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Aquaman (2018)
Where Aquaman says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Atlantis and sea battles were shot dry on a studio lot in Queensland, and the Maine harbor and lighthouse are in Australia too.
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Scenes and places
The storm and the lighthouse
A lighthouse keeper pulls an injured stranger from the sea in a storm and nurses her back. She is a queen of Atlantis who fled an arranged marriage, and their meeting is why their son will belong to two worlds.
Set in A lighthouse in Maine, 1985 — A lighthouse keeper pulls a stranger out of the sea during a storm.
The film places this lighthouse in Maine, but no real lighthouse is named; the set was built in Australia.
Filmed at Hastings Point, New South Wales — The film's lighthouse set was built here; filming began on it in August 2017. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The hijacked Russian submarine
Arthur boards a hijacked Russian submarine to stop the pirates holding its crew. A rescue that was meant to be quick makes him an enemy who will not stop.
Set in The Russian submarine Stalnoivolk, at sea — Pirates hijack a Russian submarine and Arthur boards it.
A Russian attack submarine renamed Stalnoivolk for the film; it sails in open water with no fixed place.
Filmed at Village Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast, Queensland — Principal photography took place at this studio complex. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The throne of Atlantis
King Orm presses the kings of the ocean to join him in a war on the surface world. He wants to unite the four kingdoms and take the title Ocean Master.
Set in Atlantis — The undersea capital, ruled by Arthur's half-brother Orm.
An imagined undersea city; the film never gives it a real-world location.
Filmed at Village Roadshow Studios, Gold Coast, Queensland — Principal photography took place at this studio complex; Atlantis itself was added digitally. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Arthur meets Mera at the harbor
Arthur rushes to help his father when Orm's wave strikes the harbor. A stranger arrives with the same news from the sea, and asks for his help.
Set in Amnesty Bay, a harbor town in Maine — A fishing town where Arthur's father lives, hit by Orm's flood.
A small fishing port in the film's version of Maine; sources disagree on which set was used for it.
Filmed at Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland — Location shooting took place around Main Beach between May and August 2017. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Hall of Armory under the Sahara
Arthur and Mera fly to the desert and find the hall where the trident was made. They have to bring a dried-out relic back to life to read what it holds.
Set in The fallen Kingdom of the Deserters, under the Sahara — A ruined hall where the trident was said to be forged.
A fictional kingdom under real sand; the Moroccan dunes stand in for the Sahara.
Filmed at Merzouga, Morocco — The film shot in the desert around Merzouga and Erfoud in October 2017; which scene is not stated. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Erfoud, Morocco — Second Moroccan town named for the shoot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The Sicilian village chase
Arthur and Mera follow a recording to Sicily, where they work out the next clue. A masked man who has been hunting Arthur attacks and the fight spills across the rooftops.
Set in A Sicilian hill village, modelled on Erice — A Sicilian village where the heroes follow the next clue. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A hill town on the west coast of Sicily; only Italian Wikipedia ties this scene to Erice.
The uncharted sea
After a battle at sea, a wormhole drops Arthur and Mera into a hidden sea. A voice calls his name, and a figure from his past is waiting.
Set in An uncharted sea at the center of the Earth — A hidden world cut off from the ocean above.
A fantasy setting without a real-world location.
The Karathen at the Well of the Souls
Arthur goes to face the monster that guards the trident. He has to prove he is the true king, or be turned away like the many champions before him.
Set in The Well of the Souls — A hidden pool where the sea monster guards the trident.
A fantasy setting; the sequence was produced digitally.
The battle at the Kingdom of the Brine
Orm marches on the Brine to crown himself Ocean Master. Arthur arrives with an army of sea creatures to stop him.
Set in The Kingdom of the Brine — An ocean kingdom where Orm's army meets Arthur's.
A fantasy setting without a real-world location.
Characters
- Arthur Curry — Half-human, half-Atlantean, reluctant heir to the sea.
- Mera — An Atlantean princess who asks for his help.
- Orm — Arthur's half-brother and king of Atlantis.
- Black Manta — A pirate who wants revenge on Arthur.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the lighthouse from Aquaman really filmed?
- Where was Aquaman's lost desert kingdom filmed?
- Is the Maine of Aquaman really in Australia?