"No Israeli institution, government department or office has any involvement in this. At this point no one can confirm he holds Israeli citizenship and even if he did we are not involved," ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said. Israel's Foreign Ministry said it has no idea who Bacile is and insisted Israel's government had nothing to do with making the film. No information on "Alan Roberts" was immediately available. Whoever he is, he has gone into hiding following the violent reaction to his film. One of the film's consultants told The Atlantic that Bacile wasn't really Israeli, possibly not even Jewish, and that Bacile was not his real name. We are assuming that Sam "Bassiel" is the same person as Sam Bacile, but TheBlaze can't independently verify that at this time. Initial reports identified the producer as "Sam Bacile," a self-described Israeli living in California. The production also indicated at the bottom of the ad that "yes" there would be nudity involved. The filmmakers described the film as a "historical Arabian Desert adventure film." Watch the nearly 14 minute trailer for "The Innocence of Muslims" here. "Sam Bassiel" is named as the producer and "Alan Roberts" the director. The producers of the movie, which allegedly helped spark riots in Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and other countries after depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a moronic adulterer who approves of sexually abusing children, reportedly published the casting calls for "Desert Warrior" on several websites, including the actor's trade magazine "Backstage."Īccording to the casting call obtained by The Daily, shooting for the film was scheduled to begin in "mid-Aug. To see the rest of the casting call, click here. The movie was apparently originally titled "Desert Warrior." Ambassador to Libya and three other Americans, actually sent out bizarre casting calls looking for actors to star in the flick, The Daily reports.
The producers of the controversial low-budget anti-Muhammad film "The Innocence of Muslims," which some argue may have led to the killing of the U.S.