“The Martian” is the latest blockbuster to use Jordan’s Wadi Rum region as a stand-in for Mars. Because of the barren landscape and the reddish hue of the terrain, Mars movies like “Red ...

Last year's smash hit "The Martian" went through ... While inspired by the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan, where some of it was filmed, the movie was mostly shot on a sound stage in Hungary.