Posted on 02/17/2014 3:09:57 PM PST by Rio
“Son of God” producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have cast Satan out of their upcoming Biblical epic about Jesus Christ, an individual familiar with the 20th Century Fox project has told TheWrap.
“Son of God” is a reshaped version of last year’s hit History Channel miniseries “The Bible,” which co-starred Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni as Satan. Burnett and Downey came under fire last year because Ouazanni bears a striking resemblance to President Barack Obama, though the producers said at the time that the casting controversy was unintentional and merely coincidental.
“Someone made a comment that the actor who played the devil vaguely resembled our president, and suddenly the media went nuts,” Downey said in a statement Monday. “The next day, when I was sure everyone would only be talking about Jesus, they were talking about Satan instead. For our movie, ‘Son of God,’ I wanted all of the focus to be on Jesus. I want his name to be on the lips of everyone who sees this movie, so we cast Satan out. It gives me great pleasure to tell you that the devil is on the cutting room floor.”
20th Century Fox will release “Son of God” on Feb. 28. The 10-hour miniseries has been pared down to two hours, which meant sacrificing Satan’s scenes to focus on Jesus.
The end of February has proven to be a lucrative time of year for faith-based movies, as “The Passion of the Christ” earned $125 million in its first five days after opening on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004.
Did they ever consider that maybe it’s Satan who looks like Obama?
If you believe that I have a nice one acre lot in the middle of the Okeefenokee Swamp I'd like to sell you.
I fear that the Obama look-alike actor's movie career days are numbered. Maybe some plastic surgery to look like Juan Williams would be useful to him if he wants to continue eating.
Leni
Darn. I was thinking of going to see it.
Maybe not now.
I think it was too big a distraction for liberals.
Thinking it is Obama, they kneel and kowtow before it.
But then, when they discover it is Satan, they kneel and kowtow before it.
Who complained-Obama or Satan?
Who else would Satan look like???
Deleting a black man’s scenes because of his looks? Sounds racist to me!
which meant sacrificing Satan’s scenes to focus on Jesus.
You atheists kill me. Always trying to disregard Jesus. I am thrilled that they are focusing on Jesus. My gosh they had to get rid of 8 hours and you would rather then get rid of Jesus. God bless your soul. I hope you change your ways.
A 10 hr. miniseries cut down to 2 hrs?????
You want to sit in a theater for 10 hours? You can, I will sit there for 2 hours thank you very much.
Darn. I was thinking of going to see it. Maybe not now.
Then don’t complain when they don’t make anything else that is conservative. You guys bitch all year and cry and throw tantrums about lack of good movies and now you spoiled brats are all poo pooling over a 10-hour mini series being cut to a 2-hour movie and are upset over the focus on Jesus. You guys are something else. I look forward to the complaining in the coming years because nobody goes to conservative movies so why make them. This is all your fault!!!!
LOL.
Seems they could have gotten Obama to just play himself in the movie.
Then there’s the possibility he was on another vacation.
Like that poor rodeo clown down dere in Texas... although it may have enhanced the clown's career. :-O
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