Where was Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens filmed?
2015 film directed by J.J. Abrams
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015) was filmed in Pinewood Studios — 1 recorded filming location in the United Kingdom. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Star Wars film series · the Star Wars sequel trilogy
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Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 5 more 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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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Liwa Oasis
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
oasis
“In April, Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn confirmed that filming had begun, filming in secret in the United Arab Emirates around Liwa Oasis, part of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, by a second unit.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Rub' al Khali
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
desert
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Puzzlewood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
ancient woodland site, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
“Puzzlewood in the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire England was used for some scenes.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Skellig Michael
🇮🇪 Ireland
UNESCO heritage island off coast of Kerry, Ireland
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
former Royal Air Force station near Newbury in Berkshire, England, UK
“In September, the former RAF Greenham Common military base in Berkshire was used and featured set constructions of several spaceships.” Wikipedia
Places whose own article says it was shot there
2 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common United Kingdom
“Greenham Common airfield was used as a filming location for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” Wikipedia
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Skellig Islands Ireland
“The final scene of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shot on Skellig in July 2015, with additional filming taking place there in September 2015 for The Last Jedi, the following film in the series.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, County Kerry, Iceland, Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, 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.
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- Dr. No 1962
- The Shining 1980
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
- Aliens 1986
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 5 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United Kingdom.
Was Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and 8 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.