X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Vancouver, Canada

The scene : 27 minOn this small bridge on Pipeline Road, an isolated road supposedly near Logan's cabin, Kayla Silverfox defuses the altercation between Logan and two motorists blocking their way; the scene was indeed filmed in Canada, in Stanley Park.

1771 Glenorchy-Paradise Road (Paradise)

Paradise, New Zealand

The scene : 45 minAfter escaping from Alkali Lake, Logan takes refuge with an elderly couple, the Hudsons, on a remote farm in Paradise, until Stryker's men find him.

Paradise, New Zealand

The scene : 45 minBack home, the Hudsons leave the road at this intersection to head to their farm, just before encountering Logan.

Paradise, New Zealand

The scene : 52 minIn the midst of a chase, shot at from the helicopter, Logan leaves the open ground on his motorcycle and plunges into the forest at this spot.

Paradise, New Zealand

The scene : 54 minThe chase between Logan and Stryker's men unfolds along the Glenorchy Road to Paradise, not far from the Hudson farm, until Zero's helicopter is shot down.

Disney Studios Australia

Sydney, Australia

Moore Park Film Studio Complex, opened in 1998 under the name Fox Studios Australia (renamed Disney Studios Australia in 2020).

The scene : Production base in Sydney: the bulk of the film was shot on its sets, after an initial preliminary shooting at the end of 2007. The house where young James grew up was built as a set.

Sydney, Australia

The scene : In 1845, after killing the man who turns out to be his father, young James flees with his brother Victor through the woods: their run was filmed under the pines of this grove, along Loch Avenue.

Blacksmiths Beach

Blacksmiths, Australia

The scene : The Normandy landings, one of the wars that James and Victor go through side by side, have been recreated on this beach south of Newcastle; Logan revisits it in flashback.

Callan Park (Lilyfield)

Lilyfield, Australia

Former psychiatric asylum, Callan Park Hospital later housed the campus of the Sydney College of the Arts, the visual arts school of the University of Sydney.

The scene : After an incident in "Vietnam," where Victor shows himself to be a bit too bloodthirsty, the two brothers find themselves facing a firing squad in a prisoner camp, filmed in the former hospital of Callan Park.

Buchanan Tower (University of British Columbia)

Vancouver, Canada

The scene : This twelve-storey tower becomes the hideout of "Lagos" in Nigeria, which Team X led by Stryker assaults with Logan and Victor to seize a mysterious meteorite.

Deer Park Heights

Frankton, Queenstown, New Zealand

Private rolling estate overlooking Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown, sought after as a film backdrop for its views of the Remarkables mountain range.

The scene : Tired of Team X, Logan retreats to an isolated cabin that is supposed to be located in the Canadian Rockies: it has been built at the top of Deer Park Heights, facing the Remarkables mountain range.

Federal Park (Annandale)

Annandale, Australia

The scene : The carnival in "Springfield, Ohio", where Victor Creed meets Bolt, was set up in the park, along the tram line by Rozelle Bay.

Stirling Falls (Milford Sound)

Milford Sound, New Zealand

One of the only two permanent waterfalls in Milford Sound fjord: approximately 150 meters high, it is three times the height of Niagara Falls.

The scene : The complex of 'Alkali Lake', where Logan receives his adamantium skeleton before escaping, is situated above this waterfall that plunges into the fjord.

Arcadia Station (Paradise)

Paradise, New Zealand

Private breeding station of 257 hectares in the heart of Paradise, closed to the public for more than twenty years.

The scene : The Hudson farm, where Logan takes refuge after his escape, was built on this breeding station and then destroyed with explosives for the scene where Stryker's men fire rocket launchers at Logan.

Glenorchy, New Zealand

The scene : This historic bridge over the Dart River appears in several crossing scenes of the film.

Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand

The scene : Skippers Canyon is among the filming locations of the movie; the sources do not specify the shot.

Kingston, New Zealand

The scene : The shore of Lake Wakatipu in Kingston is one of the filming locations for the movie; sources do not specify the shot.

Queenstown-Lakes District, New Zealand

The scene : Lake Wakatipu is among the filming locations of the film; sources do not specify the shot.

Dunedin, New Zealand

The scene : The bar scene of Cassidy was filmed in Dunedin; sources do not name the establishment.

Camden (New South Wales)

Camden, Australia

The scene : The surroundings of Camden served as the Angolan jungle; the sources do not specify the exact location.

Brownlow Hill

Brownlow Hill, Australia

The scene : The trenches of World War I, one of the wars that James and Victor experience, were shot at Brownlow Hill.

Melbourne, Australia

The scene : The exterior of a house was filmed in Melbourne; the sources do not specify either the house or the scene.

Lord Byng Secondary School

Vancouver, Canada

The scene : Victor comes to abduct young Scott Summers from his high school: the exterior is that of this establishment in Vancouver, while the devastated interior has been recreated in a studio.

Vancouver, Canada

The scene : The high school hosted a good portion of the filming conducted in Vancouver in January 2009, which notably allowed for the completion of scenes of Ryan Reynolds.

55-57 Parramatta Road (Homebush)

Homebush, Australia

Former cinema from the 1920s, now disused, located at the corner of Parramatta Road and Knight Street.

The scene : The gymnasium from "Las Vegas" where Logan meets John Wraith, and where Fred Dukes, the future Blob, reveals to him that Stryker is holding mutants on his island, occupies this old cinema.

New Orleans, United States

Double cantilever bridge spanning the Mississippi in New Orleans, connecting the east and west banks. Built in 1988, it is a truss highway bridge.

The scene : While Logan and Wraith head to the 'Louisiana', a second team filmed stunt doubles crossing this bridge over the Mississippi by bicycle.

New Orleans, United States

The scene : A brief atmospheric shot of Bourbon Street, in the heart of the French Quarter, sets the action in New Orleans; the alley where Creed kills Wraith is, however, a studio set.

Cockatoo Island (Sydney)

Sydney, Australia

Sydney Harbour Island, formerly a penal colony from 1839 to 1869 and then one of the largest shipyards in Australia; it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is open for visits.

The scene : The island serves as the complex of "Three Mile Island" in Pennsylvania, where Stryker holds captive mutants to develop Weapon XI; its abandoned buildings and tunnels house the program's laboratories, where Logan comes to free young mutants.

Londres, United Kingdom

Capital of the United Kingdom, on the Thames.

The scene : It is in London, United Kingdom, that the brief appearance of Patrick Stewart as Professor X, absent from the credits, was filmed, which concludes the film.

Vancouver, Canada

Cornett Road Studios Complex, in eastern Vancouver: the largest filming facility in Western Canada and the reference production base for television series and films in British Columbia.

The scene : The studio hosted reshoots for the film in Vancouver; the sources do not specify the scenes.

Shreveport, United States

The scene : Shreveport is among the filming locations for the movie; the sources do not specify the shot.

Colwood, Canada

The scene : Colwood is among the filming locations of the film; the sources do not specify the shot.

Delta, Canada

The scene : Street scenes were filmed on this Delta lot; sources do not specify which ones.

Paradise, New Zealand

The scene : The crew also shot in this forest between the Dart River and Mount Earnslaw (Pikirakatahi), noted for its conifers with pale trunks and green tops, quite different from the beech forests that cover the rest of the Glenorchy area.