King Tut puts post-revolution productions on hold pending news on the fate of the ousted regime

Egyptian production house King Tut has delayed work on its television series projects indefinitely following the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution on the 25th of January. Mounir Thabet, brother to Suzanne Mubarak, holds a significant portion of the firm’s equity.“King Tut” had commenced filming the television titles “Sammara” starring Ghada ‘Abd Al Razek, “Bayn al-Shawttayn” (“Between Halves”) featuring Nour el-Shereef and “Qaddiyat Ma’aly al-Wazeer” (“The Case of the Minister”) starring Elham Shaheen prior to the outbreak of the revolt but progress was halted until more information could be ascertained with regards to the firm’s capital. This has become more pressing after funds held by other companies were withheld due to the fact that equities belonging to elements of the former regime where expressed in the finances of those companies. Such was the fate of the ‘Arab Screen company which was partially owned by the son of the former secretary general of the then ruling NDP, Saffwat al-Shareef.Thabet had consistently declined to comment regarding his share in the King Tut production company which is also partially owned by Mohamed Sha’ban and his sons ‘Essam, Hisham and Hussam Sha’ban.