![]() Sichler has been quietly coming to grips with the vagaries of the Arab film biz. It might not be that exciting for people in Los Angeles but it marks a major step forward for us in the Middle East." "There is no doubt it will be one of the most important productions in the Middle East next year. "We're going to hold a beauty contest of Arab producers and decide who we want to work with," quips Sichler. ![]() Rotana will co-produce and co-finance the project, which is already gearing up to be a must-see Arab film next year. There is no word yet on who will play the plum role of Sabri. Egyptian scribe Mohammed Hefzy is on board to write the project, which is set to hit cinemas sometime in 2009. The move is a coup for Rotana Films prexy Frederic Sichler, who was tapped by Prince Waleed in January from Studio Canal with the stated aim of turning his shingle, one of the largest distributors and producers of Arab films and pop music, into an international shingle.įarouk had been courted by film producers ever since the book's publication but had resisted. The book centers on the adventures of Adham Sabri, a highly skilled Egyptian superspy, whose exploits often see him foiling the rival intelligence agencies of the U.S., Russia and Israel. Rotana has acquired the rights to Egyptian writer Nabil Farouk's "Ragol al mostaheel" ("Man of the Impossible") 25 years after the bestselling book was first published. Saudi billionaire maven Prince Waleed Bin Talal's Rotana Films is bringing the Arab world's very own kick- secret agent to the bigscreen. This particular picture is a portrait of both the author Nabil Farouk and his creation Adham Sabri.Ī scene from a short animated series based on the novels:īin Talal's co. The novel also has a nationalistic tone then again most ficitional works are one way or the other.Īdham's portrait and all other's Ragol Al Mostaheel characters were illustrated by the famous Egyptian artist Ismail Diab. The publishing company has hyped this to point of shamelessly promoting that Sabri makes Bond look like an amatuer (Yeah right. While the series is definetly inspired by the popularity of James Bond movies in the Arabic part of the Middle East, it's author Nabil Farouk went to extreme measures to make sure his creation wouldn't be seen as an Arabic copy of 007, the main character, Sabri doesn't rely on gadgets, doesn't go to bed with the ladies, never beats women or hurts them and usually never kills. He also lost his memory and was married to his long life rival Sonia Graham. He was killed in one of the novels but was again brought back in the next issue. He has been teamed up with his long partner Mona Tawfeik which he later falls in love with but they never marry. ![]() The novels' main character, Adham Sabri, is a highly-skilled military trained professional, employing many hand-to-hand combat techniques into his style (such as karate and Tae Kwon Do), and is often involved in espionage situations that would be deemed by many as impossible to succeed in. Ragol Al Mostaheel (رجل المستحيل) (Man Of Impossible) is an action series of pocket novels written by Egyptian author Nabil Farouk and published by Modern Arab Association as a part of Rewayat for around 25 years.
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