A new poster for the upcoming horror movieTheCelloteases the nightmare thatSaw II-IVandSpiral: From the Book of SawfilmmakerDarren Lynn Bousmanis bringing to his next horror movie. Filmed under the radar in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic, the English and Arabic language horror movie was only revealed last week, whenThe Cellowrapped production.
The new poster features the titular cello over a gray sky. There are red bloodstains on the cello, and a dead tree seems to be growing from its neck, with a crow perched on one of its branches. However, even more disturbing are the hands that seem to be pushing against the wood on the cello’s body, as if lost souls were trapped inside the musical instrument and struggling to get out. The movie slogan, “music to die for,” is another ominous sign that this cello is cursed.
So far, little is known aboutTheCello, but the official synopsis claims that the movie tells “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 new poster seems to perfectly echo the idea of an evil object, and by now, we are all dying to know exactly how a cello can take over lives and who’ll play the cursed cellist.
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We know Academy Award, Tony, and Emmy-winning legendJeremy Irons(Watchmen) is involved with the project, but no information about his part was disclosed so far.TheCelloalso reunites Bousman withTobin Bell, who played the serial killer Jigsaw in theSawfranchise. The cast also features Syrian actorSamer Ismail(The Day I Lost My Shadow)and Saudi actressElham Ali(Zero Distance).
The Cellois being produced by Envision Media Art’sLee Nelson(The Ice Road) and executive produced by Envision Media Art’sDavid Tish. Other executive producers includeSultan Al MuheisenandNiko Ruokosuoof the Saudi company Alamiya. The film was financed by the Saudi firm Rozam Media, which also owns the rights. Bousman directs from a script byTurki Al Alshikh, who also wrote the original book that inspiresTheCello.
With production wrapped and an official poster, it shouldn’t take long to get a release date. As soon as we know , you can expect to read it all here at Collider. Check out the poster below:
