Adil El Arbi

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• Cannes Premiere: ’Rebel’ Shocks with Raw Portrayal of Belgian Jihadists
  29 May 2022, by Sylvanus

  Rebel, the new film by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, was presented at the midnight screening at the 75th Cannes Film Festival 2022 last Thursday. With this film, these two Belgian-Moroccan directors have shocked the festival-goers, reports La Libre. Rebel is inspired by the life of young Belgians who went to Syria to join the jihad.
  The film tells the story of Kamal (Aboubakr Bensaihi), a young man pursued by the police for a drug case who decides in 2014 to leave Molenbeek to go to (…)

• ’Bad Boys for Life’ Director Adil El Arbi Weds VRT Journalist in Antwerp Ceremony
  19 December 2021, by Sylvanus

  The Belgian-Moroccan director Adil El Arbi and his fiancée Loubna Khalkhali, a journalist at the VRT, got married on Saturday, December 18 at the Hoboken town hall, in the presence of the mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever.
  "I just married the love of my life," Adil El Arbi writes on his Instagram account. The Belgian-Moroccan director arrived at the town hall in a black Range Rover. His fiancée, VRT journalist Loubna Khalkhali, who also works for Rudi Vranckx’s foreign affairs, was in a (…)

• Netflix Launches ’Soil’: Belgian-Moroccan Series Explores Muslim Burial Dilemma
  18 February 2022, by Sylvanus

  Netflix has unveiled the new official trailer for the Belgian series Soil, directed by Belgian-Moroccans Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. A series that talks about a dilemma facing the Moroccan community in Belgium.
  Soil is a fictional drama series broadcast in Belgium on Vier. It is inspired by an idea by Zouzou Ben Chikha, Dries Heyneman and Wannes Capelle. The Belgian-Moroccans Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are the directors and screenwriters. Netflix will launch this series in (…)

• Marvel’s ’Ms. Marvel’ Series Taps Diverse Directors for Muslim Superhero Story
  22 September 2020, by Sylvanus

  Things are taking shape for the realization of the film on the very first Muslim superheroine, Kamala Khan, alias Miss Marvel.
  Marvel and the streaming platform have entrusted the direction of the Ms. Marvel series to the directors of the film Bad Boys for Life, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, to the Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (holder of two Oscars for short documentaries) and to the filmmaker Meera Menon (from episodes of You, The Walking Dead or The Punisher), reports La (…)

• "Batgirl" Director Adil El Arbi Weds Journalist Loubna Khalkhali in Star-Studded Tangier Ceremony
  30 July 2022, by Laila

  Adil El Arbi is getting married for the second time today to his great love, Belgian-Moroccan journalist Loubna Khalkhali. The celebration is taking place this Saturday in Tangier.
  A large number of Belgian, but also American, celebrities have arrived in Tangier this weekend to participate in the festivities.
  The Belgian-Moroccan producer and Loubna Khalkhali got married in December 2021 in Antwerp, Belgium. The mayor of the city, Bart De Wever, was present as a guest and gave a speech (…)

• Belgian Directors’ Film ’Rebel’ Explores Syrian War and Radicalization at Cannes Midnight Screening
  8 May 2022, by Sylvanus

  Rebel, a film by Belgian-Moroccan directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is being presented at the midnight screening at the 75th Cannes Film Festival 2022.
  Rebel tells the story of a young man named Kamal who has decided to go to Syria to help the victims of the war. "But upon his arrival, he is forced to join an armed group and finds himself trapped in Raqqa. His younger brother Nassim, who dreams of joining him, becomes an easy prey for jihad recruiters. Their mother Leïla then (…)

• Marvel Chief Backs ’Batgirl’ Directors After Warner Bros. Cancellation
  6 August 2022, by Sylvanus

  After Warner Bros’ cancellation of the Batgirl film, the Belgian-Moroccan directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are receiving an avalanche of support.
  On his Instagram, Adil El Arbi posted a message from the President of Marvel Studios who expressed his support to him after Warner Bros’ cancellation of the Batgirl film. "My friends, I had to reach out and let you know that we are all thinking of you two. Because of the wonderful news about the wedding (congratulations!) And the (…)

• ’Batgirl’ Directors Reveal Shock of Film’s Cancellation, Attempted to Save Project
  27 August 2022, by Sylvanus

  Belgian-Moroccan directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah recount having tried to pirate "Batgirl," their own film, when they learned that the Warner studio had canceled its release.
  Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah reflect on the cancellation of their film "Batgirl." In a video posted on El Arbi’s Instagram account, we learn that Fallah was in Tetouan "visiting the tomb" of his grandparents when he saw "a lot of messages" on his phone as he was leaving the cemetery. "I got a call and they (…)

• Belgian-Moroccan Duo to Direct DC’s ’Batgirl’ for HBO Max
  21 May 2021, by Sylvanus

  Warner Bros has called on the expertise of Belgo-Moroccans Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct the Batgirl film. A new adventure for this duo of directors who have proven themselves in the cinema.
  The directors of the DC film Batgirl are now known. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Warner Bros has entrusted the direction of the film to Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. For this new feature film in the Warner Bros DC cinematic universe, it is the daughter of the Gotham boss, (…)

• Warner Bros. Scraps $90 Million ’Batgirl’ Film in DC Strategy Shift
  3 August 2022, by Sylvanus

  While it was filmed and in post-production, the Batgirl of Belgian-Moroccan directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will not see the light of day. What are the reasons behind this surprise cancellation?
  Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were in Morocco to celebrate the marriage of the former with Belgian-Moroccan journalist Loubna Khalkhali when they learned of the cancellation of DC’s Batgirl starring American actress Leslie Grace. In total, $90 million was invested in this project. "The (…)