Anthony Mackie is set to star in Desert Warrior, a new 𝔉historical epic from Rise of the Pla🍒net of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt, reports.
Set in 7th Century Arabia, the movie will follow a princess (Aiysha Hart) who is forced to escape from the ruthless emperor (Ben Kingsley) when she refuses to become his concubine. Alone in the desert and pursued by the emperor's troops, she and her father (Ghassan Massoud) must entrust their safety to a mysterious bandit (Mackie) who has some secrets of his own. Production🌌 is currently underway, with filming taking place in 🐼Saudi Arabia.
District 9's Sharlto Copley, Sami Bouajila, Lamis Ammar, and Géza Röhrig will als🎃o star. Wyatt has also co-written the script, along with Road to Perdition s𝓡creenwriter David Self, Ocean's 8 scribe Gary Ross, and Erica Beeney.
Wyatt made his directorial debut in 2𒅌008 with The Escapist, which starred Brian Cox, Damian Lewis, and Dominic Cooper. On the small screen, he d🗹irected the first two episodes of Apple TV Plus' adaptation of The Mosquito Coast.
Mackie, meanwhile, is perhaps best known for playing Sam Wilson in the MCU – he played the Falcon in the Avengers movies and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series on Disney Plus, and is now 𓄧set to take on♊ the mantle of Captain America. He's also had roles in The Hurt Locker, Detroit, and Black Mirror.
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