- JEDDAH: Egyptian director Tarek Alarian will start producing his first movie that will focus on the life of the Antichrist after getting the go-ahead by Cairo’s Azhar University, which is also a center that issues religious edicts.
Scriptwriter Mohamed Hafez has already started writing the script, which will portray the Antichrist in a different light than what had been presented in the past. Alarian announced that he was considering Egyptian actors Khaled El-Sawy and Asser Yassin to play the Antichrist role.
Alarian confirmed that the new movie would present the character using special techniques and vision. Alarian added that the movie would be a high-budget production. “Several production companies will help produce the movie in order to afford the $50 million budget,” said Alarian.