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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
Where John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Casablanca is not Casablanca: where John Wick's run from New York to the Sahara was really filmed
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Scenes and places
The library where the marker is kept (2019)
John, with a price on his head and an hour on the clock, goes into the library to take a marker medallion and a rosary from a book. A hitman named Ernest finds him there.
Set in New York Public Library — John goes to the library on Fifth Avenue to retrieve a marker medallion and a rosary. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A landmark Fifth Avenue library that opened in 1911.
Filmed at New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building — One film-location blog places the library scene at the main building on Fifth Avenue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The doctor who stops on the hour (2019)
Stabbed and almost out of time, John begs a doctor to treat him before the hour runs out. The excommunicado status takes effect before the doctor can finish, and John has to complete the stitching himself.
Set in Underworld doctor's surgery, Manhattan — Wounded after the fight with Ernest, John looks for a doctor before his excommunicado status takes effect.
Doyers Street is a short bent street in Manhattan's Chinatown.
Filmed at Doyers Street, Chinatown — A film-location blog places the doctor's scene on Doyers Street in Chinatown. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The theatre of the Ruska Roma (2019)
John presents a rosary to the Director and asks for safe passage to Casablanca. She reluctantly agrees because he was once one of hers.
Set in Ruska Roma theatre, New York — The home of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate, run by the Director.
A 1930 movie palace in Washington Heights, now a performing arts venue.
Filmed at United Palace, 4140 Broadway — One film-location blog says the theatre's exterior, lobby and auditorium were used. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The New York Continental gets a visitor (2019)
An Adjudicator arrives and tells Winston he has helped John once too often. Winston has one week to resign.
Set in The Continental, New York — The New York Continental hotel, managed by Winston.
The film's Continental combines a Financial District lobby and a Brooklyn skyscraper's lounge.
Filmed at Cunard Building, 25 Broadway — The blog says the hotel's entrance hall was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower, 1 Hanson Place — The blog says the hotel's lounge and bar were filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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John lands in Casablanca (2019)
John walks through a medina to the Moroccan Continental to find Sofia, a former friend now running the hotel.
Set in Casablanca — John arrives in Casablanca to find Sofia. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Casablanca is Morocco's biggest city; the film does not shoot there.
Filmed at Essaouira port and citadel — The blog and a trade article place the Morocco coastal scenes in Essaouira; building-level coordinates are not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Moroccan Continental (2019)
John shows Sofia the marker that binds her to repay a debt. She says it means nothing now that she is management, and he asks only to be taken to her old boss.
Set in The Moroccan Continental, Casablanca — The Continental in Casablanca, managed by Sofia Al-Azwar. The coordinates are those of the city.
Two filming towns, hundreds of kilometres apart, make up one Continental.
Filmed at Clock-tower gate, Essaouira — The blog says the hotel's entrance is the clock-tower gate of Essaouira's walled medina; the source gives the city only. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Kasbah Hotel Xaluca Arfoud, Erfoud — The blog says the hotel's inner courtyard was filmed at a hotel in Erfoud; the coordinates are those of the town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Berrada's kasbah (2019)
Berrada tells John the Elder can only be found by walking into the desert until he can no longer walk. He then demands Sofia's dog as payment, and the meeting ends in a fight.
Set in Berrada's domain, Casablanca — Sofia takes John to Berrada, her former boss, in a fortified compound.
A walled compound that is also a fight set.
Filmed at Essaouira city walls and ramparts — The blog says the Casablanca Foundry was filmed at Essaouira's city walls; the source gives the town only. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Place Marché aux grains, Essaouira — The blog says the fight in the kasbah was shot in this small arcaded square; the coordinates are those of the town. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Into the desert (2019)
After the fight John and Sofia drive into the desert, where she leaves him. John walks on alone, following the instructions he was given.
Set in The desert — John and Sofia drive into the desert, where she leaves him.
The Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga are Morocco's best-known dune field.
Filmed at Erg Chebbi dunes, near Merzouga — Two sources place the desert scenes in the dunes near Erfoud; the point is the dune field, not an exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Grand Central Terminal — A scene in Grand Central Terminal; the blog does not say which one. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- John Wick — A retired assassin declared excommunicado, with a price on his head and an hour's head start.
- Sofia Al-Azwar — A former friend of John, now manager of the Moroccan Continental.
- Winston — Manager of the New York Continental, called to account for helping John.
- The Director — Head of the Ruska Roma crime syndicate.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was John Wick 3's Casablanca really filmed?
- Which buildings make up the New York Continental in John Wick 3?
- Where is the Sahara in John Wick 3?