International films shot in Saudi Arabia - in pictures

  • 'Kandahar', starring Gerard Butler, uses AlUla to stand in for the landscapes of Afghanistan. Photo: Thunder Road Pictures
    'Kandahar', starring Gerard Butler, uses AlUla to stand in for the landscapes of Afghanistan. Photo: Thunder Road Pictures
  • 'Kandahar' has a multinational cast and crew of about 200 in the kingdom, about 10 per cent of which are Saudi nationals. Photo: Thunder Road Pictures
    'Kandahar' has a multinational cast and crew of about 200 in the kingdom, about 10 per cent of which are Saudi nationals. Photo: Thunder Road Pictures
  • Tom Holland in 2021's Russo Brothers-directed 'Cherry', which was partly shot in AlUla. Photo: Apple
    Tom Holland in 2021's Russo Brothers-directed 'Cherry', which was partly shot in AlUla. Photo: Apple
  • 'Cello', starring Jeremy Irons and Tobin Bell, is funded by Saudi production company Rozam Media and comes from a novel and script by Saudi author Turki Al Alshikh. Photo: Alamiya
    'Cello', starring Jeremy Irons and Tobin Bell, is funded by Saudi production company Rozam Media and comes from a novel and script by Saudi author Turki Al Alshikh. Photo: Alamiya
  • 'Journey to Mecca', from 2009, brought the epic desert landscapes of 14th-century Islamic explorer Ibn Battuta to life in Makkah. Photo: SK Films
    'Journey to Mecca', from 2009, brought the epic desert landscapes of 14th-century Islamic explorer Ibn Battuta to life in Makkah. Photo: SK Films
  • Director Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic of the influential civil rights activist Malcolm X, played by Denzel Washington, was shot in the kingdom as long ago as 1992. Photo: Warner Bros
    Director Spike Lee’s 1992 biopic of the influential civil rights activist Malcolm X, played by Denzel Washington, was shot in the kingdom as long ago as 1992. Photo: Warner Bros
  • 'Desert Warrior' is the biggest production to take place in the kingdom to date. 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' director Rupert Wyatt is heading up a crew of about 500 for this big budget historical epic. Pictured is Anthony Mackie, left, and Aiysha Hart. Photo: MBC Studios
    'Desert Warrior' is the biggest production to take place in the kingdom to date. 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' director Rupert Wyatt is heading up a crew of about 500 for this big budget historical epic. Pictured is Anthony Mackie, left, and Aiysha Hart. Photo: MBC Studios