Jordan, A Blockbuster Location For Hollywood
December 18, 2019
3:17 pm
The lunar landscape of Jordan’s Wadi Rum valley gets a starring role this week when the next and final episode of the Star Wars saga opens to global audiences.
The spectacular desert, with its shimmering red sands, majestic dunes and stunning rock formations was also where Peter O’Toole was filmed riding his horse in the 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia”.
From Matt Damon in “The Martian” to Will Smith in Disney’s “Aladdin”, Jordanian authorities have worked to ensure the country’s diverse landscape features in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.
“When you travel to locations everything changes inside of you,” Smith …
