Mohammad in the movies?
How in the world will this play out? (All puns intended) From The Atlantic:
Bloggers are aghast at news that a $150 million movie about the life of Islam founder Muhammad is in the works. Islam prohibits visual depictions of the prophet, and the film’s producer is Hollywood heavyweight Barrie Osborne, whose credits include the Lord of the Rings Trilogy book-to-screen adaptation and the first Matrix movie. He’s set to begin work on the Muhammad movie in 2011, after he wraps up “Kingdom Come,” a biopic on Jesus Christ.