DUBAI: Scenes depicting Nigeria, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and the Middle East in the action thriller “6 Underground” were all shot in the UAE, stars of the movie revealed.
The movie, which tells a story about a tech billionaire who, after faking his death, recruits a team of international operatives for a bold mission to take down a brutal dictator, was shot in Abu Dhabi and Ras Al-Khaimah in 2018. It is said to be Netflix’s most expensive production to date, with a budget of around $125 million.
“What I liked about Abu Dhabi is the modernity to it,” the film’s director Michael Bay said in a video released by media production company Twofour54 this week.
“There’s a beautiful aesthetic to the desert. There’s a beautiful aesthetic to the city. It’s clean. It’s safe,” Bay added.
Ryan Reynolds, who stars as One – the mastermind behind the plot– said Abu Dhabi was “wild to shoot in.”
“In our movie it’s California, the Middle East. It plays as Hong Kong as well,” said Reynolds, who is known for his starring role in Deadpool.
Bay, who is known for directing the “Transformers” sequel, said scenes representing Afghanistan were shot in Ras Al-Khaimah’s Al-Hamra, an area locals referred to as “an ancient ghost city.” The scenes portrayed as Nigeria were filmed near to Al-Hamra.
“It’s very versatile to have a place where literally like five minutes away it’s like a different country,” he explained.
The movie had a production team of more than 100 Abu Dhabi-based production specialists working closely with Twofour54, which provided full production services.
This is just the latest in a string of blockbusters that have used the UAE. Other movies include the comedy “War Machine,” starring Brad Pitt, in 2015 and “Mission Impossible,” starring Tom Cruise, in 2011.
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