Overview
- EON Productions confirmed a Qatar co-production and financing deal, partnering with Katara Studios and the national Film Committee, with Company 3 attached for post and VFX.
- David Oyelowo will direct and reprise Othello, with Rachel Brosnahan returning as Desdemona and Cynthia Erivo cast as Emilia.
- Principal photography is slated for autumn 2026 in Doha, using Qatar’s new screen production incentive offering up to a 50% cash rebate.
- The screenplay adapts Sam Gold’s 2016 New York Theatre Workshop reimagining, relocating the tragedy to a contemporary war‑torn desert in the Middle East.
- Producers are Barbara Broccoli and Nicky Bentham for EON and Oyelowo for Yoruba Saxon, with further casting — including Iago — to be announced.