KSA Business: MBC Studios continues to invest in Saudi talent, infrastructure – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: MBC Studios continues to invest in Saudi talent, infrastructure – Gulf Digital News

MBC Studios is continuing to invest in Saudi talent and infrastructure as it firmly establishes Saudi Arabia as a major movie destination and global film production hub.

MBC Studios, the in-house premium content production arm of MBC Group, recently concluded shooting in Neom and the wider Tabuk province for the film “Desert Warrior” starring Hollywood star Anthony Mackie, and Aiysha Hart. Directed by British filmmaker Rupert Wyatt, “Desert Warrior” is co-produced by MBC Studios and JB Pictures and AGC Studios. 

Meanwhile MBC Studios’ next global project, “Kandahar” starring Gerard Butler, is being filmed in the AlUla region and the city of Jeddah. Co-produced by MBC Studios and Capstone Entertainment Group, “Kandahar” is directed by US filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh. Both movies are part of MBC Studios’ ongoing efforts to produce local and global cinematic works that choose Saudi Arabia as their launching pad.

KSA FILMMAKING ON THE WORLD MAP

Waleed bin Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim, Chairman of MBC Group, reaffirmed the importance of such production projects in Saudi Arabia. 

“I want to thank the city of Neom for its tremendous support, along with the Royal Commission for AlUla, and the rest of the cities and regions that host and support