Egyptian stars Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz's highly-anticipated film "The Seven Dogs" has unveiled a first teaser as well as more details on its high-profile international cast.
Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are helming the film from a script by Mohamed El-Dabbah.
The pic is based on a story by the head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh and the Big Time team.
The cast also includes Menna Shalaby, Tara Emad, Hannah El Zahed, Menna Shalaby, Sayed Ragab, Hala Sedki, Sandy Bella, Saudi Arabian actor Nasser Al Qasabi, and more.
The high-profile cast members includes Italian actress Monica Bellucci, Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt as well as German-Chinese martial-arts talent Max Huang.
The film is sponsored by the Saudi General Entertainment Authority and was shot entirely in Riyadh, the film is now in post-production for a release later this year.
It will be the first film to be shot in Big Time Al-Husn Studios, one of MENA region’s biggest film and television production facilities, with additional shooting at Riyadh Boulevard.
Riyadh will serve as a stand-in for multiple international cities, including Mumbai and Shanghai.
The film is considered to be the largest Arab film production to date with a budget exceeding $40 million.
The $40M project is being hailed as a gamechanger for Saudi Arabia as it continues its drive to become the Middle East and North Africa’s biggest film and TV hub.
It is produced by Jeddah-based entertainment company Sela, with Ivan Atkinson lead producing.
Production Services by Black Bear. Ivan Atkinson, whose credits include The Covenant and The Gentlemen, serves as the producer of the film.
Cinematography is by Robrecht Heyvaert, production design by Paul Kirby, costume design by Beatrice Giannini and Mark Bouman and hair & make-up by Jacqueline Russon. Duncan Capp serves as the SFX Supervisor.
The stunts are crafted by the 87Eleven team, led by the stunt coordinator Stephen Dunlevy, whose credits include Mad Max: Fury Road and John Wick.
"The Seven Dogs" marks the fourth collaboration between Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz after blockbuster films "Welad Rizk 3: El Qadya" and "Kira & El Gin" and season 2 of the critically acclaimed TV series “El Ekhteyar ll”.
In the film, Ezz plays Interpol officer Khalid Al-Azzazi, who apprehends Ghali Abu Dawood (Aziz), a high-ranking member of the clandestine global crime syndicate known as 7 Dogs.
A year later, the organization resurfaces, trafficking a dangerous new drug—Pink Lady—across the Middle East.
With time running out, Khalid reluctantly join forces with Ghali, the only person with intimate knowledge of the syndicate’s operations. Their uneasy alliance propels them on a high-stakes mission across multiple global cities as they strive to dismantle the organization and prevent the drug from flooding Arab streets. Amid escalating tensions and looming.
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