Egyptians Take Over Silverscreen

Courtesy of Tarek Hakeem and Muhamed A Nwara, we give you what Hollywood blockbusters would look like if they were produced in Egypt…

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09/10/2014 17:00

It seems like Amr Waked's role in Lucy wasn't enough to contain the patriotism of Egyptian cinema buffs everywhere. A strange new online trend has kicked in where by people are putting stars of Egyptian movies in the place of Hollywood stars. Why? Who knows, but we can only dream... Photos made by Tarek Hakeem and Muhamed A Nwara.

Abdelmoneim Ibrahim in Spiderman

Ahmed Abdelaziz in Iron Man

Enaam Salosa, Khaled el Sawy and Sherif Mounir in Harry Potter

Mahmoud Abd El Aziz in X-Men

Mohamed Negm in Pulp Fiction

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Younis Shalaby in The Hangover

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