Where was Avatar: The Way of Water filmed?
2022 film by James Cameron
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) was filmed in Wellington and Manhattan Beach, 2 places named in its Wikipedia article, in New Zealand, the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as New Zealand. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Part of the Avatar film series
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 2 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wellington
🇳🇿 New Zealand
capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
“However, virtual production continued in Manhattan Beach and visual effects work continued at Weta Digital in Wellington.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Manhattan Beach
🇺🇸 United States
beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The Way of Water started preliminary shooting on August 15, 2017, with Manhattan Beach, California, as the main shooting location.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in New Zealand, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: New Zealand
Also shot in these places
- Ghost in the Shell 2017
- Pete's Dragon 2016
- Power Rangers S.P.D. 2005–
- Wellington Paranormal 2018–
- After the Party 2023–
- Jane the Virgin 2014–2019
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Avatar: The Way of Water have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 2 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Ghost in the Shell (2017), Pete's Dragon (2016), Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005–), Wellington Paranormal (2018–) and 2 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.