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Saudi Arabia’s Long Delayed First Hollywood-Style Blockbuster ‘Desert Warrior,’ Starring Anthony Mackie, Is Finally About to Surface (EXCLUSIVE)
Saudi Arabia’s long delayed first Hollywood-style blockbuster 'Desert Warrior,' starring Anthony Mackie, is finally close to completion.
Three years ago, with some fanfare, Saudi Arabia’s first tentpole movie was announced, an action epic titled “ Desert Warrior ” shot in a scenic area around the site of the futuristic city of NEOM with a hefty $150 million budget. Helmed by British director director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) and featuring a top notch international cast led by “Captain America” star Anthony Mackie, Ben Kingsley, and Aiysha Hart (“Mogul Mowgli,” “Colette”), “Desert Warrior” – which is set in at a pre-Islamic 7th century Arabia when Saudi was made up of rival, feuding tribes forever at each other’s throats – has since been caught in a seemingly endless tempest of reshoots, recuts, and infighting. The symbolic epic touted as a testament to Saudi’s ambition to produce high-end content for global audiences is expected to surface next year, possibly on the festival circuit.
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