![]() If you've ever scanned an Egyptian television station, beamed the signal in from satellite or enjoyed classic Egyptian film on video, thanyou've likely seen the image of Egypt's girl next door, actress Suad Hosny. Until then, well have to depend on the documentary filmmakers who still flock to the wonders of the ancient land. Imagine how film production revenues could benefit the Egyptian economy! Well, were confident, someone in Hollywood will get a brilliant idea-film Egypt, in Egypt. No less than six major studio productions (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, Gladiator and the upcoming The Four Feathers, Spy Game, and Black Hawk Down) have or are currently filming in the tiny, desert country. It seems Morocco is the focus of a North African film boom. So, close and yet, so far away from the Egyptian wonders. The Egyptian sequences of the Stephen Sommers directed films, and the Sommers produced film (The Scorpion King were filmed in Morocco. ![]() The success of these Mummy movies should add up to increased revenues for the Egyptian film Commission, but they dont. The third film in this franchise will be The Scorpion King, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson, is currently filming. ![]()
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