Maps of Movies

World War Z (2013)

Where World War Z says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A 'Philadelphia' traffic jam shot in Glasgow, 'Jerusalem' built in Malta, and an airfield in Hertfordshire standing in for Newark

Scenes and places

The traffic jam where it all starts (2013)

Gerry Lane and his family are stuck in downtown traffic when panic spreads through the crowd. An explosion and sudden chaos force them out of the car and onto the streets.

Set in Philadelphia — The downtown traffic jam where the outbreak first hits Gerry Lane's family. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania; the shoot was moved to Glasgow over uncertainty about state tax credits.

Filmed at George Square, Glasgow (George Square, Glasgow, United Kingdom) — Filmed here in August 2011, dressed with false shop fronts and American cars to pass for Philadelphia. Shooting ran 15-30 August 2011 with about 1,200 people involved, and George Square and nearby roads were closed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In the centre of Glasgow in front of the City Chambers.

Filmed at Cochrane Street, Glasgow (City Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom) — A film-location article places the stuck-in-traffic scene on Cochrane Street; the coordinate is the street from Wikipedia, not a confirmed camera position. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A short walk east of George Square.

Rescue from the apartment block (2013)

Fleeing the streets, the family shelters in an apartment building. Gerry's group helps a boy named Tommy and is pushed toward the roof for a helicopter rescue.

Set in Newark — Where the family shelters in an apartment building before a helicopter rescue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Newark is the largest city in New Jersey.

Filmed at Bovingdon Airfield, Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire, Bovingdon, United Kingdom) — The location manager says the production ended up at Bovingdon Airfield, where a Newark tower-block set was built; the exact set position is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Former RAF airfield in Hertfordshire; check access before going.

The crowded Navy ship (2013)

The Lanes are taken to a crowded Navy ship where scientists study the outbreak. Gerry agrees to join a mission so his family keeps its place aboard.

Set in USS Madison, Atlantic Ocean — A US Navy ship at sea where scientists study the outbreak.

RFA Argus was a Royal Fleet Auxiliary training ship that played the American ship.

Filmed at Falmouth, Cornwall (Cornwall, Falmouth, United Kingdom) — Scenes were also shot in Falmouth; the ship scenes were filmed aboard RFA Argus, dressed as the USS Madison. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Falmouth is a harbour town on the south coast of Cornwall.

The base in South Korea (2013)

Gerry arrives with a scientist and a team at a base already overrun. They trace the first infection to a base doctor and an early memo that used the word zombie.

Set in Camp Humphreys — A US base in South Korea, already overrun when Gerry's team arrives. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Camp Humphreys began as a Japanese-built airfield in 1919 and grew after 2004 into the largest US military base overseas.

The walled city of Jerusalem (2013)

Gerry meets a Mossad official who explains the tenth-man rule behind Israel's walls. Celebration noise draws the infected, who pile up to climb the wall, and Gerry escapes with a soldier, Segen.

Set in Jerusalem — The walled city where Israel has sealed itself off. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Jerusalem's Old City walls date from the 16th century.

Filmed at Fort St Elmo, Valletta (Fort St Elmo, Valletta, Malta) — One film-location article names Fort St Elmo for the wall attack scene; the exact spot is not given. Wikipedia's Cinema of Malta article says Valletta was used to portray Israel in the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: At the tip of the Valletta peninsula, Malta.

Taking off from Jerusalem (2013)

Gerry and Segen board a flight out of Jerusalem.

Set in Jerusalem International Airport — The airport from which Gerry and Segen board Belarus Airways flight 160. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The plane was an Airbus A310 repainted and digitally given Belarus Airways livery.

Filmed at Malta International Airport (Malta International Airport, Luqa, Malta) — Filmed here; the airport stood in for Jerusalem's. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Next to Luqa, a few kilometres from Valletta.

The WHO research facility (2013)

Gerry and Segen reach a WHO research facility where the staff are cut off and the infected are kept in a wing. Gerry works out that the infected pass over people who are already sick, and tests the idea on himself.

Set in WHO research facility, Cardiff — A Welsh research site where the staff are cut off and the infected are kept in a wing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Cardiff is the capital of Wales.

Filmed at Discovery Park, Sandwich (Kent, Sandwich, United Kingdom) — The cure-research scenes were filmed at the Pfizer building at Discovery Park; the sources do not tie it to a specific Cardiff scene. The Kent Film Office dates the shoot to September-October 2012, with scenes of a cure being sought in offices and labs; the coordinate is the town of Sandwich, not the park itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Business park near Sandwich on the Kent coast.

A refugee camp in Nova Scotia (2013)

Gerry later learns his family has been sent to a refugee camp in Nova Scotia.

Set in Freeport, Nova Scotia — A small fishing community on Digby Neck where Gerry's family is sheltered. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Freeport is a small fishing community at the tip of Long Island on Digby Neck, settled by Loyalists in 1784.

Filmed at Lulworth Cove, Dorset (Dorset, West Lulworth, United Kingdom) — The Lulworth Cove Wikipedia article lists the film among its appearances, and a film-location article names a rocky bay on the Dorset coast; neither says which scene it was. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: On the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

Filmed at Wholeflats Road, near Grangemouth refinery (Falkirk, Grangemouth, United Kingdom) — Escape road during the Philadelphia chaos Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Heygate Estate, Southwark (Southwark, London, United Kingdom) — The estate where the family takes shelter Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Marsa Wine Wharf, Malta (Marsa, Malta) — Crowded checkpoint in Jerusalem Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Gerry Lane — A former UN investigator pulled back into service to find where the outbreak began.
• Segen — An Israeli soldier Gerry escapes Jerusalem with.