British Hollywood director Simon West (“Con Air,” “Lara Croft:Tomb Raider”) is set to direct Saudi Arabia-set epic “Antara” that will be shot in Neom, the sprawling production hub in Saudi Arabia&#…
The English-language blockbuster based on Arab history is the tale of Antara ibn Shaddad, a slave warrior who was propelled to mythical status in the sixth century after winning his freedom and becoming a beloved knight and a widely celebrated Bedouin poet in the region.
More specifically, the film will be based at Neom’s Bajdah Studios, which besides being state-of-the-art boast breathtaking landscapes of Neom which combines canyons, desert, and a long stretch of unspoiled Red Sea coastline. Neom, which is in the Tabuk province, is also the site of a futuristic city that is rapidly being built.
The “Antara” director also noted that he pleased to film in the homeland of Saudi’s Banu Abs tribe, meaning that “We will keep true to the piece, whilst helping to grow the emerging film industry in the region.”
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