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Cinematical: No Islamic Landmarks Were Harmed in the Making of '2012'
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Cinema Blend News: Roland Emmerich Axed Muslim Destruction From 2012 Out Of Fatwa Fear
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Satu-satunya yang tak dihancurkan Roland Emmerich di film 2012 adalah landmark Islam. Baca: http://bit.ly/SgoRC http://bit.ly/4gQ60y 4 days ago |
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@gruber Do you have Roland Emmerich already? See: http://scifiwire.com/2009/11/5-best-things-2012s-direc.php 4 days ago |
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Christ statue, Sistine chapel & St Peter's destroyed in #2012 but director left Kaaba alone, afraid of 'fatwa'. http://bit.ly/3Hgvf0 6 days ago |
No Islamic Landmarks Were Harmed in the Making of '2012'
Cinematical —
... Adam's finger. St. Peter's Basilica rolls over onto a crowd of devoted worshipers. Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Reedemer statue falls to earth as its wracked by shockwaves. The White House is even crushed by, of all things, an aircraft carrier. But eagle eyed fans of watching organized religion get its disaster porn comeuppance will have noticed that there are no Islamic landmarks on the CGI chopping block.
That wasn't always the plan, however. Emmerich explained to SCI FI Wire that he had originally hoped the Kaaba, one of the holiest sites in the Islamic ...
Daily Scan for 11.03.09 - Hopkins Sires Thor, Theron Seduces Mad Max
SciFi Scanner —
... • Roland Emmerich discusses his reasons for destroying every monument in the world for the forthcoming disaster flick, 2012, with one exception: The Kaaba in the holy city of Mecca. ...
Roland Emmerich Axed Muslim Destruction From 2012 Out Of Fatwa Fear
Cinema Blend News —
Roland Emmerich Axed Muslim Destruction From 2012 Out Of Fatwa Fear Roland Emmerich is willing to murder billions of people in his films, blow up the planet, and end life as we know it; but theres one thing that stops him cold: Islam. Emmerich tells Sci-Fi that hed originally planned to include a scene in his new disaster movie 2012 where the Kaaba was destroyed. Its a cubed shaped building in Mecca and one of Islaams holiest sites. So whyd he back off? You know why. Because hes afraid of Muslims. Emmerich says, my co-writer Harald said I will not have a fatwa on ...
Emmerich reveals fear of fatwa axed 2012 scene
Film | guardian.co.uk —
... "I wanted to do that, I have to admit," Emmerich told scifiwire.com. "But my co-writer Harald [Kloser] said I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie. And he was right. ...
'2012': The End Again, By Kurt Loder
MTV Movies —
... While the snickering fat cats get ready to split, the unticketed masses are deep in prayer. The director's heart is probably not with them, though — not after he's blown away a Buddhist monastery, the Sistine Chapel and the giant Jesus statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro. (Not that Emmerich holds nothing sacred. In an online interview, he's quoted as saying that he'd wanted to wipe out a sacred Islamic shrine, too, but then thought ... maybe not: "You can [let] Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with an Arab symbol, you would have ...
