‘Borat’ director, Maher to team
On paper at least, the film sounds like a meeting of two of America’s most politically incorrect minds: Lionsgate announced Friday that it had acquired distribution rights to an untitled feature documentary about world religion, directed by Larry Charles (his first project since “Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”) and starring outspoken political humorist Bill Maher -- formerly of Comedy Central’s “Politically Incorrect” who is now host of HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher.”
“We feel this film can play as broadly as a Michael Moore film, and it’s sure to be as provocative, informative and entertaining as any documentary in recent memory,” Lionsgate president of theatrical films Tom Ortenberg said in the announcement. He added: “Of course, a movie that deals topically with religion is bound to generate controversy, and that makes it a risky proposition.”
Maher said: “Comedically, the topic of religion is hitting the side of a barn -- it’s literally hard to miss.”
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