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
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 9 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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Towns & cities
London
England
capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
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Landscapes & nature
Lake District
England
mountainous region in North West England, UK
“Landscape shots for the planet Takodana were shot in July in the Lake District in the northwest of England.” Wikipedia
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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
Forest of Dean
United Kingdom
geographical, historical and cultural region in Gloucestershire, England
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Landscapes & nature
Rub' al Khali
Saudi Arabia
desert
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Landscapes & nature
Puzzlewood
England
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
England
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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“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
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
- Aliens 1986
- Spectre 2015
Set in the same places
- Cars 2 2011
- Captain Flamingo & Pac Man And The Ghostly Adventures 2006
- Assassin's Creed III 2012
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 1999
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011
- Mass Effect 3 2012
- Need for Speed: Shift 2009
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015
- Tomb Raider III 1998
- Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015
- Resistance: Fall of Man 2006
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 9 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in 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.