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Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Where Hobbs & Shaw says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Russian villa is an English country house, Chernobyl is a Yorkshire power station, and Samoa is Hawaii.
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Scenes and places
The Snowflake theft and ambush in London
Hattie takes the Snowflake virus from Eteon and walks straight into an ambush by Brixton, a cybernetically enhanced ex-agent. She injects herself with the only dose to keep it out of his hands, and he frames her as the thief.
Set in London — MI6 agent Hattie Shaw takes the Snowflake virus from Eteon and is ambushed by Brixton Lore. Google Maps · Apple Maps
London is the film's home base for its opening chase; most of its interiors were nonetheless built at Shepperton Studios.
Filmed at Freemasons' Hall, London — Listed as one of the London exterior locations; which scene was shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Leadenhall Building, London — Listed as one of the London exterior locations; which scene was shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Millennium Bridge, London — Listed as one of the London exterior locations; which scene was shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Piccadilly Circus, London — Listed as one of the London exterior locations; which scene was shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios — Principal photography began at these studios near London in September 2018. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The chase and the CIA office attack in London
Luke captures Hattie and takes her to a CIA office, only for Eteon forces to attack there too. The two rivals have to fight on the same side to keep her alive.
Set in London — Hobbs and Shaw, now hunting Hattie, track her through the city until Eteon forces strike a CIA office. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Glasgow's streets doubled for London during an October 2018 shoot.
Filmed at George Square, Glasgow — Glasgow stood in for London; the German article names George Square among the sites, without saying which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Kingston Bridge, Glasgow — Named in the German article among the Glasgow sites; which scene was shot here is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Sneaking into Moscow
Hobbs, Shaw and Hattie slip into Moscow under fake identities, with every intelligence agency looking for them. They need local help and gear before they can get at the facility.
Set in Moscow — The three travel to Moscow under fake identities to reach Eteon's facility. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The film places this arrival in Moscow; no filming location for it is recorded in the sources.
Breaking into Eteon's facility at Chernobyl
The trio infiltrate the Eteon facility to get the device that can pull Snowflake out of Hattie. Brixton is waiting, and the device is damaged in the fight.
Set in Eteon facility, Chernobyl — The Eteon facility in Chernobyl holds the device that can remove Snowflake from Hattie. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Chernobyl setting was built from a decommissioned English coal power station, extended with digital effects.
Filmed at Eggborough power station, North Yorkshire — A decommissioned coal power station used for the Eteon facility exteriors. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre, Hampshire — Interior scenes of the facility; the coordinate is the town, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Luke's family home in Samoa
Luke brings Deckard and Hattie home to Samoa to ask his brother Jonah for help. The reunion is tense after 25 years, and his mother has to win the family over.
Set in Samoa — Luke's childhood home, where his estranged brother Jonah can repair the device. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Samoa is played by Hawaii's Kauaʻi in the final act.
Filmed at Kauaʻi, Hawaii — The Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi was the stand-in for Samoa in the film's third act; the exact house site is not given here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The island defence and coastal chase
Luke, Deckard and the Samoans set traps around the island as Brixton's army closes in. The fight spills along the coast and into the air.
Set in Samoa coast — The island where the family sets traps for Eteon's arrival. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Framestore built the third-act chase from photographs of Kauaʻi's Nā Pali Coast.
Filmed at Nā Pali Coast, Kauaʻi — The visual-effects team photographed the Nā Pali Coast before and during the main shoot to build the chase environment. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire — Russian villa (the scene's place in the story order is not stated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Luke Hobbs — An ex-DSS agent with a Samoan family he has not seen in 25 years.
- Deckard Shaw — An ex-MI6 agent, recently pardoned, and Hattie's older brother.
- Hattie Shaw — An MI6 agent who has injected herself with the Snowflake virus.
- Brixton Lore — An ex-MI6 agent turned Eteon operative, strengthened with cybernetic implants.