“The life of Antara is one of those relatively little-known true stories that prove that fact can be so much stranger than fiction. “Bringing the story of Antara ibn Shaddad to the big screen and the masses is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to continue his legend,” said West. Production in Neom, home to a proposed $500 billion megacity, is scheduled for 12 weeks to commence in early 2024, based at Bajdah Studios and tapping into the region’s 40 percent cash rebate program. Celtic Arabia’s Stuart Sutherland ( Killing Eve, Born A King, The Man Who Fell To Earth), is also a co-producer and recently co-produced Kandahar, starring Gerard Butler, in the Kingdom.īored Refugees, Young Love and Donkey Butts in 'A Happy Day' Trailer The film will be set against the backdrop of the Neom region in northwest Saudi Arabia and is co-produced by writer and producer Alexander Amartei.
Simon West, the director of Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The Expendables 2, has set his next movie.īased on a true story, swords-and-sandals epic Antara will follow Antara ibn Shaddad, a slave in the sixth century who won his freedom and became a knight and one of the most famous poets in ancient Arabia.
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