Desert Warrior will finally get its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival later this month after Deadline chronicled how creative challenges on the Saudi epic have delayed its release.

Starring Anthony Mackie , Aiysha Hart , and Ben Kingsley , the Rupert Wyatt -directed historical feature will hold a gala debut on September 28. MBC Studios , the Saudi studio behind Desert Warrior , said the film’s “talents” will be in attendance, but did not provide more specifics.

Deadline’s deep dive on Desert Warrior last October revealed how the film encountered issues after its grueling 2021 shoot in the Saudi desert.

Wyatt exited and then returned to the project amid creative fissures. A screen test revealed Desert Warrior’s disconnect with audiences and a handful of major

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