Welcome to part 6 of my quest for finding movie locations around the world. Left images are from the actual films and to the right are my visits to the spots.
You may also be interested in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7, Part 8 and Part 9.
Quantum of Solace (2008)
James Bond (Daniel Craig) spends some time at his “hotel in Bolivia”, which is actually Instituto Nacional de Cultura in Panama city. Unfortunately I don’t ooze the same kind of cool in the heat.
Die Another Day (2002)
Pierce Brosnan returns as James Bond for the last time. He casually finds a not so secret entrance next to the most visited area in London.
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) escapes from the baddies in his usual relaxed style by lowering himself down from the balcony of a “Swiss bank” opposite the large terrier sculpture, standing in front of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Bond proceeds to make his escape by heading north across the bridge next to the Guggenheim Museum.
The picturesque Eilean Donan castle is used as “MI6 Headquarters”. It was also featured more prominently in Highlander.
Before Sunset (2004)
Jesse Wallace (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) meet up once again (see movie locations for the prequel Before Sunrise). It all starts at famous bookstore Shakespeare and Company, where Jesse is signing his book.
They start walking around the corner from Shakespeare, going south into the Latin Quarter.
…before suddenly appearing in the Marais district on the other side of the Seine, where they are busy walking up to Paroisse Saint-Paul Saint-Louis.
After another teleportation they visit Le Pure Café in the 11th arr…
…where they sit down at a table in the back of the café, behind the same zinc bar where Anthony Bourdain had a coffee in The Layover, 2012.
Suddenly they are on the left bank of Seine once again, strolling down Quai Tournelle.
Doctor Who (2011, 2012, 2015)
John Barrowman (Jack Harkness) walks up to Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones) and the tenth Doctor (David Tennant) at Roald Dahl Plass in central Cardiff. This square is also the location of the Torchwood HQ, using a secret elevator near the pillars.
Eddie’s Diner is featured in several episodes. The eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and River Song (Alex Kingston) is having a chat at table 11, while Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams) is ordering at the counter.
The Doctor emerges from the bathroom, which actually has a Tardis wall in there.
Another incarnation, the twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is talking to Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) at the same place.
Clara leaving the Doctor for the Tardis.
Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) chilling with the eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) in Central Park. This scene is actually composed of two different locations. The first being a small rock near Gapstow Bridge…
…while filming from the opposite angle actually took place on a much larger rock, much further west. The time between the photos is four years, which is noticeable by the skyscraper construction in the background.
Rory is later walking past the fountain into the terrace underpass. The name of this famous fountain comes from the story of an angel giving healing powers to the pool of Bethesda in ancient Jerusalem. The statue on top, Angel of the waters, is a neoclassical winged female figure symbolizing the opening of the Croton Aqueduct in 1842 that brought fresh water to the citizens. This is also the site of the final scene in the graphic novel “Death – the high cost of living” by Neil Gaiman.
A very popular spot for movies is the Bow Bridge, the second oldest cast iron bridge in America. Here Amy is looking over the side while the Doctor sits reading on the side.
The Doctor can later be seen sitting on a bench at The Mall, pondering a letter.
Doctor Who is naturally featured all over London. Here is one of his most eye-catching parking spots for the Tardis, in the Jubilee Gardens on London’s South Bank.
Match Point (2005)
The creepy protagonist Chris (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) follows Nola (Scarlett Johansson) into the Tate Modern.
Later he throws evidence into the Thames from the walkway. These days the area around Blackfriars has been completely rebuild.
Superman 2 (1980)
Clark Kent (Christopher Reeve) and Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) are taking a sunny walk along the Canadian side of the famous waterfalls, before Superman “surprisingly” appears.
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Clint Eastwood is usually seen with a large gun in San Francisco, but here his character Frank Horrigan chills out with Lilly Raines (Rene Russo) at the Lincoln Memorial, on the other side of the country.
Night at the Museum (2006)
The Bow Bridge is a very popular movie location. In the first Night at the Museum, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) takes a walk over the same bridge.
Assassin’s Creed (2016)
The tomb of Columbus inside the Seville cathedral is featured in one scene of Assassin’s Creed.
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- Movie locations around the world part 9
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