Filming has already wrapped on Cello, a brand new horror from Saw II-IV and Spiral filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman, which reteams him with Jigsaw himself, Tobin Bell (above).
Deadline reports on the film that’s described as an English and Arabic-language horror movie shot in Saudi Arabia and also stars Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, pictured below, Syrian actor Samer Ismail (The Day I Lost My Shadow) and Saudi actress Elham Ali (Ashman),
“The film tells the story of an aspiring cellist who learns that the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.”
Pic is scripted by Turki Al Alshikh, based on his novel.
“The film, shot on location in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic, heralds from The Ice Road producer Lee Nelson of Envision Media Art. Exec producers include Sultan Al Muheisen and Niko Ruokosuo of Saudi outfit Alamiya and David Tish for Envision Media Arts. The movie was financed by Saudi firm Rozam Media, which also owns all rights to the film.”
