The Cello (2023)

An award-winning filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman's new international horror film Cello, written by Turki Al Alshikh has now wrapped production. Based on the book by Turki Al Alshikh, Cello, stars Academy Academy Award®, Tony®, Emmy®, and SAG®Award winning actor, Jeremy Irons, Tobin Bell (the Saw series), Syrian actor Samer Ismail (The Day I Lost My Shadow, On Borrowed Time) and Saudi actress Elham Ali (Ashman, Zero Distance), in the story of an aspiring cellist who learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought. The film was shot on location in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic. Produced by Envision Media Art's Lee Nelson, the film is executive produced by Sultan Al Muheisen and Niko Ruokosuo for Alamiya and David Tish (The Ice Road, Mr Church) for Envision Media Arts. The film was financed by Rozam Media., which also owns all rights to the film. The top-secret project has been speculated about for weeks now on social media. Seeking distribution, Cello plans to premiere on the festival circuit in 2022. Maxime Alexandre (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Shazam!) served as Director of Photography, and Cello is being edited by award-winning editor Harvey Rosenstock (Homeland, Scent of a Woman, Kiss the Girls) with music composition by award-winning composer Joseph Bishara (Insidious, The Conjuring). Raul Talwar serves as associate producer.