hollywood screenwriters carey hayes and chad hayes known for their work on films like house of wax and the conjuring will consult on a screenplay penned by poetsongwriter rozam the film will be directed by vikram bhattrozam is the pen name of the poet and songwriter turki alsheikh from saudi arabiatalking about the film titled the cello bhatt said turki alsheikh and i bonded over our love for horror thrillers and so we decided to work together to make the best one to date while carey hayes and chad hayes will be consulting on the screenplay based on a story written by turki alsheikh i will be directing itwe plan to shoot a big portion of the film in saudi arabia i am particularly excited to explore the virgin location of alula he addedcarey and chad hayes jointly said after the success of the conjuring we have been given many opportunities to work with the best filmmakers and creative executives that hollywood has to offerwe are very excited to expand globally with rozam and vikram bhatt two incredibly creative and talented individuals who strive to make great scary movies with heart and soul which parallels our own mandate carey and chad hayes addedfilmmaking is a collaborative process and to work with the best is an honour we are excited about the cello as it not only plays up to everything we love about these type of movies but also promises a mindblowing story with scares that will chill even the bravest to the bone they saidthe cello is slated to release later this year