Overview
- Barbara Broccoli confirmed the film will shoot in Doha under a Qatari co-financing partnership that includes Katara Studios and the Film Committee at Media City Qatar.
- Production is targeting an autumn 2026 start in Qatar, with Company 3 establishing a Doha operation to support work on the movie.
- David Oyelowo will direct and star as Othello, Rachel Brosnahan will reprise Desdemona, and Cynthia Erivo is set to play Emilia.
- The project adapts the 2016 New York Theatre Workshop staging, reimagining the tragedy in a contemporary war‑torn Middle East setting.
- Producers are Broccoli and Nicky Bentham for Eon alongside Oyelowo for Yoruba Saxon, while casting for Iago remains unannounced following Daniel Craig’s turn in the 2016 stage run.