During Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge of Manchester United, there can be no doubt the legendary manager had his favourites when it came to his players.
08.02.2022 - 18:43 / deadline.com
Shooting wrapped last month on the long-awaited Gerard Butler project Kandahar and here are some exclusive behind the scenes photos from the film, which is notably one of the first major U.S. titles to shoot its entirety in Saudi Arabia. The film, which is produced by John Wick outfit Thunder Road Films and Capstone, reunites Butler with his Greenland and Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman Waugh. While this certainly isn’t the first action thriller the bankable Scottish actor has starred in, Kandahar is one of the first big-budget Hollywood titles to shoot in the country’s northwest AlUla region, which is home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hegra.
Butler stars as Tom Harris, an undercover CIA operative, stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan. He must fight his way out alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding the elite special forces tasked with hunting them down.
Capstone is financing the project along with Middle East media group MBC Studios. The title has had backing from the Saudi Film Commission and producers have tapped into the local rebate scheme. Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Brendon Boyea produce along with G-Base’s Alan Siegel and Butler and Capstone’s Christian Mercuri. Exec producers are David Haring, Scott LaStaiti, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Andrea Dimity and Jonathan Fuhrman.
Capstone is handling international sales and hinted that it may be showing footage to buyers during this week’s European Film Market. CAA Media Finance reps U.S. rights and arranged financing.
Deadline sat down with Capstone Chairman and CEO Mercuri a few days before the project wrapped to get the low-down on shooting in Saudi Arabia, a country that only lifted its 35-year-old
During Sir Alex Ferguson’s time in charge of Manchester United, there can be no doubt the legendary manager had his favourites when it came to his players.
EXCLUSIVE: Bollywood star Elnaaz Norouzi has been added to the cast of Kandahar, the action movie starring Gerard Butler that has been shooting in Saudi Arabia.
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