Maps of Movies
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Where X-Men: Days of Future Past says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The 1973 Paris peace summit and the White House lawn were mostly built or digitally added in Montreal
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Scenes and places
The future where Sentinels hunt mutants (2023)
In a bleak future, Sentinels hunt the last mutants and their human allies. A small band of survivors is attacked while Kitty and Bishop work the plan to send a mind back in time.
Set in Moscow — The film places its opening future scene in Moscow, in 2023. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Moscow is the capital of Russia; the film uses it only as a story setting. No filming in Moscow was found.
The hillside monastery (2023)
The surviving X-Men shelter at a hillside monastery. Their plan is to send Wolverine's mind back to 1973 to stop the war at its source.
Set in Hillside monastery (China) — A mountain monastery in China where the surviving X-Men shelter in the future.
A fictional hillside temple built as a set in Montreal; there is no real monastery. Production designer John Myhre drew on Chinese cliffside temples.
Filmed at Mel's Cité du Cinéma, Montreal — The hillside monastery set was built on Mel's Studio H. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The empty Xavier mansion (1973)
Logan wakes in 1973 and finds the Xavier school run down and empty. He meets a young Hank McCoy and a broken Charles Xavier, who no longer wants to be called Professor.
Set in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters — The X-Men's fictional estate in Westchester County, New York, run down and empty in 1973.
The underground halls and Cerebro were faithful recreations of the first X-Men film's sets, ransacked to suggest a government raid. Lobby, staircase and library were interior sets.
The Pentagon break-in plan (1973)
Charles, Hank and Logan recruit Peter Maximoff to help free Erik Lehnsherr from a secret prison under the Pentagon.
Set in The Pentagon — The US Defense Department headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, where Erik is held in a secret prison. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Quicksilver sequence was built from a LIDAR scan of a kitchen set with CG props added. The Pentagon exterior was dressed onto the McGill University Arts Building in Montreal (one educational-portal source).
Filmed at McGill University Arts Building, Montreal — The building exterior was dressed as the Pentagon for the Magneto rescue scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Paris peace summit (1973)
Delegates arrive at the Hotel Royal for the Paris Peace Summit. Raven slips in disguised as an interpreter, while Charles and Erik race to reach her.
Set in Paris — 1973 Paris, where delegates gather for the peace summit that ends US involvement in Vietnam. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Paris was shot in Montreal, with Paris's mansard rooftops added digitally. Montreal City Hall is reported as the peace-summit hotel (educational portal, Narcity, and a Montreal Gazette summary that could not be opened).
Filmed at Montreal City Hall — Reported as the Paris peace-summit hotel ("Hotel Royal"); an Eiffel Tower prop was added nearby. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Place Vauquelin fountain, Montreal — Where the Erik and Hank fight was filmed, in the Paris peace-summit stretch. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Place Jacques-Cartier / Nelson's Column, Montreal — An Eiffel Tower was added near City Hall for Paris street scenes; Nelson's Column stayed visible. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The White House lawn (1973)
The President prepares an announcement on the White House lawn, with Trask at his side as adviser on the mutant issue. The networks are set to broadcast it live.
Set in White House lawn, Washington, D.C. — The President prepares a live announcement on the White House lawn with Trask at his side. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The White House is the US President's residence and workplace at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Filmed at Mel's Cité du Cinéma, Montreal — The White House lawn was a 40,000-square-foot set inside the studio back lot walls, with about 600 extras in 1970s dress for the Nixon speech scene; the Oval Office was a soundstage set. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Washington, D.C. (aerial unit) — An aerial plate unit was sent to film in Washington, D.C. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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RFK Stadium (1973)
Set in RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. — The Washington stadium of the film's 1973 setting. Google Maps · Apple Maps
RFK Memorial Stadium opened in 1961 in Washington, D.C.
Filmed at RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. — Digital Domain photographed almost all of the stadium to build a digital replica. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Olympic Stadium, Montreal — Scene not documented Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Logan / Wolverine — A mutant whose mind is sent back to 1973 to change the future.
- Charles Xavier — The telepath, broken and withdrawn in 1973.