Hesham Maged Shares First Look at Next Film "Wife's Ex"

Egyptian actor and screenwriter Hesham Maged shared Friday on Instagram the first look photo of his upcoming film "Wife's Ex" (Merati's Ex).

Mohamed Mamdouh and Amina Khalil also star in the pic.

Moataz El Tony directs the project from a script by Karim Samy and Ahmed Abdel Wahab.

Maged was last seen in the comedy film "Fasel Mn Al Lahzat El Laziza", featuring Hannah El Zahed.

The cast also includes Mohamed Tharwat, Bayoumi Fouad, and more. Ahmed El-Gendy directed the pic from a script by Sherif Naguib and George Azmy.

The film, produced by Ahmed El-Sobky, revolves around a married couple who live an unhappy life, but an unusual accident turns their lives upside down.

Maged, born on April 26, 1980, graduated from Cairo University.

During university, he created the Tamr Hendi production company with his friends which produced films that ridiculed famous Egyptian films.

They created film “Men who do not know the impossible”, a project that attracted the attention of Mohamed Hefzy, who at the time was trying his hand at production.

Hefzy produced their first TV series “Afeesh wa Tashbeeh” that tackled Egyptian classics in a cynical way in each episode.

He also produced the trio's 2008 film "Waraqat Shifra" which was a big hit at the box office.

Maged starred and scripted the film which familiarized his face to the audience. He won the award of the “Best New Faces” Award for the year, in participation with his mates Ahmed Sabry and Chico.