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Doctor Who S11 – Cape Town

It's been an exciting day here @book_lounge. We had the #13thdocter #drwho shooting outside. #JodieWhittaker pic.twitter.com/gYzlJEimUB — The Book Lounge (@book_lounge) January 14, 2018   Confirmed location is “The Kimberley Hotel”    

Rogue One (Star Wars) – Maldives

White tropical beaches and palm trees is not something that you might assiciate with a Star Wars movie. And that is why director Gareth Edwards choose this location for the planet of Scarif. Never before was there such a location in the Star Wars Universe. And it is very unlikely we see this location in […]

Broadchurch location (Pier not seen in series), Clevedon

Broadchurch – Clevedon

A small community is about to be torn apart when a young boy is murdered. This exciting Brittish story was set in a small seaside town in the south of England. Most scenes were filmed in Clevedon (for season 1, 2 and 3). The marine lake, with its stunning view over the Bristol Channel is […]

Agent Carter – Los Angeles – Isodyne Energy Building

Isodyne Energy has something big to hide. Lucky for us, Agent Carter (played by Hayley Atwell), finds out about this and visits the compound. Both the interior and exterior for the Isodyne building can be found at 2525 Firestone Blvd. The building is the old Firestone Factory, which nowadays is used as…. a filming location… […]

Armageddon – Barry Barber Ranch

In the tiny town Interior, South Dakota, big things have happened. Paul Verhoeven came there to film “Starship Troopers” in 1997, Michael Bay did this for “Armageddon”. The location for filming the surface of the asteroid is near Barry Barber Ranch. (The photo of the vehicle was taken near Paris, at Disneyland).  

Quantum Of Solace – Paranal Observatory

The 2008 James Bond film “Quantum Of Solace” was recorded partly in the Chili dessert at Paranal Observatory. They filmed there for about twelve days and the location was chosen to resemble Bond’s rigid emotions and being on the verge of committing a vengeful act.

Doctor Who – Neath Abbey

If you have ever watched Doctor who and thought a you had seen that abbey before, it must have been Neath abbey. It was used in numerous episodes, “Beast Below”, “Vincent”, “Rebel Flesh”, “Almost People” and “Power of three”. Neath Abbey

Doctor Who – Cosmeston Medieval Village

Why build a whole village, while there is one around anyways? That’s what the designers for Doctor Who, The Robots of Sherwood must have thought. The tourist medieval village of Cosmeston was used as Sherwood. Sherwood/Cosmeston

Doctor Who – Stradey Castle

Stradey Castle is a very popular location for weddings and photoshoots, no wonder the Doctor Who production team used this location for “The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardwrobe” officicial site

Star Wars – Tikal

In Star Wars – A New Hope, Han flies the Falcon over Yavin IV where he is checked by the rebels in a tiny tower. The location for this shoot is in The Americas in Tikal. The hidden rebel base is ofcourse the famous Maya tempel in Tikal. Tikal