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Captain Marvel (2019)

Where Captain Marvel says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A warrior from a made-up empire crash-lands in 1995 Los Angeles, and only a few of the film's places can be pinned to the real California and Louisiana

Scenes and places

Training on Hala (1995)

Vers, a Kree Starforce warrior with amnesia, trains under Yon-Rogg and is urged to keep her emotions in check. She is then sent on a Skrull-related mission.

Set in Hala, capital of the Kree Empire — The Kree capital where Vers trains under her mentor Yon-Rogg.

A fictional planet; the film's own invention.

The rescue that goes wrong (1995)

Vers's team goes to rescue a spy, but the mission is a Skrull ambush. Vers is captured and her memories are probed.

Set in Torfa (Skrull ambush site) — A far-off planet where Vers's team goes to rescue a spy.

A fictional planet.

Filmed at Quarry off Bennett Rd, Simi Valley, California — A location blog says the scenes on Torfa were shot in a quarry here; the coordinates are the city centre, not the quarry. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Crash-landing at the video store (1995)

Vers escapes and crash-lands in Los Angeles, where she is caught in a Blockbuster store. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Fury and Coulson come to investigate.

Set in Blockbuster Video store, Los Angeles — Where Vers is caught after crash-landing in 1995 Los Angeles. The point is a North Hollywood spot inside the city, not a stated address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

1995 Los Angeles.

Filmed at Valley Plaza, 6440 Bellingham Ave, North Hollywood — A location blog says the Blockbuster shop was built in an old strip mall here; a reader comment names another address. Coordinates are the neighbourhood centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Movie theatre across the parking lot from the Valley Plaza storefront, Los Angeles — A location blog says the movie theatre across the parking lot from the Blockbuster storefront also appears in the film's setting; no address or coordinates are given, and the blog does not tie it to a specific scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Metro train chase (1995)

Vers flees on a train while Fury and Coulson pursue her. Officers warn that the train is headed into a tunnel.

Set in Los Angeles train — Vers flees on a train while Fury and Coulson pursue her. The point is the station a blog names, not a stated in-film place. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A nicknamed 'French Connection' sequence set on an LA train.

Filmed at Douglas station, LA Metro — A location blog says the chase was filmed at Douglas station. The film was shot at several LA locations and edited to look like one line. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Project Pegasus (1995)

Fury and Vers check S.H.I.E.L.D. records at Pegasus. They learn Vers is a human pilot presumed dead in 1989, and that Dr. Wendy Lawson is the woman from her nightmares.

Set in Project Pegasus (former air force facility) — A facility tied to a lightspeed engine project; its location is not given in our sources.

A fictional facility. Filming at Edwards Air Force Base is confirmed, but not that it stood in for this scene.

Maria Rambeau's house (1995)

Fury and Vers fly to Louisiana to find Maria Rambeau, her old friend and fellow pilot, and Maria's daughter Monica. Maria reveals Vers is Carol Danvers.

Set in Maria Rambeau's house, Louisiana — The Louisiana home of Carol's old friend Maria and her daughter Monica. No address is given.

Louisiana.

Filmed at Farmland and plantation house outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana — A location blog says the house was a plantation house outside Baton Rouge; the exact plot is unknown and likely private. Coordinates are Baton Rouge centre. A 29 March 2018 WBRZ report, citing a Marvel Studios press release, confirms Baton Rouge and New Orleans as Louisiana production areas but names no specific site. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Jim Hall Racing Club, Oxnard, California — 1986 carnival memory Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Shaver Lake, near Fresno, California — Crash wreck on the lake shore Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Zebra Club, 2763 Sierra Hwy, Rosamond, California — Pancho's Bar Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Edwards Air Force Base, Kern County, California — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City — Studio filming Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Lucerne Valley, California — Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Vers / Carol Danvers — A Kree warrior with no memory of her past, sent to Earth in 1995.
• Nick Fury — A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who investigates the Skrull attack in Los Angeles.
• Maria Rambeau — Carol's old friend and fellow pilot, living in Louisiana with her daughter Monica.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the Blockbuster crash-landing in Captain Marvel really filmed?
• Which California quarry played the planet Torfa?