Where was Avatar filmed?
2009 film directed by James Cameron
Avatar (2009) was filmed in Wellington, Playa Vista and Hawaiian tropical rainforests, 3 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, in New Zealand, the United States. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as California, Hawaii, 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 Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 3 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
“Films shot partly or wholly in Wellington include the Lord of The Rings trilogy, King Kong and Avatar.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Playa Vista
🇺🇸 United States
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Hawaiian tropical rainforests
🇺🇸 United States
Rainforest of Hawaii - WWF-ecoregion
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, Hawaii, 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: United States · 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–
- Iron Man 2008
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Avatar have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 3 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.