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You’ll Never Guess Who’s Advising the New Herzl Biopic

OK, fine, it’s Sidney Blumenthal

by
Liel Leibovitz
March 10, 2016
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Sidney Blumenthal (R) in Washington D.C., February 26, 1998. Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images
Sidney Blumenthal (R) in Washington D.C., February 26, 1998. Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images

Good news! A biopic of Theodor Herzl, Zionism’s founding father, is in the works, and Variety has reported that Sidney Blumenthal will be an advisor to the film “in order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of the subject matter.”

In other Hollywood news:

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of a new documentary about the sanctity of marriage, the producer assembled an advisory board for the project that includes all the women who’ve ever been on The Bachelor.

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of The Revenant, the producer assembled an advisory board for the project that includes an angry bear.

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of a new documentary about empowering women, the producer assembled an advisory board for the project that includes Bill Cosby.

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of Bowling for Columbine, the producer assembled an advisory board for the project that includes Ted Nugent, Charlton Heston, and a .45 Colt.

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature controversial nature of Selma, the producers have hired Uncle Tom as a consultant.

— In order to deal with potentially incendiary nature of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the producer assembled an advisory board for the project that includes 10,000 Storm Troopers and a Sarlaac.

— Due to the potentially controversial nature of pizza, the producers have hired Chinese food as a consultant.

Liel Leibovitz is editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine and the host of its weekly podcast, Rootless, and its daily Talmud podcast Take One.

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