When Hollywood meets Jordan!

A movie based on Thomas Edward Lawrence who was a British liaison officer during the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks in the years between 1916 and 1918. Lawrence himself wrote an autobiographical book and based on that book, David Lean made a movie. The movie takes place mostly in the Wadi Rum desert, which by the real Lawrence was his favorite place. It is truly a spectacular place to witness. Not only this movie is a great historical piece but also it shows some of the wonderful places that you must visit in Wadi Rum. Places such as the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, the Ain Shalaleeh spring where you may hike and witness the beautiful views of the Rum village and the valley, the Lawrence spring which is located in the Khazali canyon and named after Lawrence of Arabia himself, and the Lawrence house which has also fantastic views!

The remakes of the classic Aladdin Disney movie from 1992, starring Will Smith, came out just recently and praises the beauty of the desert of Wadi Rum. The Disney movie id a huge production and of course a great nostalgic movie with lots of cinema beauty, wit' special effects and great cast ( I mean Will Smith as the genie?!). The backdrop for this movie is also amazing, the gorgeous Wadi Rum desert, and it is such a great contribution to the cinema world and international relations. 

The sequel to the 2007 movie and of course remake of the 1980's cartoon, starring Shia LeBeouf and Megan Fox and directed by the one and only Michael Bay, is an action-filled movie where the main character Sam Witwicky (Shia LeBeouf) returns to the simple life, however, the cryptic signs that he starts seeing immediately put him in-between a huge Transformers war between the autoboots and Decepticons. As nerdy as that sounds, this movie is awesome, filled with action and humor. The location where supposedly is Egypt (in the storyline) is shot in Jordan, partly in Wadi Rum and in Petra, so don't let Michael Bay fool ya! 

These are some blockbusters and more known movies that were shot in Jordan, however, there are dozens of smaller, independent and international movies that were filmed in the beautiful desert of Wadi Rum, the magical ruins of Petra and other villages and cities around this amazing country.