Guy Ritchie Talks Red Sea, Why He Believes Film Festivals Should Always Create A “Stir” In The Industry & Feeling “Comfortable” In The Middle East
deadline.comAs Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival kicks into gear in Jeddah, a parallel film program is underway 300 miles north in the small desert town of AlUla.
Located in the northwest region of the Kingdom, AlUla County is the centerpiece in the Saudi government’s efforts to attract local and international productions to shoot in the region with its untouched wilderness and expansive valley that is home to two mountain ranges, three volcanoes and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hegra, where Deadline caught up with writer-director Guy Ritchie.
Ritchie is among the large delegation of Hollywood names that this week traveled to the country for Red Sea and made their way up to AlUla.
Other guests include actors Scott Eastwood, Lucy Hale, and Henry Golding. The first major project to shoot in the AlUla region was Anthony and Joe Russo’s war pic Cherry, starring Tom Holland.
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