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Speaking at the sequel's UK press conference, the director admitted that he was given the monarch's blessing to film certain scenes for the blockbuster in the historic site of Petra.
"The King was a fan of Transformers so he helped us," he said, explaining that it took 36 helicopter trips to transport the necessary equipment to Petra.
He added: "Dr Hawass, who runs the Antiquities in Egypt, was also a fan and he thought that it would be particularly good for tourism, so he allowed us to do some aerial shots around the pyramids and shoot there."
When asked about the experience of filming near historic monuments, he joked: "We were extremely careful!"
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is released on June 19.
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