Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings was released this year by Marvel Studios and literally made a bang in the theatres all over the world. It is, as we all might know already, is a superhero drama tale. Destin Daniel Cretton is the one who has directed it. The film serves as the 25th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the main character Shang Chi has been adopted from the comics. The film follows the protagonist as he is forced to deal with the horrible past he has lived through. It happens after Shang Chi is mysteriously drawn into the Yen Rings organization created by his father. The film begins in San Francisco. Here, we shall check out Where is Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings Filmed?
The plot is set in Ta Lo, one hell of a mythical town, and this is where most of the action scene takes place. There is a lot of small connections portrayed in the film regarding Shang Chi and his journey. We see the locals from his hometown that are helpful in providing powerful insight. Obviously, the director’s work has been wonderfully done throughout the tale. Although, if after watching the film you feel a bit curious about the filming locations, then we have all the information that you might need.
The cameras started rolling for this movie in February of 2020, but everything had to be suspended because the pandemic started and Corona Virus rocked our lives. Although, everything was pretty much back to normal by July of 2020. The major locations at which the film was shot were in Australia. There were some portions from San Francisco and Macau as well. There was some need for reshoots which were resolved in 2021 in Los Angeles itself.
Where is Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings Filmed?
Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings was filmed in Sydney, as it was the place where the cast and crew settled for the longest time for filming. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales. There were natural locations as well as scenes filmed at Fox Studios in Australia. This location consists of nine soundstages and comes along with some of the exterior locations with other services in production. You guys should know that films such as The Great Gatsby as well as The Matrix and Mad Max: Fury Road were filmed at the Fox Studios in Australia itself.
Given the fact that they were already settled in Sydney for a while, the director thought of taking advantage of the natural sights as well. There were scenes from various parts of the city that included Prospect Reservoir located in the Prospect suburb. There also were locations from Centennial Park suburb and White Bay located which is situated along the Sydney Harbour.
The second most filmed location in Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings is obviously San Francisco in California. There were some portions from the film which needed to be shot in the city and were done so mainly in the Russian Hill as well as Noe Valley and Nob Hill neighborhoods. Fisherman Wharf happens to be one of the most locally attracted places in San Francisco, and a sequence was shot here as well. Besides all of these, we have the metropolitan skyline of the city. There also were some great spots throughout the movie, such as Euclid Avenue and Fairmont, along with Stockton, Ghirardelli Square, and California Street.
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What did Destin have to say about the location?
While being in an interview for the promotion of his film, Destin Daniel Cretton shared that there is something quite mystical about San Francisco that he loves shooting here. According to Daniel, he always wanted to shoot a film there as they wanted a location that was very connected to the experience of the local people and especially the Chinese immigrants. There were some of the most heartwarming incidents that took place during the filming. News broke out that actress Meng’er Zhang married designer Yung Lee. Zhang plays the part of Xialing in the movie.
In May of 2021, everyone came back to Los Angeles. They were all set to do some minor reshoots that were required at the last moment in the post-production process. Zhang was especially excited about the whole thing as she revealed her being cast single but wrapping up married. Macau, located in China, was also one of the prime destinations for filming the scenes. It is located on the southern coast of China.
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