If you like period pieces and socio-political dramas, Universal and Warner Bros have a new feature just for you! Black Gold will center on the rivalry of Arabian rulers, who struggled for control of oil fields, in the 1930s. Deadline revealed Antonio Banderas and Frieda Pinto of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass) will star in the award-baiting epic, which will also feature Riz Ahmed (Centurion) and Liya Kabede (Lord of War).
The film, formerly dubbed Black Thirst, will be helmed by period piece pro, Jean-Jacques Annaud, who directed Enemy At the Gates, Seven Years in Tibet and The Name of the Rose, and scripted by The Siege screenwriter, Menno Meyjes.
Black Gold will be shot in Ben Ammar’s Empire Studios and on location in Tunisia beginning on October 18, with a project release date of Christmas 2011.
Are you looking forward to Black Gold?