Just when you think Dubai is about as over the top as it can get.....
Dubai is heading to the big screen. Yesterday, Paramount announced that it will film a political thriller set in Dubai, according to Variety. The script involves a plot to attack the U.S. economy. No doubt, this film isn't what the tourist officials at Dubai want to see hit the screens. (Perhaps the emirate will buy Paramount to stop the filming.)
Dubai, as you may know, has been busy touting the upcoming construction of Dubailand. This series of delights in the desert will include replicas of the Pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Also to be included: Tiger Woods Dubai (a 25-million-square-foot golf course), a Universal Studios theme park, a museum with the name Louvre, and 50 themed hotels with 60,000 rooms. In the meantime, there is a lot to see and do in this Middle Eastern destination already.
