My Family Would Rather Nobody Made Any Movies Pm S Daughter Says Of Newest Mahathir Film

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Despite the numerous movies made about Malaysia’s prominent PM Mahathir Mohamad, the nonagenarian’s family would rather none of them have ever been filmed, his daughter Marina revealed on Twitter yesterday
The writer and activist was responding to news of the confirmed cast for an upcoming biopic titled Mahathir: The Journey, which is due to begin filming next month
Read also: Mahathir is Malaysia’s most admired man by far – big names like Jackie Chan and Bill Gates can hardly compareThe film, produced by Reliance Media Group, will portray true events in Mahathir’s career between 2003 and 2019, the New Straits Times reported
The report quoted director Hatta Azad Khas as saying that the plot would include exciting scenes from the PM’s life previously unknown to the public
In a series of tweets on Monday (Nov 11), Marina clarified that none of Mahathir’s family members endorsed the movie, nor an earlier one that she did not name
Marina Mahathir@netraKLNo endorsement from any of us for this.... https://twitter.com/StarLifestyleMY/status/1194148584565792768 …StarLifestyle@StarLifestyleMY‘Mahathir: The Journey’, will star Azhar Amir as Dr M @chedetofficial Fauziah Latiff as Dr Siti Hasmah, @NingBaizura as @netraKL, Hilal Azman as @anwaribrahim, @DianPRamlee as Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and @lisdawati15 as @n_izzah. #MahathirTheJourney https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2019/11/12/tun-m-biopic-039mahathir-the-journey039-begins-filming-on-dec-15 …2235:43 PM - Nov 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy207 people are talking about thisMarina Mahathir@netraKLNo they don’t. Am just saying we don’t endorse this, nor the other one. https://twitter.com/elphabathropp7/status/1194192633737830400 …Dr Lyana Khairuddin@ElphabaThropp7Replying to @netraKLDon't filmmakers need written consent from those they want to portray on film
1210:02 PM - Nov 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacySee Marina Mahathir's other TweetsMarina Mahathir@netraKLHere’s the thing: my family would rather nobody made any movies, biopics, musicals, cartoons, whatever about us. Because it’s just embarrassing. But if you have to, please don’t make us watch them
31610:12 PM - Nov 12, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy130 people are talking about thisThere have been three other movies made about Mahathir’s life – M For Malaysia, Hasmah – Bila Deh Bertemu Det and Malaysia’s Savior Mahathir. According to IMDB, he has also played a role in at least three other films: Kapsul, 10 Things You Don’t Know About Malaysia and Malaysia: Through the Decades.Marina, however, suggested someone make a movie about former PM Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor instead
Marina Mahathir@netraKLYa, why not make a movie about them?! https://twitter.com/iqmalhisham/status/1194289435644293120 …Not Your Blue-Eyed Dude@iqmalhishamReplying to @StarLifestyleMY and 7 othersI just want Najib and Rosmah as themselves. Ahmad Maslan also a good actor
5912:27 AM - Nov 13, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy18 people are talking about thisFollowing her comments, Reliance Media Group publisher Yusuf Kelana said on Wednesday (Nov 13) that the Prime Minster’s Office (PMO) had given its permission for the film, and even vetted the script, The Star reported
But according to a Malay Mail report carried by Yahoo, Marina said PMO approval was not the same as her family endorsing the project
“Here’s the thing: my family would rather nobody made any movies, biopics, musicals, cartoons, whatever about us. Because it’s just embarrassing,” she said on Twitter. “But if you have to, please don’t make us watch them.”
In response, Malay Mail quoted Reliance Media Group’s Yusuf as saying that the film would go on “despite there being those who disagree… because every character has a role to play in the struggle of our beloved Prime Minister.”

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