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See - Sada Elbalad
3 hours ago
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Mena Massoud's 'Fi Ez El Dohr' Trailer Is Here
Yara Sameh The official trailer for Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud's first-ever Egyptian film, 'Fi Ez El Dohr' (In Broad Daylight), has been unveiled. The cast also includes Shereen Reda, Eman Elassi, Mohamed Ali Rizk, Jamila Awad, Mahmoud Albezzawy, Mahmoud Hegazy, and more. 'Fi Ez El Dohr' is a thriller-suspense genre that revolves around an international gang whose head is Massoud, and as his gang commits crimes across the world, he finds himself caught up in romance. The film was written by Karim Sorour and directed by Morcous Adel in his first directorial debut. Adel Saad produced the pic via his new production company, Signal Films. 'Fi Ez El Dohr' is coming to cinemas on June 18 across Egypt and the MENA region. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mena Massoud (@menamassoud) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Press Play Productions (@pressplayproductions) Massoud is an actor of Egyptian origin, born on September 17, 1991, in Cairo to Egyptian parents before he immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was just a few months old. He made his international appearance in 2011 when he appeared briefly in episodes of the television series 'Nikita' and 'Combat Hospital'. Massoud also starred as Jared Malik in the 2015 series 'Open Heart', and Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime series 'Jack Ryan'. He rose to fame with his performance as Aladdin in Disney's 2019 remake of the 1992 original film, which nominated him for a Teen Choice Award. In the same year, he was cast in the main role of "Ethan Hart" in the Hulu original series "Reprisal", as well as appeared as Chaz in the thriller film "Strange but True", and starred as Kamal in the drama film" Run This Town". In 2019, he arrived in Egypt to participate in the third edition of the El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF). During an interview with actress Amina Khalil on the fringe of the festival, Massoud expressed his desire to star in an Egyptian film. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
See - Sada Elbalad
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Mena Massoud-Led Film 'Fi Ez El Dohr' Unveils Poster and Release Date
Yara Sameh The official poster and release date for Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud's first-ever Egyptian film 'Fi Ez El Dohr' (In Broad Daylight) has been unveiled. The cast also stars Shereen Reda, Eman Elassi, Mohamed Ali Rizk, Jamila Awad, Mahmoud Albezzawy, Mahmoud Hegazy, and more. 'Fi Ez El Dohr' is a thriller-suspense genre that revolves around an international gang whose head is Massoud and as his gang commits crimes across the world he finds himself caught up in romance. The film was written by Karim Sorour, and directed by Morcous Adel, in his first directorial debut. It was produced by Adel Saad via brand new production company "Signal Films". 'Fi Ez El Dohr' will hit theaters on June 16. Massoud is an actor of Egyptian origin, born on September 17, 1991, in Cairo to Egyptian parents before he immigrated to Canada with his parents when he was just a few months old. He made his international appearance in 2011 when he appeared briefly in episodes of the television series 'Nikita' and 'Combat Hospital'. Massoud also starred as Jared Malik in the 2015 series 'Open Heart', and Tarek Kassar in the Amazon Prime series 'Jack Ryan'. He rose to fame with his performance as Aladdin in Disney's 2019 remake of the 1992 original film, which nominated him for a Teen Choice Award. In the same year, he was cast in the main role of "Ethan Hart" in the Hulu original series "Reprisal", as well as appeared as Chaz in the thriller film "Strange but True", and starred as Kamal in the drama film" Run This Town". In 2019, he arrived in Egypt to participate in the third edition of the El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF). During an interview with actress Amina Khalil on the fringe of the festival, Massoud expressed his desire to star in an Egyptian film. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
The National
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Abu Dhabi Book Fair 2025: Mena Massoud on rejecting stereotypes and reclaiming Arab stories
After his career breakthrough in the titular role of the 2019 live-action remake of Aladdin, Mena Massoud is learning to say no. Appearing on Saturday's opening day of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the Egyptian-Canadian actor recalled that, despite the growing profile and critical acclaim earned from his role in the blockbuster – partly shot in Jordan and starring alongside Will Smith – he is still being offered roles that exacerbate harmful stereotypes of the region. 'My first ever paid role in America was playing Al-Qaeda Number Two. But I had just graduated from theatre school – I didn't know any better. I was like, 'Yeah, I'm going to do it.' I wasn't at a stage where I could say no to things,' he recalls. 'More recently, there was a show being developed with a character that portrayed the Middle East negatively, and I told my agents, 'I'm not auditioning for it. I don't even want to see it. And quite honestly, I can't believe productions are still telling stories like this.'' It's partly for this reason that Massoud co-founded Press Play Productions in 2021, with offices in Dubai and Los Angeles. All projects under the banner, he says, will feature globally resonant and multicultural stories, aiming to create the kinds of chances he lacked at the outset of his career nearly 15 years ago. The company has already co-produced two seasons of Massoud's food travel series Evolving Vegan (based on his cookbook) as well as the coming Egyptian thriller, In Broad Daylight. "I think the reason I started producing is because there just aren't enough opportunities in Hollywood for people who look like me and you. I believe the only way we make real change is if the people with knowledge of the industry start producing," he says. "There are executives in Hollywood who want to tell these kinds of stories, but they just don't know how, and I think it's up to us to take that responsibility and show it to the world." When it comes to In Broad Daylight, it is also an opportunity for the region to see Massoud in a different light. Set for release later this year, Massoud's first full Arabic-language film has him playing the role of Hamza, a globe-trotting con artist on the run from authorities. With a supporting cast that includes screen veterans Bayoumi Fouad and Shereen Reda, and directed by Kareem Sorour – who helmed both seasons of the Ramadan drama series Kalabsh – Massoud describes his first foray into the Egyptian film industry as revealing. "What I loved about working in Egypt is that they let you do a little bit more than in Hollywood. In Aladdin, I didn't get to do a lot of my own stunts because of insurance purposes," he says. "In Egypt ... I got to perform more of my own stunts, and that was an amazing part of working there. It's very different, but I think it's liberating as well. I understand why artists are so artistic in the Middle East – because it is a little bit more free. 'You can get bound up by the technicalities a lot more in Hollywood. There's so much structure to everything, and that can bind an actor, whereas I felt a little more freedom in Egypt – maybe a little bit too much freedom sometimes – but it works to your advantage." Massoud reveals another passion project he hopes to get off the ground - a TV series based on figures from the golden era of Egyptian music and film, such as crooner and actor Abdel Halim Hafez. "Each episode focuses on a different character from that time," he said. "You would do an episode on Abdel Halim, and at the end of that episode, you would meet another figure and follow their journey in the next one. I think we have such a rich tapestry to tap into, and we have the means to do it now because technology has really levelled the playing field between Hollywood and other emerging industries." Born in Cairo before emigrating to Canada with his family at the age of three, Massoud says the potential series would serve as a form of tribute to his parents, with whom he grew up watching these films – an experience that first sparked his love for acting. "I really fell in love with acting through Egyptian cinema and TV because that's what my parents watched,' he says. 'They weren't watching American TV – that came later for me. But I fell in love with Egyptian cinema, and it was always my dream to come back and act alongside these incredible artists.' While they are fully behind his burgeoning acting career, Massoud says it took some time for his mother to come to terms with his veganism. "She made this dinner once with these Egyptian dishes – qawareh (bone marrow) and feta with meat – and I remember telling her I couldn't eat any of it," he says. "She cried because I only ate the rice. But she's an amazing cook, and she went on to contribute to the Evolving Vegan book with great recipes like koshari. It meant a lot to get her involved there." The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is running at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre until May 5
CairoScene
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Mena Massoud Drops Trailer for First Egyptian Film ‘In Broad Daylight'
The Egyptian-Canadian actor shared a first look at the upcoming thriller, marking his debut in Egyptian cinema. Apr 01, 2025 Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud has unveiled the official trailer for 'In Broad Daylight', his first Egyptian feature film. The teaser, released on Massoud's social media accounts, marks a new chapter in his career working in Arabic-language cinema after rising to international prominence in Hollywood films like Disney's live-action 'Aladdin' and 'Wish You Were Here', which came out earlier this year. Directed by Morkos Adel and written by Karim Sorour, 'In Broad Daylight' is a high-stakes action thriller featuring a prominent Egyptian cast, including Eman Al-Assi, Shereen Reda, Bayoumi Fouad and Jamila Awad. In a caption accompanying the trailer, Massoud reflected on his career trajectory and his connection to Egyptian cinema, writing: 'From childhood, I dreamed of being an actor… I succeeded in Hollywood, but my love for cinema started in Egypt.' While an official release date has yet to be announced, the film's trailer suggests it will be positioned as a major theatrical release in Egypt.
