Pakistan, March 18 -- The first images from the Saudi-shot action thriller directed by Bad Boys for Life filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have been revealed.

The film is currently being shot outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The $40 million project, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is being called a major step forward for Saudi Arabia's growing film industry. Since lifting its cinema ban in 2017, Saudi Arabia has been working to establish itself as the biggest film and TV hub in the Middle East and North Africa. Egyptian stars Karim Abdel Aziz and Ahmed Ezz play the lead roles in the thriller. The movie is being filmed at Alhisn Big Time Studios in Riyadh, one of the largest production facilities in the MENA region, with a...