1977, a group led by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, seized several buildings and took 134 hostages in Washington, D.C.[2] The takeover led to the fatal shootings of a journalist and a police officer, and the non-fatal shooting of Marion Barry, who would become mayor of Washington, D.C. two years later. One of their demands was to prevent the release of the film. One of the hostage-takers specifically said, according to an on-site reporter, that "he wanted a guarantee from the whole world it will never be shown or they would execute some of the hostages".[3]"

They did this in the 1970s and it caused wharrgarrbl.

Clarence Potter: This should end well"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad,_Messenger_of_God#Response
"On March 9, 1977, a group led by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, seized several buildings and took 134 hostages in Washington, D.C.[2] The takeover led to the fatal shootings of a journalist and a police officer, and the non-fatal shooting of Marion Barry, who would become mayor of Washington, D.C. two years later. One of their demands was to prevent the release of the film. One of the hostage-takers specifically said, according to an on-site reporter, that "he wanted a guarantee from the whole world it will never be shown or they would execute some of the hostages".[3]"

D'oh, wasn't fast enough and didn't provide the citation :( Good work.

jehovahs witness protection: So the film is pretty much about some crazy old man farking 9 year old girls?



Does Netflix deliver to France?

jehovahs witness protection: So the film is pretty much about some crazy old man farking 9 year old girls?

Came here to troll this.

So its going to be a woody Allen movie directed by roland Polanski?

Phase 2: KaBOOOM!!!

I dunno a bout a Muhammed film, but the epic film based on a Muslim I'd like to see would be based on Saladin.

An-Unnecessarily-Long-Name: So its going to be a woody Allen movie directed by roland roman Polanski?

Starring Jeffrey Jones and Paula Poundstone.

The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

I knew I got his name wrong

bhcompy: I dunno a bout a Muhammed film, but the epic film based on a Muslim I'd like to see would be based on Saladin.

Or a miniseries based on Suleiman the Magnificent

This could make a Michael Bay film look like Spongebob.

I hope it's a cartoon.

This is gonna rattle some cages.

Sybarite: I read a really good book about Saladin a couple of years back and heartily agree that he'd be a fascinating subject for a biopic.

Which book?

Who will play Aisha?

Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

Says who? Muslims? Who cares? Adhereing to religous rules sure hasn't stopped other films from depicting things that other religions find objectionable.

/Que "ZOMG, X-tians are SO REPRESSORED!!1!" meme
//But seriously, WTF?

I fail at teh spellongs.

I hope this movie isn't about the Muhammed that worked with me at the Getty, because I don't know who would want to see that. I mean, he was cool and everything, but I wouldn't call his story "epic".

Well, maybe the part with me in it would be.

Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

No you're confused. Muslims can't depict him. I'm free to depict him all I want.

Step 2: DIAF

So the movie won't depict Muhammed ? Wow, let's do "Malcolm X" and not show Denzel. That'll be popular.

Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

ODDwhun: Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

No you're confused. Muslims can't depict him. I'm free to depict him all I want.

This. By allah, THIS.

"Well, Muhammad - who's totally behind that refrigerator box..."

Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

I've heard of a movie that was essentially about a major religious figure that never showed his face. I think it won 11 Oscars.

Uh huh....and this won't increase the number of suicide bombings in the world how exactly?

Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

Depends on your sect what the specific prohibition is. Some interpret the ban so broadly that you can't depict anything living (thus the geometric design of the temples and lack of, say, still-life murals) and some think of it more in the same way christians think of the 'no idols' rule: you can still have crosses and whatnot so long as the symbolic uses are limited.

Also, this was already done. It was called "Dune".

ODDwhun: Pxtl: The very fact that you can't depict him kind of makes this impossible.

No you're confused. Muslims can't depict him. I'm free to depict him all I want.

Well, you're free to depict him in the same way I'm free to tell the big mean drunk at the bar that his haircut is gay. I can DO it, there just might be serious consequences.

That having been said, I'm so friggin' tired of people being afraid of these people. And by "these people," I mean Islamic extremists, as the majority of the one billion Muslims in this world are by and large no crazier than any other group of religious people. But the fact that television networks and movie studios and newspaper companies and book publishers are self-censoring is just disgusting. It stinks of cowardice. If you're too scared to offend people, don't get into the media. For god's sake, we have torture porn, we can't have a respectful, well done movie about the life of one of the world's most influential figures?

Baldanders: And by "these people," I mean Islamic extremists, as the majority of the one billion Muslims in this world are by and large no crazier than any other group of religious people

Sounds a lot like: NTTAWWT.

I foresee NO ONE having an issue with this.