Hans Zimmer Concert Film, ‘Diamond in the Desert,’ to Hit Big Screens in March
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert,” a concert film shot in Dubai that also includes documentary interviews with some of the stars and filmmakers the composer has worked with, will hit theaters globally starting March 19, Trafalgar Releasing announced Wednesday.
The bulk of the 158-minute film will be performance footage of Zimmer and his band and orchestra playing selections from films like “Dune,” “The Lion King,” “Gladiator” and “Interstellar,” in locations including Dubai’s Coca-Cola Arena and Al Wasl Plaza dome at Expo City Dubai.
Not everyone in the film made the trek to Dubai, as the movie also includes interview footage with such figures as Billie Eilish, Finneas and Johnny Marr (who worked with Zimmer on “No Time to Die”), Christopher Nolan, Jerry Bruckheimer, Pharrell Williams, Tanya Lapointe and “Dune” principals Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Denis Villeneuve.
Paul Dugdale directed the film and is among the executive producers. He has helmed 14 theatrically released music films to date.
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