Maps of Movies
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Where Pacific Rim Uprising says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Santa Monica is Australia, Tokyo is Korea, and the Shatterdome is a stage in China
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Scenes and places
The scrap chase in Santa Monica (2035)
Jake scavenges Jaeger parts for a living. Chasing a lead on a stolen power core, he runs into Amara, a teenager who built her own small Jaeger, and both end up in handcuffs. It sets up the film's two leads and why the PPDC needs them.
Set in Santa Monica, California — Jake stripped Jaeger parts for the black market here until he trailed a stolen power core to Amara's hidden workshop. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The film's Santa Monica is a composite: helicopter shots of the real city joined to an Australian drone plate.
Filmed at Brisbane, Queensland — Brisbane streets stood in for Santa Monica. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Gold Coast, Queensland — Drone shots flown here were combined with scans of Santa Monica plates. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Training day at the Shatterdome (2035)
Jake arrives to teach a class he never wanted and meets his old co-pilot Nate, now a decorated Ranger. Amara is among the cadets, and Jake's family name draws attention.
Set in PPDC Shatterdome, China — A fictional PPDC base where Jake trains new Jaeger cadets.
The base is invented. Only the soundstage in Qingdao is real.
Filmed at Wanda Studios, Qingdao (Oriental Movie Metropolis) — The Chinese leg of the shoot was stage work at Wanda Studios. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The PPDC council meets in Sydney (2035)
Mako is due to give her verdict on Shao Industries' drone Jaegers at a council meeting in Sydney. Jake and Nate go with her to watch over the day.
Set in Sydney, Australia (Circular Quay) — The city where the PPDC council gathers to decide the future of the Jaeger program. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Sydney's harbour is shown in daylight, with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in view.
Filmed at Sydney Harbour: Opera House, Circular Quay and Harbour Bridge — Drone footage was captured around Circular Quay, the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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A rogue Jaeger crashes the Sydney meeting (2035)
Jake and Nate pilot Gipsy Avenger while bickering inside each other's heads. A rogue Jaeger appears from nowhere and cuts their communications.
Set in Sydney city streets — The street fight between Gipsy Avenger and the rogue Obsidian Fury.
Most of what you see here was shot on stage, not in the real city centre.
Filmed at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush — A closed set was built in Homebush and turned into a huge blue screen. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Fox Studios Australia, Sydney — The production moved to the Fox stages in Sydney after Queensland stages were booked. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The abandoned Jaeger plant in the Arctic (2035)
Jake and Nate fly Gipsy Avenger to the place Mako named and find a dead scan, then a weak signal. Something attacks them.
Set in Severnaya Zemlya (abandoned Jaeger facility) — A defunct Jaeger production facility on a remote Arctic archipelago, reached by following Mako's last message. Google Maps · Apple Maps
An Arctic archipelago; the facility in the film is fictional.
Why Mount Fuji? (2035)
The team realises the Kaiju are not attacking at random: they are lining up on Mount Fuji. If it erupts, it could set off a chain of eruptions around the Pacific.
Set in Mount Fuji, Japan — The volcano the Kaiju are heading for. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Japan's highest peak and an active volcano.
The battle for Tokyo (2035)
The cadets and their repaired Jaegers drop into Tokyo while civilians shelter. They fight Kaiju that absorb energy and turn it into weapons. Jake and Amara keep pushing.
Set in Tokyo, Japan — The final showdown between Jaegers and Kaiju. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Tokyo in the film is a digital composite of Korean streets.
Filmed at Seoul, South Korea — Streets closed for drone shots that became 'Mega Tokyo'. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Busan, South Korea — Drone filming in Busan also fed the Tokyo battle. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Jake Pentecost — A former Jaeger pilot who now sells parts on the black market.
- Amara Namani — A teenager who built her own Jaeger.
- Nate Lambert — Jake's former co-pilot, now a PPDC Ranger.