It is a tale nearly as old as time — but enough about the creative differences that have conspired to keep this ambitious Middle Eastern Western away from movie screens since it went into production ...

Like Memento, The Escapist, screening as part of the University of Colorado’s International Film Series, freshens what could have been a genre exercise by fiddling about with the overall structure. At ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In September 2021, British director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) started principal photography in the area ...

Rupert Wyatt’s “The Gambler” is something of an anomaly. He insists that it is not a remake of the 1974 Karel Reisz drama of the same name, though the two share similar plot points. Rather, the ...

Anthony Mackie's historical epic Desert Warrior, which was made for $150m four years ago, has just received its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival. Reviews are now in for the historical action ...

Update: It looks like this won’t work out either. According to Deadline, Wyatt is off the project due to schedules not matching. Expect a new director to be announced soon and see the original story ...

“If you didn’t know how beautiful your country was, you soon will,” remarked Finn Halliday, head of international programmes at the Red Sea International Film Festival, as she took to the stage in ...

Desert Warrior, a new historical action film starring Anthony Mackie and Aiysha Hart, has been acquired by Vertical for a U.S. and U.K. theatrical release this spring. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, the ...

Anthony Mackie’s Desert Warrior is finally set to premiere at the Zurich Film Festival after years of delays. The Hollywood-style action epic – filmed in Saudi Arabia in 2021 – stars the actor ...

In September 2021, British director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) started principal photography in the area around Saudi Arabia’s planned futuristic city of Neom on $150 million ...