Rupert Wyatt on Finally Premiering Long-Delayed Saudi Blockbuster ‘Desert Warrior’ After Being ‘Sidelined’: ‘My One Request Was That I Would Have Creative Control’
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In September 2021, British director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) started principal photography in Saudi Arabia’s planned futuristic city of Neom on $150 million action epic “ Desert Warrior ,” touted as the country’s first Hollywood-style tentpole movie. Featuring a top-notch international cast led by “Captain America” star Anthony Mackie , Ben Kingsley and Aiysha Hart (“Mogul Mowgli,” “Colette”), the 7th-century Arabia-set film revolves around a princess (Hart) who refuses
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