Last week, we heard that genre filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman had wrapped production on The Cello, a horror movie that was shot in secret in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic. The film stars Jeremy Irons (Dead Ringers) and Tobin Bell (the Saw franchise), and Deadline has shared a couple images that show Irons, Bell, and Bousman on set. These images can be seen below.
The Cello was written by Turki Al Alshikh, the chairman of the General Authority for Entertainment in Saudi Arabia, and is based on his first novel, which was published earlier this year. The story is told through a mixture of English and Arabic and centers on
an aspiring cellist who learns that the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.
Irons and Bell are joined in the cast by Samer Ismail (The Day I Lost My Shadow) and Elham Ali (Ashman).
The Cello was produced by Lee Nelson of Envision Media Art. Executive producers include Sultan Al Muheisen and Niko Ruokosuo of Alamiya and David Tish of Envision Media Arts. Raul Talwar is associate producer. Rozam Media handled the financing and owns all rights to the film.
Bousman provided the following statement about the project:
I have been blessed to have many adventures in my filmmaking career. None have compared to the production of Cello. I was able to traverse the globe, and work with an international cast and crew. I am excited for the world to see this terrifying tale from the mind of Turki Al Alshikh and am humbled to have had a small part in its creation.”
Bousman’s previous film was Spiral: From the Book of Saw (watch it HERE). We’ll let you know when there’s any release information to report on The Cello. The film is currently in post-production, with Harvey Rosenstock editing and Joseph Bishara composing the score.