Egypt bans ‘Bruce Almighty’
Egyptian authorities have banned the Jim Carrey film “Bruce Almighty,” saying the comedy infringes on God’s sacredness.
Madkour Thabit, who heads the state-run censorship body responsible for audio and visual productions, criticized the movie for featuring “actors playing the role of God.”
In the film, Carrey plays a TV reporter who gets a shot at being God for a week.
In June, Egyptian censors banned “The Matrix Reloaded” on religious grounds, saying it challenged the topics of existence and creation.
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