The Lady of Heaven film has been criticised by some Muslim groups as blasphemous.
The film's executive producer, Malik Shlibak, said he welcomed people expressing their views but said cinemas should "stand up and defend their right to show films that people want to see".Baroness Claire Fox also criticised calls to cancel the film.
The film's website says "no individual represented a Holy Personality", with performances instead achieved "through a unique synthesis of actors, in-camera effects, lighting and visual effects". "There are some - including many of this film's supporters or those engaging in sectarianism in their response - whose primary goal is to fuel hatred," the statement added.Screenings of the film were still scheduled for Wednesday at a number of Vue cinemas in London and south-east England.
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