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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 7, 2018 19:03:35 GMT
From actor/camera operator Behdad Zarza:
Posted on July 4th
An TV interview, with the Director and the Producers. The latest feature film which I am shooting with Writer & Director Omer Sarikaya, as the Director of Photography and also one of the lead Actors, entitled "Islamophobia". A beautiful, compelling and very interesting movie! Very unique. Early next week I am flying to the beautiful Albania to resume and complete shooting.
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Post by Testudo86 on Jul 7, 2018 19:07:29 GMT
To me it looks like an attempt to get attention for a film that has been already mostly filmed. They are dying trying to add some big name to get any attention. JC and Seagal ? No way. I hope JC stay away from it. If it's about Islam they should contact muslim actors.
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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 7, 2018 19:10:18 GMT
To me it looks like an attempt to get attention for a film that has been already mostly filmed. They are dying trying to add some big name to get any attention. JC and Seagal ? No way. I hope JC stay away from it. If it's about Islam they should contact muslim actors. Yeah, I get what you are saying. But if at least means JCVD and Gibson sharing a scene, that would be nice.
And seems like it will have some fighting at least ... judging from this set pic:
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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 7, 2018 19:17:05 GMT
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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 7, 2018 19:26:05 GMT
Actually, I just ran into an article from January
Stop Islamophobia – Movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Post by Claudia on Jul 7, 2018 20:19:20 GMT
www.themuslimpost.com/stop-islamophobia-movie-starring-jean-claude-van-damme/Stop Islamophobia – Movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
The movie plot revolves around Omar, who was born in Bosnia to a Christian father and a Muslim mother. When the war in Bosnia started in 1984, Omar, only 8 years old at the time, immigrated with his mother to Rotterdam to start a new life after the disappearance of his father.
As a teenager growing up in a different society, Omar started to suffer from an identity crisis, discrimination and racism. Omar, after some time, decided to convert to Islam. He started to search for more information about Islam and due to some of his new friends, Omar suddenly finds himself on the CIA blacklist as a dangerous terrorist.
Starting from this moment, his life turns upside down.
“Islamophobia” starring the famous Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Egyptian Italian actor Fabio Abraham, the American actress Bobbie Phillips, the American actor Chris Mulkey, the American Turkish actor Adam Dormi, the Italian actress Antonella Salvucci, the Spanish actor Jesus Sans and the French actor Aksel Ustun, among others.
Choosing the action star Van Damme to be the movie hero, indicates that the movie will contain several action scenes. Sarikaya started shooting the movie and already publicized some of its scenes, but Van Damme will start shooting his scenes sometime around mid-January.
Sarikaya announced that two scenes from “Islamophobia” will be shot in Egypt in front of the Giza Pyramids. The rest of “Islamophobia” scenes will be shot in the Netherlands, Turkey and the United States.
“The film aims to defend Islam’s image in front of other countries that do not know the truth about Islam, especially in this critical period where most of the European countries and the U.S. suffers from Islamophobia,” Sarikaya explained.
“Islamophobia” movie will highlight the coexistence of the three religions by presenting three families – one Christian, one Jewish and one Muslim, illustrating how they coexist alongside each other.
The movies highlights how despite politics separating the families, they remain cohesive, mutually supportive in critical times and remain in strong and firm bonds, united to ward off a great danger that threatens them all during the movie.
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Post by Claudia on Jul 7, 2018 20:26:35 GMT
It's kind of strange that JCVD isn't in the video if he is the star of the movie, but look who is.. Kamel Krifa:
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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 7, 2018 20:36:46 GMT
I guess this video compilation is of them guys auditioning. JCVD does not need to audition.
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Post by Claudia on Jul 7, 2018 20:40:00 GMT
To me it looks like an attempt to get attention for a film that has been already mostly filmed. They are dying trying to add some big name to get any attention. JC and Seagal ? No way. I hope JC stay away from it. If it's about Islam they should contact muslim actors.
There is no way Seagal would say 'yes' to a movie that has JCVD in it, let alone have him as the hero. 
They did have some (local?) media attention in Mexico:
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Post by Claudia on Jul 7, 2018 20:47:32 GMT
I guess this video compilation is of them guys auditioning. JCVD does not need to audition. That's not an audition, the actors show their support for the movie and thank the director for the role they got offered. Seems more like they were trying to proof that the names they had in mind are actually interested. |
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Post by Gen. Miro on Jul 8, 2018 9:17:53 GMT
Any new news?
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Post by Claudia on Jul 8, 2018 9:44:16 GMT
I've made a list of people who are linked to the movie, the people in green are in the movie for sure. The people in orange have said that they want to be in the movie.
Islamophobia
Adam Dormi
Aksel Ustun - Hans (France)
Alec Baldwin - (USA)
Angelo Borrer - Teacher
Antonella Salvucci - (Italy)
Ash Saliya -
Ayan Isik
Bobbie Phillips -
Chris Mulkey - Avi (USA)
Dana Dajani - Selma
Daniel Baldwin - Yusuf (USA)
Christopher Atkins - (USA)
Ecem Uzgor - Eva
Fabio Abraham - Yusuf
Fanny Torres - Spy (Mexico)
Hripsime Sargsyan - Anna
Jean-Claude Van Damme - Dark Man (Belgium)
Jaime Feenstra - (Netherlands)
Jesus Sans - Priest
Kamel Krifa
Lorenzo Lello Carvelli - Convict
Marcus Calvin - David (Germany)
Melina Demir -
Mell Gibson -
Michael Walde-Berger -
Mike Mitchel - Priest (UK)
Mounir Aboulasri - Zubayer
Naira Manoukian - Naira
Nick Nevinger - Alon
Orhan Milli - Alon
Pierre Dulat - John
Robert De Niro -
Salar Zarza or Behdad Zarza - Ali
Siraj Zaidi - Iman
Toygum Ates -
Valeria Protasova - Helga
Wilma Elles - (Germany)
Yusuf Islam
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Post by Claudia on Jul 8, 2018 9:44:47 GMT
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Post by Claudia on Jul 8, 2018 10:01:38 GMT
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Post by Claudia on Jul 8, 2018 10:34:54 GMT
No, the articles have the same info. We should know more in a couple of days because Fanny Torres starts shooting again and she said that her partner will be played by Van Damme.
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