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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

Where G.I. Joe: Retaliation says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Himalayan sword fight was shot inside a NASA rocket hangar in New Orleans, and Fort Sumter is a Louisiana fort

Scenes and places

The defector rescue on the Korean DMZ (2013)

Duke leads the Joe team into the Korean Demilitarized Zone to bring out a North Korean defector. It shows the team at full strength before everything goes wrong.

Set in Korean Demilitarized Zone — The border strip where the Joes pull out a North Korean defector. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A heavily guarded 250 km buffer strip across the Korean Peninsula.

Retrieving the warheads in Pakistan (2013)

The Joes are sent to recover nuclear warheads after the Pakistani president dies in a civil war. The mission turns into an ambush that kills most of the team.

Set in Pakistan — A country in civil war, where loose nuclear warheads sit amid the chaos.

The desert attack is described as a visual-effects sequence, not a location shoot.

The gym base in Roadblock's old neighbourhood (2013)

Roadblock, Flint and Lady Jaye sneak back into the United States and set up in a gym in Roadblock's old neighbourhood. From there they work out who betrayed them.

Set in Roadblock's old gym — A neighbourhood gym the three survivors turn into a hidden base.

The underground prison in Germany (2013)

Storm Shadow and Firefly break Cobra Commander out of the prison, leaving Destro behind. The prison's systems malfunction as they do it.

Set in Underground maximum-security prison, Germany — A buried prison holding Cobra Commander.

The prison malfunction is credited to a visual-effects company.

The Himalayan cliff battle (2013)

Snake Eyes and his apprentice Jinx are sent to capture Storm Shadow for the murder of the Hard Master. They fight his loyal ninjas on the mountain walls.

Set in Himalayan temple — A mountain temple where Storm Shadow recovers, and where Snake Eyes and Jinx come after him.

Fantasy-Himalaya: the mountain backgrounds were computer-generated.

Filmed at NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans East — The Himalaya battle was shot in the south vertical assembly building, fitted with a steeply angled green-screen wall and rigging to swing the stunt performers. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A working NASA facility in New Orleans East; no public access.

The presidential fundraiser (2013)

At a fundraiser Lady Jaye steals a sample of the President's DNA, which confirms he is Zartan. The trio escapes after confronting Firefly and Zandar.

Set in Presidential fundraiser, United States — A fundraising event where Lady Jaye gets close to the President.

A one-scene Washington shoot is mentioned in a French-language source, without a building or address.

The Arashikage family in Tokyo (2013)

Snake Eyes and Jinx capture Storm Shadow and take him to Tokyo. There the Blind Master hears both sides and learns who really framed Storm Shadow.

Set in Tokyo — The city where Snake Eyes brings Storm Shadow to face the Arashikage Blind Master. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The film's Tokyo clan scenes are a set; no source we opened places them in Japan.

The Fort Sumter summit (2013)

Zartan invites the world's leaders to a summit at Fort Sumter and uses the moment to launch the US nuclear arsenal. It turns a peace conference into a trap.

Set in Fort Sumter, South Carolina — The Civil War fort where world leaders meet for a nuclear summit. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Fort Pike, Louisiana — Fort Pike stands in for Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Fort Pike State Historic Site, east of New Orleans; check its current opening status.

The destruction of central London (2013)

To prove what Project Zeus can do, Zartan destroys central London and offers to disarm the rest if the leaders submit to Cobra.

Set in Central London — The city Zartan hits to show what the orbital weapons can do. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The destruction was made by a visual-effects company, not filmed on location.

The White House ceremony (2013)

At a White House ceremony the real President addresses the nation and honours the fallen Joes. Roadblock is handed a famous pistol.

Set in The White House, Washington, D.C. — The presidential residence, where the film's final ceremony takes place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A digital White House was built by a visual-effects company; no location shoot is recorded.

Characters

• Roadblock — Heavy machine gunner who leads the surviving Joes.
• Lady Jaye — Covert operator who works out the President is an impostor.
• Snake Eyes — Silent ninja sent with his apprentice Jinx to bring in Storm Shadow.
• Zartan — Master of disguise impersonating the President of the United States.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Himalayan cliff battle really filmed?
• Where was the Fort Sumter summit really filmed?