Photo: Courtesy of Vertical As originally envisioned, the historical action epic Desert Warrior would be a film of groundbreaking firsts. It would be the first Hollywood-style tentpole movie shot entirely on location in Saudi Arabia under its de facto supreme ruler Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 , a.k.a. the culture-washing governmental push intended to liberate Saudi society from its “addiction” to oil through soft-power alternatives like tourism and entertainment. Directed by Rise of the