Prominent Egyptian director Hady El Bagoury has finally shared an update about the sequel to “Hepta: the last lecture” .
In a statement on Thursday, El Bagoury stated that he is currently working on the script of "Hepta 2" .
The script is penned from a story by Mohamed Sadek, who co-wrote the film alongside Mohamed Galal.
El Bagoury added that so far he has not nominated any star for the sequel.
The director confirmed that actor Maged El Kedwany is one of the main members of the film, however, he has yet to sign on.
The first part of "Hepta: the last lecture" had achieved great success at the time of its debut in 2016.
It was based on Sadek’s best-selling novel of the same title and revolved around the seven stages of love through four stories.
Sadek’s novel topped the charts in Egypt and the Arab world for several weeks.
The film’s revenues topped the Egyptian box office, which exceeded EGP 52 million, becoming the highest-grossing romance film in the history of Egyptian cinema.
"Hepta: the last lecture" won more than 20 awards, including 10 awards.
It was also screened at Malmö Arab Film Festival, Arab Camera Festival in Rotterdam, Cairo International Film Festival, Mediterranean Film Festival of Annaba (FAFM), and the Arab Cinema Week in New York.
"Hepta: the last lecture" co-starred Amr Youssef, Maged El Kedwany, Ahmed Malek, Ahmed Dawood, Dina El Sherbiny, Yasmine Raeis, Jamila Awad, Hany Adel, Ahmed Bedeir, Salwa Mohamed Aly, Kinda Alloush, Anoushka, Mohamed Farrag, Nelly Karim, and Shereen Reda.
The adaption was scripted by Wael Hamdy.
The film’s theme song “Hekaya Wahda” performed by Egyptian actress-singer Donia Samir Ghanem had also achieved tremendous success by surpassing more than 37,985,202 million views.
“Hekaya Wahda” was written by Amir Taema and composed by Hesham Gamal.
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