Where was Transformers: Dark of the Moon filmed?
2011 film directed by Michael Bay
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) was filmed in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Chicago and Long Beach: 4 recorded filming locations in the United States, Hong Kong. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Transformers film series
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
Los Angeles
United States
seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
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Long Beach
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Chicago
United States
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
“The scenes in Chicago were mostly shot on location, as Bay believed the plates had to really be shot in the real city.” Wikipedia
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong
city and special administrative region of China
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 25 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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New York City
United States
most populous city in the United States
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Washington, D.C.
United States
capital city of the United States of America
“While filming in Washington, D.C., the crew shot on the National Mall and Bay said that there would be a car race on the location.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Willis Tower
United States
skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, USA
“Locations filmed in Chicago included LaSalle Street, Michigan Avenue, Bacino's of Lincoln Park at 2204 North Lincoln Avenue and areas surrounding the Willis Tower.” Wikipedia
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LaSalle Street
United States
street in Chicago
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Edwards Air Force Base
United States
US Air Force base near Lancaster, California, United States (founded 1935)
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Houston
United States
seat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States
“On October 16, a flashback scene that takes place in the later 1960s was shot at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, using extras with period fashion and hairstyles.” Wikipedia
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Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
United States
NASA field center in Houston, Texas, United States
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Detroit
United States
city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States
“Filming in Detroit was planned to take place in August but the Chicago shoot was extended until September 1.” Wikipedia
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National Mall
United States
park in Washington, D.C.
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Moscow
Russia
capital and most populous city of Russia
“The film employed both regular 35 mm film cameras and specially developed 3D cameras, with filming locations in Chicago, Florida, Indiana, Milwaukee, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. The visual effects involved more complex robots than the previous films, which took longer to render.” Wikipedia
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Kennedy Space Center
United States
US space launch site in Florida
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Sherman Oaks
United States
neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States
“The first six weeks were spent in Los Angeles: locations included Sherman Oaks, Fourth Avenue, and 5.” Wikipedia
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Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia
“A day of shooting was also spent at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.” Wikipedia
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Milwaukee
United States
city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States
“Two further locations announced were the Milwaukee Art Museum and the former Tower Automotive complex on Milwaukee's north side, then under redevelopment for mixed use also the city's equipment yard.” Wikipedia
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Gary
United States
city in Lake County, State of Indiana, United States
“Scenes from Transformers: Dark of the Moon wrapped up filming on August 16, 2010.” Wikipedia
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Michigan Avenue
United States
major north-south thoroughfare in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Cape Canaveral
United States
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
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Hammond
United States
city in Lake County, Indiana, United States
“Filming was delayed on September 2, 2010, when an extra was seriously injured during a stunt in Hammond, Indiana.” Wikipedia
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Lincoln Park
United States
community area of Chicago, United States
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Hurlburt Field
United States
US Air Force base at Mary Esther, Florida, United States
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Michigan Avenue Bridge
United States
bridge in Chicago, Illinois
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
United States
launch pad at Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
“Scenes were filmed at Launch Pad 39A, the Vehicle Assembly Building and the Orbiter Processing Facility.” Wikipedia
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Vehicle Assembly Building
United States
building used by NASA to assemble rockets at the Kennedy Space Center
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Orbiter Processing Facility
United States
class of hangars formerly used for Space Shuttle maintenance at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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Milwaukee Art Museum
United States
art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Places whose own article says it was shot there
4 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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Old Chicago Main Post Office United States
“In the summer of 2010, Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay filmed numerous scenes for Transformers: Dark of the Moon in and around Chicago.” Wikipedia
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Trump International Hotel and Tower United States
“The tower was also one of the key locations filmed in Chicago for the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” Wikipedia
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Rookery Building United States
“In addition, the interior was depicted in a scene of the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, standing in for an office at the Tribune Tower.” Wikipedia
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Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist United States
“The church's exterior was shown in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon and the 2021 film Candyman.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Florida, Russia, 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.
Its Wikipedia article also names Ukraine as where this film was shot, without naming a place inside that could be pinned. That is prose rather than a Wikidata statement, and it is labelled here as such rather than guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Pulp Fiction 1994
- The Dark Knight 2008
- Back to the Future 1985
- Fight Club 1999
- The Terminator 1984
- Interstellar 2014
- The X-Files 1993–2018
- How I Met Your Mother 2005–2014
- Blade Runner 1982
- Spider-Man 2002
- Iron Man 2008
- The Great Dictator 1940
Set in the same places
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 2015
- L.A. Noire 2011
- Duke Nukem 3D 1996
- Battlefield Hardline 2015
- Duke Nukem 1991
- 24: The Game 2006
- Mario Kart Tour 2019
- Hotel Dusk: Room 215 2007
- Track & Field 1983
- Wasteland 2 2014
- Great Pretender 2020
- Twisted Metal 1995
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Transformers: Dark of the Moon have?
4 places recorded on Wikidata, and 25 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across 2 countries.
In which countries was Transformers: Dark of the Moon filmed?
the United States and Hong Kong.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Pulp Fiction (1994), The Dark Knight (2008), Back to the Future (1985), Fight Club (1999) 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.