LONDON, July 31: The script for the Hollywood film American Dreamz is being reconsidered after the London blasts as it involves Pakistani suicide bombers out to kill the US president, a British newspaper said on Sunday.

The July 7 London attacks that left 56 dead were perpetrated by four British suicide bombers, three of Pakistani origin, plus one of Jamaican origin.

The film stars Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein and Mandy Moore and features a squad of Pakistani terrorists but producers of the black comedy have been troubled by the London blasts and the botched July 21 repeat attack.

One of the film’s production team told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper the storyline may be too sensitive for the film’s slated February release.

“Obviously we’re extremely concerned about the sensitivities everyone has towards terrorism, especially in London,” he said.

The script was written by Paul Weitz, who worked with Grant on the film version of Nick Hornby’s novel, About a Boy .

Weitz described American Dreamz as ‘a satire of American politics and show-business’.

—AFP

Opinion

Editorial

Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Soft on traders
08 Jun, 2026

Soft on traders

THE Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for traders with an annual turnover of up to Rs200m has been designed as a ‘pragmatic...
Ceasefire in name
Updated 08 Jun, 2026

Ceasefire in name

Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Damaged childhoods
08 Jun, 2026

Damaged childhoods

CHILD abuse is so prevalent that the UN ranked Pakistan as the least safe country for children. Even so, more than...