| Just recently Malta has been the shooting site for | | | | was built by the Knights of Malta sometime between |
| great, award-winning movies. Most movies are filmed | | | | 1670 and 1693. Many people around the world would |
| in Hollywood with extensive props to give a realistic | | | | have never had the opportunity to see Fort Ricasoli |
| feel to the lives of the characters. More filmmakers | | | | if producers had decided to use props in a studio. |
| are now searching for real world settings for their | | | | A Different Loyalty, starring Sharon Stone was shot |
| movies. | | | | in Fort St. Elmo in Valletta, Malta in 2004. Fort Saint |
| Troy, 2004's blockbuster hit starring Brad Pitt and | | | | Elmo divides Marsamxett Harbour and Grand Harbour |
| Orlando Bloom, introduced the world to Malta. Most | | | | and provides a grand entrance to both. The fort |
| of Troy was filmed at Fort Ricasoli. The massive fort | | | | doubled for the city of Beirut in the movie. |