🏙 Towns & cities
Johannesburg
largest city in South Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa · -26.2044, 28.0416
Johannesburg is recorded as a filming location for 5 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Johannesburg, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 10 more.
2 productions were filmed at 3 places inside Johannesburg rather than at Johannesburg itself — listed below, each with the place it was shot.
“The film, set and shot in Johannesburg, is about an artificial general intelligence law enforcement robot captured and taught by gangsters, who nickname it Chappie.”
Movies filmed in Johannesburg
- Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015
- Invictus 2009
- Chappie 2015
- Tsotsi 2005
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Catching Feelings
2018
“The film was shot in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2016.” Wikipedia
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Johannesburg as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Hotel Rwanda
2004
“Principal filming was shot on location in Kigali, Rwanda, and Johannesburg, South Africa.” Wikipedia
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Dredd
2012
“By May 2010, this partnership saw IM Global and its owner Reliance Big Pictures agree to co-finance the 3-D project with a $45 million production budget, and a schedule to begin filming in Johannesburg, South Africa in late 2010.” Wikipedia
- The Giver 2014
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The Grand Tour
2016–2024
“Studio recording for the first series began in Johannesburg, South Africa on 17 July 2016.” Wikipedia
- The Salvation 2014
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Sniper: Reloaded
2011
“The film was shot from 1 March 2010 to 3 April 2010 on location in Johannesburg, South Africa.” Wikipedia
- Kite 2014
- Winnie Mandela 2011
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Singam II
2013
“The director also filmed some songs, stunts and talkie portions in Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, as well as Malaysia and Kenya.” Wikipedia
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Bakgat
2008
“The film was shot on location in Pretoria and Johannesburg in 2007.” Wikipedia
Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Johannesburg
2 productions shot at 3 places inside Johannesburg, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Johannesburg itself.
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Johannesburg CBD
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place in Gauteng, South Africa
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Soweto
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township of South Africa
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ponte City Apartments
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skyscraper in South Africa
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🏙 Towns & cities
Alexandra
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township in Gauteng, South Africa
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Carlton Centre
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skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Carlton Hotel
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building in South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Johannesburg?
17 productions are recorded as filmed in Johannesburg, 2 of them at places inside it, including Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Invictus (2009) and Chappie (2015). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Johannesburg?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), covered by 82 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Johannesburg?
Johannesburg is in South Africa, at -26.2044, 28.0416. The day trip guide for Johannesburg lists 11 filming locations within 100 km.
What other filming locations are near Johannesburg?
Johannesburg CBD, Soweto, Ponte City Apartments, Alexandra and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Evan Bench, CC BY 2.0.
Planning a visit? Filming locations near Johannesburg — 11 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.