Saudi Arabia ’s rapidly expanding array of production facilities added another major hub this week with the official opening of PlayMaker Studios, a state-of-the-art filmmaking complex located in Qiddiya City, just outside Riyadh. The launch coincides with the start of pre-production on Unbroken Sword , a large-scale historical action feature directed by Game of Thrones and House of Cards veteran Alik Sakharov, which will be the first project to shoot at the facility.

The film, produced by Sela and sponsored by the General Entertainment Authority and Riyadh Season, is expected to begin principal photography in early 2026. More than 200 crew members are already on site preparing to utilize PlayMaker’s new soundstages and the area’s dramatic backdrop of the Tuwaiq Mountains, which fr

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