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News & ArtsMonday, November 2, 2009
Film / Nerd Today in Movie Deals
Posted by Paul Constant on Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Movie deal the first:
The Terminator franchise is for sale. This means that we might not get a new McG-directed Terminator movie, which means I will cry myself to sleep at night from now until forever.
Joss Whedon has offered ten thousand big dollars for the rights to direct a new Terminator movie. If he was serious, I'd say give it to him. But I don't think he's serious.
Movie deal the second:
A producer behind The Matrix and Lord of the Rings is going to produce a movie about the life of 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".
Um, what a great idea! I can totally see radical Islamic extremists getting really excited over this one. Can we get Jack Black for the starring role?
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I saw a blurb on Muhammad earlier today and had the same thought. My second thought was "I wonder if they'll show him fucking all those goats."
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So when does the manga comic about Mohammed, which shows his image literally, get made into a movie?
Be nice if they kept it as anime, instead of making a 3-D live version.
Be nice if they kept it as anime, instead of making a 3-D live version.
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I wonder if they'll show him marrying his 6 (or 7) year old bride (Aisha, daughter of Abu Bakr), and then consummating the marriage with her when she's 9.
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they won't actually show him on-screen. cinematic fail.
unless they depict it THROUGH MUHAMMAD'S EYES. POV goat fucking!
unless they depict it THROUGH MUHAMMAD'S EYES. POV goat fucking!
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@3,
No, next will be a "Muhammad" and "The Passion of the Christ" crossover!
Jesus vs. Muhammad: Judgement Day!
No, next will be a "Muhammad" and "The Passion of the Christ" crossover!
Jesus vs. Muhammad: Judgement Day!
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If they really want to stir the pot and get more publicity they should reimage the legend and have a female actor play Muhammad.
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Let the jihad begin! I'll have my Randall King Faisal set in hand by then (the same ceremonial knives that were given to him back in the 30s - two knives with 13" and 12" blades, ivory handles and silver furniture), so bring it on.
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If nothing else this maybe movie will maybe have great "epic" battle scenes. Because I don't care about quality film I will watch just for that.
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