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Playa Vista
neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
🇺🇸 United States · 33.9728, -118.4267
Playa Vista is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Playa Vista, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“Production was based in the former Hughes Company soundstages in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California.”
Movies filmed in Playa Vista
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Playa Vista 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.
- Avatar 2009
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Transformers
2007
“Production in California was based at Hughes Aircraft at Playa Vista, where the hangar in which Megatron is imprisoned was built.” Wikipedia
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
“The majority of interior scenes for the film were shot in the former Hughes Aircraft soundstages at Playa Vista.” Wikipedia
- John Carter 2012
Filming locations nearby
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Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Playa Vista?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Playa Vista, including Iron Man (2008), Avatar (2009) and Transformers (2007). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Playa Vista?
Iron Man (2008), covered by 84 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Playa Vista?
Playa Vista is in the United States, at 33.9728, -118.4267.
What other filming locations are near Playa Vista?
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Ambassador Hotel 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 Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 4.0.