Desert Warrior is an upcoming historical action drama film directed by Rupert Wyatt, who co-wrote the screenplay with Erica Beeney, David Self, and Gary Ross.
Arabia was full of disparate, feuding tribes in the seventh century, one of which was led by the merciless Emperor Kisra.
The cast includes Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Sharlto Copley, Ghassan Massoud, Sami Bouajila, Lamis Ammar, Géza Röhrig, and Ben Kingsley.
MBC saw it as an anchor for the nascent film industry that was being established in the region, where key crewmembers were brought in for the project to effectively train and develop Saudi crews learning about the industry.
[5] Principal photography began in September 2021 in Neom, Saudi Arabia,[3][6] and it was completed by February 2022.