Where was Rogue One: A Star Wars Story filmed?
2016 film directed by Gareth Edwards
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) was filmed at 4 places in the United Kingdom, Jordan and Iceland: Wadi Rum, Pinewood Studios, Canary Wharf tube station and Mýrdalssandur. Every place comes from Wikidata.
Part of the Star Wars Anthology · the Star Wars film series
Filming locations
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Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
England
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
“Principal photography on the film began at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire, on August 8, 2015, where huge sets were built to complement scenes that were to be filmed elsewhere in the world.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Valley in southern Jordan
“Wadi Rum in Jordan and the fortification of Masada in Israel was used to represent Jedha.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Canary Wharf tube station
England
London Underground station
“Gareth Edwards selected the London Underground's Canary Wharf station as a location for a chase scene in an Imperial base; the location shoot took place overnight, when the station was closed to the public.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Mýrdalssandur
Iceland
Desert plain in Iceland
“In Iceland, the crew shot in Reynisfjara, and around the mountains of Hjörleifshöfði and Hafursey at Mýrdalssandur, which were used to represent the Erso homestead on Lah'mu and the Imperial research facility on Eadu respectively.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The Wikipedia article names 14 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.
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Landscapes & nature
Mývatn
Iceland
Lake
“Also used as filming locations were the Krafla area with its volcanic crater and around Lake Mývatn's rock formations.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
London
England
Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Cardington
England
Former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England
“Pymmes Park in Edmonton, London was also used for location filming, and scenes set on Yavin 4 were filmed at Cardington Airfield.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Tikal
Guatemala
Ruins of major ancient Maya city
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Towns & cities
Canary Wharf
England
Privately-owned district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
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Landscapes & nature
Hjörleifshöfði
Iceland
Mountain in Iceland
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Bovingdon
England
Former UK Royal Air Force airbase
“The islands of Gan and Baresdhoo of the Laamu Atoll in the Maldives, as well as the former RAF Bovingdon airfield, were used to represent Scarif.” Wikipedia
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Castles & palaces
Masada
Israel
Archaeological site in southeastern Israel
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Landscapes & nature
Hafursey
Iceland
An inselberg in southern Iceland
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Landscapes & nature
Krafla
Iceland
Mountain and volcano in Iceland
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Landscapes & nature
Gan
Maldives
Island in Laamu Atoll, Maldives
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Landscapes & nature Pymmes Park
England
Park in Edmonton, London, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Edmonton
England
Suburb of London, England
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Landscapes & nature
Berasdhoo
Maldives
Island in Laamu Atoll, Maldives
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Places whose own article says it was shot there
7 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.
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Landmarks & buildings
Tikal
Guatemala
Ruins of major ancient Maya city
“Subsequent Star Wars movie Rogue One (2016) and season 2 of TV series Andor (2025) were also filmed at Tikal for the same fictional location.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Wadi Rum
Jordan
Valley in southern Jordan
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, used for scenes set on Jedha.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hjörleifshöfði
Iceland
Mountain in Iceland
“The cave has gained popularity through travel guides and social media, particularly following the use of the surrounding Hjörleifshöfði area as a filming location for the 2016 Star Wars spinoff film Rogue One.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Bovingdon
England
Former UK Royal Air Force airbase
“The site was also used in the 2016 Star Wars film Rogue One, representing the planet Scarif.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Canary Wharf tube station
England
London Underground station
“In April 2016, Canary Wharf station was used as a filming location for an Imperial base in the Star Wars film Rogue One.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Hafursey
Iceland
An inselberg in southern Iceland
“The area was used for location filming for the 2016 Star Wars spinoff film Rogue One.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Mýrdalssandur
Iceland
Desert plain in Iceland
“The area was used as a filming location for the Star Wars spinoff film Rogue One, representing the planet Lah'mu in the opening scenes of the film.” Wikipedia
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Recorded only at country level
Also filmed in Laamu Atoll, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.
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