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Turki Al-Sheikh announced the start of filming Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz's movie ‘The Seven Dogs'

Turki Al-Sheikh announced the start of filming Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz's movie ‘The Seven Dogs'

Egypt Today27-01-2025
Turki Al-Sheikh, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, announced the start of filming the latest movie starring Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz, "The Seven Dogs". The movie is based on a story by Al-Sheikh and the Big Time team with a screenplay and dialogue by Mohammed Al-Dabah. Al-Sheikh revealed the first photos from the movie set, which is scheduled to be released in cinemas soon. On his personal Facebook page, Al-Sheikh wrote: 'Today is an important day in my history and in the history of the film industry in my country and the Arab world. Today, filming began for the movie "The Seven Dogs" based on my story, with the Big Time team, and screenplay and dialogue by Mohammed Al-Dabah. The movie will be the first to be filmed at Big Time Studios. It's the largest Arabic production, with a budget exceeding $40 million, starring two of the most important Arab stars, Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz. The movie is directed by international directors Adel and Belal, whose last work was Bad Boys 3. I hope the audience will enjoy it.
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