LGF 2.0 The Blogmocracy (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
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’ [..] 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...
Don Surber (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Producer Barrie Osborne, part of the Oscar-winning team behind the Lord of the Rings films, wants to do a biopic of Muhammad, the London Guardian reported. The last time someone in the West depicted Muhammad. Ah, but Muhammad won’t actually be depicted in the film. Maybe they still have that burning bush from “Ten Commandments” somewhere in props [...]
EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
The producer of the blockbuster trilogies "The Matrix” and "The Lord of the Rings,” Barrie Osborne, is now working on a $200 million movie about the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. Helping to guide the project is Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood theologian. One quick look at this so-called "moderate” should raise serious...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Good to see them using orthodox Islamic advisors, no??? The producer of the blockbuster trilogies “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings,” Barrie Osborne, is now working on a $200 million movie about the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. Helping to guide the project is Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood theologian. One quick look at...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
... was a demand for religious-themed entertainment… The film is scheduled to be produced by Barrie Osborne, a producer on The Lord of the Rings films and The Matrix . It is being financed by Al-Noor Holdings, a media company that has created a $200million film production fund to invest in Hollywood. Al-Noor Holdings has hired the cleric Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi as their lead...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
by Ryan Mauro The producer of the blockbuster trilogies “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings,” Barrie Osborne, is now working on a $200 million movie about the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. Helping to guide the project is Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood theologian. One quick look at this so-called “moderate” should...
Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Hollywood ?lmmakers know all about dealing with recalcitrant stars. But making a movie about a figure who can’t be depicted for fear of enraging his 1.5 billion followers is a whole other challenge.Earlier this month, Barrie Osborne, the American producer of such blockbusters as The MatrixThe< Lord of the Rings, announced plans for an “epic” retelling of the life of the Prophet Muhammad....
Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... to the stars This is a guest post by CSC Research Intern, Alexandra Sokolowski. Hollywood's Barrie Osborne, producer of "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", is making a $150 million movie on the life of the prophet Mohammed. It's a remake of the controversial 1976 film "The Message", which led to riots - and two deaths - in the US. To avoid reactions...
Gates of Vienna (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Our Flemish correspondent VH has translated an article about the collaboration of the film director Barrie Osborne and Yusuf Al Qaradawi. VH notes: Amanda Kluveld often writes excellent and very interesting columns that are published in the left-wing newspaper De Volkskrant . There must be many readers biting off their nails once a week… And the translated article, published in...
EuropeNews (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Hollywood's Barrie Osborne, producer of "The Matrix" and "The Lord of the Rings", is making a $150 million movie on the life of the prophet Mohammed. It's a remake of the controversial 1976 film "The Message", which led to riots - and two deaths - in the US.
mediawatchwatch.org.uk (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
A major Hollywood film about the inventor of Islam is due to begin production in 2011. Qatar based production company Alnoor Holdings has brought in big-shot producer Barrie Osborne (The Matrix and Lord of the Rings) to make a biopic of Mohammed. The usual restrictions apply: no depictions of the “prophet” or his immediate family. Wallace [...]
Planck's Constant (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
According to the Guardian, Matrix producer Barrie Osborne plans a Mohammad biopic that he says, 'will educate people about the true meaning of Islam'.
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Lord Of The Rings producer Barrie Osborne is to make a movie about Islam's Prophet Mohammad.
monochrom (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Barrie Osborne is planning a $150 million production, funded by a holding company in Qatar, that "will educate people about the true meaning of Islam." The scholar "Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi [will] oversee all aspects of the shoot. In accordance with Islamic law, the prophet will not actually be depicted on screen. Link
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... as my own son turns 8, I may have the opportunity to return the favour. The Guardian reports that Barrie Osborne , one of the producers of Lord of the Rings and The Matrix, is planning to produce an English-language biopic of the Prophet Muhammad. This comes on the heels of news from last year of a similar movie by producer Oscar Zoghbi, a planned remake that hews close to Akkad's...
