Maps of Movies
Jason Bourne (2016)
Where Jason Bourne says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Athens riot was filmed on a Spanish island, and the CIA's control room is a studio set.
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Scenes and places
Nicky hacks the CIA from Reykjavik (2016)
Nicky Parsons, working with a hacktivist group, breaks into the CIA's server and pulls out its black-ops files. In them she finds the papers on Bourne's recruitment into Treadstone and his father's part in it. That find sets her on the way to Athens.
Set in Reykjavik, Iceland — Nicky Parsons breaks into the CIA's server from here.
The capital of Iceland, named in the film as the place of the hack.
The CIA breach room (2016)
The breach alerts Heather Lee and CIA Director Robert Dewey. They send teams after Bourne and Nicky, and Dewey also sends a CIA assassin, "The Asset". Lee wants to lead the hunt herself.
Set in CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia — Heather Lee's cyber team traces the breach and builds a hunt for Bourne.
A studio set standing in for the agency's operations floor.
Filmed at Leavesden Studios, stages F and H, Hertfordshire — The set built here served as the CIA hub space.
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The Athens protest and chase (2016)
Bourne meets Nicky at Syntagma Square in the middle of an anti-government protest. He sees the CIA is closing in on both of them and fights off agents to keep them away from her. She hands him what she found in the stolen files.
Set in Syntagma Square, Athens — Bourne and Nicky agree to meet in the middle of an anti-government protest.
The square in front of the Greek parliament, a standard place for Athens protests.
Filmed at Plaza de España, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain — The square stands in for Athens' Syntagma Square.
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Decoding the files in Berlin (2016)
Bourne tracks down Dassault, who decrypts the files. He learns that his father Richard Webb was a CIA analyst involved in creating Treadstone. Malware in the files lets the CIA locate him while Lee erases them remotely.
Set in Berlin, Germany — Bourne meets Dassault, who decrypts the stolen files.
The German capital, where the CIA team arrives within minutes of the files opening.
Filmed at Kreuzberg, Berlin — Filmed in the district in late November 2015; the exact street is not given.
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Meeting Malcolm Smith in London (2016)
Bourne tracks down ex-Treadstone man Malcolm Smith and arranges to meet him at Paddington Plaza. He confronts Smith, who admits that Bourne's father helped create Treadstone. The Asset interrupts the meeting.
Set in Paddington Plaza, London — Bourne arranges to meet an ex-Treadstone operative.
One of London's main rail termini, with an open plaza in front.
Filmed at Paddington Station, London — Filming took place outside the station.
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The story of the father's death in Beirut (2016)
Smith tells Bourne how his father was killed in Beirut by an attack made to look like terrorism. After Webb threatened to expose Treadstone, the CIA used the attack to push the son into the program.
Set in Beirut, Lebanon — Where Bourne's father is said to have been killed.
A city named only in what Smith tells Bourne.
The Las Vegas tech convention (2016)
Lee points Bourne to a convention in Las Vegas, where Dewey is to debate the CEO of Deep Dream. Dewey wants Deep Dream for mass surveillance, but the CEO decides against giving the CIA access. Dewey moves against both the CEO and Lee.
Set in Las Vegas, Nevada — A public debate with the CEO of a social media giant takes place at a convention.
The desert city whose conventions fill the Strip's resorts.
Filmed at Las Vegas, Nevada — Filming in Las Vegas was scheduled for 14 to 21 January 2016.
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The crash into the Riviera casino (2016)
Bourne pursues The Asset after the Las Vegas showdown. The chase crashes into the Riviera casino and carries on beneath the Strip.
Set in Riviera casino, Las Vegas Strip — Bourne chases The Asset into the casino.
A Strip casino opened in 1955 and closed in 2015.
Filmed at Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Strip — Used for the film after its closure.
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Filmed at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C. — Washington, D.C. (scene not stated)
Filmed at Woolwich Arsenal station, London — London (scene not stated)
Characters
- Jason Bourne — Former CIA assassin living off the grid, drawn back by files about his father.
- Nicky Parsons — Former Treadstone technician who hacks the CIA and finds Bourne's father in the files.
- Heather Lee — Head of the CIA's cyber division, sent to hunt Bourne.
- Robert Dewey — CIA Director who sends teams and an assassin after Bourne.