Noah, which stars Oscar-winners Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins, will release in the US on March 28.
The UAE’s National Media Council today said in a statement that Hollywood movie Noah has been banned in the country on religions grounds.
The announcement comes two days after Paramount Pictures, which produced the film for $125 million, said that Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE had “officially confirmed this week that the film will not release in their countries.”
Noah, which stars Oscar-winners Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins, will release in the US on March 28.
Noah, who in the Bible’s Book of Genesis built the ark that saved his family and many pairs of animals from a great flood, is revered by Judaism, Christianity and Islam. An entire chapter in the Holy Quran is devoted to him.
