The Cello (2023 film)
The Cello is a 2023 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Turki Al Alshikh. It is based on Alshikh's novel of the same title and stars Jeremy Irons, Samer Ismail, Elham Ali, Souad Abdullah, Tobin Bell and Muhannad Al Hamdi. The story revolves around an aspiring cellist who acquires an insidious cello that begins to wreck havoc around him. A co-international production with Saudi Arabia and the United States, filming began in 2021. The Cello premiered in Boulevard Riyadh City on September 8, 2023 and was released in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2023. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 8, 2023. Cast

Production
The Cello is based on Turki Al Alshikh's novel of the same name, who also wrote the script. Darren Lynn Bousman was hired to direct with Lee Nelson producing. Principal photography completed in October 2021 after more than 100 days of filming in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Vienna, Prague, and Iceland. In February 2023, as the film entered post-production Bousman told horror news site Bloody Disgusting, "This movie has been a beast. We finally finished it a few weeks back and are currently in the middle of a deal for its release. So, hopefully, an announcement soon! Since the movie was shot primarily in Arabic, mixing it, doing the ADR, and then having to translate it has taken longer than we were expecting. Our hope is the movie will be released later this year". Release
The Cello had its world premiere in Boulevard Riyadh City on September 8, 2023, and was released in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2023. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 8, 2023. References

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2023 horror films
2023 films
American horror films
Saudi Arabian horror films
2020s English-language films
2020s Arabic-language films
English-language Saudi Arabian films
Saudi Arabian multilingual films
Films shot in Saudi Arabia
Films shot in the Czech Republic
Films directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Films based on horror novels