Where was Superman II filmed?
1980 film directed by Richard Lester
Superman II (1980) was filmed in Paris, New York City, Toronto and Pinewood Studios — 4 recorded filming locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Canada. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
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Filming locations
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🏙 Towns & cities
New York City
🇺🇸 United States
most populous city in the United States
“The Metropolis scenes—in contrast to the first film, where they were filmed on location in New York—were filmed entirely on the back lot at Pinewood.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
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🏙 Towns & cities
Paris
🇫🇷 France
capital and most populous city in France
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🏙 Towns & cities
Toronto
🇨🇦 Canada
capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada
Also per Wikipedia's Production under Richard Lester section
Wikipedia’s Production under Richard Lester section names 1 more place. 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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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Chobham Common
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
located near Chobham, Surrey, location of a British tank research centre
“The East Houston, Idaho scenes were shot on Chobham Common in Surrey, 30 miles from London.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Alberta, 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 Godfather 1972
- The Avengers 2012
- Batman Begins 2005
- The Godfather Part II 1974
- Spider-Man 2002
- Taxi Driver 1976
- Captain America: The First Avenger 2011
- Catch Me If You Can 2002
- The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
- Spider-Man: Homecoming 2017
- Joker 2019
- The Godfather Part III 1990
Set in the same places
- Max Payne
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Assassin's Creed III
- Max Payne 3
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Mario Bros.
- Deus Ex
- Prototype
- Assassin's Creed Rogue
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Superman II have?
4 places recorded on Wikidata, and 1 place named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 4 countries.
In which countries was Superman II filmed?
the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Canada.
Was Superman II filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Godfather (1972), The Avengers (2012), Batman Begins (2005), The Godfather Part II (1974) 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.