"The Blue Elephant 3" Gets Exciting Update

Egyptian writer and novelist Ahmed Mourad has offered a new update on the long-awaited third outing in the franchise “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).

In an interview with "ON", Mourad affirmed there will be a third installment adding, "I have already prepared its idea,".

"In the first part, Khaled El Sawy was cast as the jinn, and Hend Sabry played the role in the second part," he continued."The actor of the third part will be a surprise."

Mourad added the installment will be terrifying because it has a large audience and five years between each part.

"The Blue Elephant 3" brings together the same cast and crew of the first film, including director Marwan Hamed, and screenwriter Mourad, as well as stars Karim Abdel Aziz and Nelly Karim. 

The film is one of the highest-grossing Egyptian films in the last 10 years. It grossed more than EGP 35 million, and 1.2 million tickets were sold during the Eid Al Adha season in 2014, achieving wide acclaim.

 "The Blue Elephant" received a rating of 8.6 on IMDb with more than 21,000 votes by users, making it the highest-rated Arabic film on IMDb. The film is still one of the most-watched films on TV and VOID platforms.

Hamed adapted writer Mourad’s best-selling book of the same title which was released in 2012. The novel was shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) in 2014.