Bensaid, who met with British director and producer Ridley Scott and his team, stressed that "Ouarzazate and Morocco are considered an international film destination offering considerable potential for the shooting of the world's biggest film productions," said a press release by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication.

The visit was also part of the efforts to support the city and promote international film productions in Morocco, with economic spin-offs for the region's population through the creation of a significant number of direct and indirect jobs.

Bensaid, who also met the employees of the filming location, affirmed that "the Ministry will continue to back this type of production and contribute to film and cultural industry projects," noting that "this incident will not affect Ouarzazate as an international film destination."

The small fire that broke out in the "Gladiator 2" film studio was quickly contained by members of the film crew.