Rupert Wyatt on Finally Premiering Long-Delayed Saudi Blockbuster ‘Desert Warrior’ After Being ‘Sidelined’: ‘My One Request Was That I Would Have Creative Control’

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 […]