Overview
- Vertical released the first official trailer on March 12 for Rupert Wyatt’s historical adventure Desert Warrior.
- Vertical holds U.S. and U.K. rights and is planning a late-April theatrical rollout, with reports citing April 24 or April 26 for the U.S. opening.
- Set in seventh‑century Arabia, the film follows Princess Hind’s flight from Emperor Kisra and her rise to rally tribes toward the Battle of Dhi Qar.
- Shot in Saudi Arabia’s Neom as a reported $150 million MBC Studios production, the film stars Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Sir Ben Kingsley, Sharlto Copley, and Ghassan Massoud.
- Following extended post‑production marked by Wyatt’s temporary exit and return, the movie premiered at Zurich and later screened at the Red Sea Film Festival, with coverage noting its place in Saudi Arabia’s broader cinema ambitions during regional tensions.