Producing local and global cinematic gems that tug right at the heartstrings of consumers seems to be the big clear focus of MBC Studios, the in-house premium content production arm of MBC Group. Apart from choosing Saudi Arabia as their launching pad, the industry giant recently concluded shooting in NEOM and the wider Tabuk province for the film “Desert Warrior” starring Hollywood star Anthony Mackie, and Aiysha Hart. 

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.

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