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The Substance (2024)
Where The Substance says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A story set in Los Angeles, shot almost entirely in France: a Paris-area studio and the Côte d'Azur stand in for the city
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Scenes and places
Fired from the TV aerobics show (2024)
On her 50th birthday, TV fitness host Elisabeth Sparkle is fired by producer Harvey because of her age. The network had already decided to replace her with someone younger.
Set in TV studio (aerobics show) — The network studio where the fitness host is let go on her birthday.
Épinay Studios is a historic film studio north of Paris, where Jean Cocteau shot Beauty and the Beast (1946).
Filmed at Épinay Studios, 10 rue du Mont, Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Épinay-sur-Seine, France) — Studio scenes were filmed at Épinay Studios; no source assigns this exact scene to a set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The billboard and the car crash (2024)
Distracted by a billboard of herself being taken down, Elisabeth crashes her car. Her public image is being removed in front of her.
Set in Street where her billboard is taken down — Elisabeth is distracted by a billboard of herself being taken down and crashes her car.
The Los Angeles exteriors were filmed on the Côte d'Azur (Nice, Antibes, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Carros, Cannes), but no source says which town is this street.
The hospital and the flash drive (2024)
At the hospital after the crash, a male nurse slips Elisabeth a flash drive advertising The Substance. It is the first time she hears of it.
Set in Hospital — After the crash, a young male nurse slips Elisabeth a flash drive advertising The Substance.
Anthéa is a theatre in Antibes.
Filmed at Anthéa Theatre, Antibes (Antibes, France) — The theatre doubled for the hospital. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Collecting The Substance (2024)
Elisabeth orders the treatment by phone and collects it from a storage facility. She commits to the offer.
Set in Storage facility — Elisabeth orders the treatment by phone and collects it from a storage facility.
The apartment bathroom (2024)
In her apartment and bathroom Elisabeth injects herself, and a younger version, Sue, emerges. The two must alternate weekly and keep strict rules.
Set in Elisabeth's apartment — In her bathroom Elisabeth injects herself, and a younger version, Sue, emerges.
The apartment set was torn down after filming and a theatre set was built on the same spot.
Filmed at Épinay Studios, 10 rue du Mont, Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Épinay-sur-Seine, France) — The apartment was a set built at Épinay Studios, then demolished; the bathroom was built twice for mirror effects. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles (backdrop photograph) (Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, United States) — The view from the apartment window is a still photograph of the Canyons area, taken by Rosco Digital. It is the only part of the film actually shot in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Sue's audition (2024)
Sue auditions for the network, and Harvey says he wants a show just like her. She becomes the new face of the fitness show.
Set in TV studio (audition) — Sue auditions at the network and becomes the new face of the fitness show.
Filmed at Épinay Studios, 10 rue du Mont, Épinay-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Épinay-sur-Seine, France) — Presumed to be a studio set at Épinay (the source only says a TV studio hallway was a studio set); not certain for this scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Marineland, Antibes (parking lot) (Antibes, France) — Parking-lot scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Cannes (Cannes, France) — Los Angeles exterior (scene not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Nice (Nice, France) — Additional scenes (not specified) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at La Maison du Caviar, Paris (Paris, France) — Restaurant scene (Elisabeth) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Elisabeth Sparkle — A TV fitness host fired on her 50th birthday.
- Sue — The younger version of Elisabeth who emerges from the treatment.
- Harvey — The TV producer who fires Elisabeth.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was The Substance's Los Angeles really filmed?