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This Western thriller starring Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis was filmed in Calgary and area in 2023. Adapted from the 2013 Joe R. Lansdale novel of the same name, The Thicket is set in Texas, making Alberta an appropriate backdrop for the film. Filming locations included Albertina Farm, CL Ranch, Bow River Ranch and Stoney Nakoda.
- Meaghan Baxter
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Brokeback Mountain
- Inception
- Interstellar
- Legends of The Fall
- The Revenant
- Togo
- Cold Pursuit
- Unforgiven
- The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford
Perhaps one of the newest films on this list, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, starring everybody’s favourite Paul Rudd was actually filmed in Calgary, Turner Valley, Drumheller, and Fort Macleod! Also starring Finn Wolfhard and McKenna Grace, the supernatural comedy takes place in Oklahoma… but don’t be fooled, it is indeed filmed in Alberta. While you mi...
Ang Lee’s beautiful love story starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal is set in Wyoming… but it was actually filmed in the Canadian Rockies! Fortress Mountain, Moose Mountain, and Mount Lougheed are all featured heavily in the movie, while a lot of the camping scenes were filmed around Elbow Falls, Goat Creek, and other Kananaskis Country locati...
Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller Inceptionis still beloved by many, and part of its appeal is its amazing filming locations around the world. While Leonardo DiCaprio, Elliot Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, and Tom Hardy make their way through Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, London, Tangier, and more, they also have an incredible winte...
Another Christopher Nolan film to make the list, Interstellar is a fascinating science-fiction drama with a legendary cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Ellen Burstyn, Wes Bentley, and Michael Caine. And while we’re sure the wormholes were all CGI, much of the film was actually shot in Alberta, featuring Nanton...
This sweeping epic from 1994 has an incredibly stacked cast… think Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Julia Ormond, and Aidan Quinn. But arguably one of the most notable main characters in Legends of the Fallis the landscape the story takes place on; although the story apparently takes place in Montana, the movie was actually filmed in Alberta. Gorgeous s...
The Revenantis the true story of Hugh Glass (played by Leonardo DiCaprio), a fur trapper left for dead after a bear attack who manages to survive the winter wilderness and make his way to civilization. Filmed completely in natural light, the movie features the beautiful Kananaskis region in Alberta, even though the real story took place in present-...
Togois a Disney film about the true story of sled dog trainer Leonhard Seppala and his heroic dog that gives the movie its name. Seppala and Togo led a team of sled dogs across the deadly Alaska landscape in the middle of winter in order to bring much-needed medicine to a small town. But that Alaskan terrain? It’s actually Alberta! The film was sho...
Liam Neeson’s action film Cold Pursuit is set in Kehoe, Colorado… but it definitely wasn’t filmed there! There are two reasons for this. Firstly, and most importantly… Kehoe is a fictional town. Secondly, as we’re sure you can guess given the title of this article, the movie was actually filmed in Alberta and BC! Look for Albertan locations such as...
Unforgiven is a Western film set in the fictional town of Big Whiskey, Wyoming, and is still heralded as one of the best modern Westerns to come out of Hollywood. Starring, produced by, and directed by Clint Eastwood, the 1992 film was actually shot at Alberta movie locations, mostly near the town of Longview near Calgary. While most of that set wa...
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, starring Brad Pitt, tells the tale of the relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford in the late 19th century. But that Missouri landscape? It’s actually Alberta, of course! The movie was filmed all over Alberta, but Fort Edmonton Park is a good place to start if you’re interested in...
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- When You’re Lost in the Darkness. The series premiere of The Last of Us sets the stage for a post-apocalyptic adventure, introducing viewers to characters Joel (Pascal) and Tess (Anna Torv), who are tasked with the dangerous mission of maneuvering teenage Ellie (Ramsey) across a ravaged U.S. in the hopes of finding a cure for the fungus outbreak that has the ability to take hold in humans, turning them into creatures intent on infecting others.
- Infected. The cold-open for the show’s second episode sets a chilling scene for just how bad this outbreak is going to be. In it, viewers see professor Ibu Ratna (Christine Hakim) suggest just one word on how Jakarta should respond to the outbreak of the cordyceps fungus in humans: “Bomb.”
- Long, Long Time. One of the more subdued episodes of the first season, Long, Long Time gives viewers an intimate look into a tender and heartbreaking love story that blossoms in the years following the cordyceps outbreak.
- Please Hold My Hand. The opening scenes of the show’s fourth episode feature lots of scenic shots near Strathmore, including a scene where, thanks to CGI, a train can be seen dangling from a broken High Level Bridge/Viaduct near Lethbridge.
Shot entirely in Alberta and starring Pedro Pascal (Game of Thrones, Narcos) and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones, Becoming Elizabeth), the first season of the show was filmed between July 2021 and June 2022. The series is the largest film production in Alberta’s history, and one of the biggest in Canada.
Jan 12, 2023 · Filmed from July 2021 to June 2022 in Alberta, the province's film commission says the production is the largest to date in its history and one of the biggest in Canada. ... Now, Americans prepare ...
Mar 14, 2023 · For a full list of where they filmed, you can visit Travel Alberta’s website where they have ... Loving Right Now. ... her mother for more than 100 days in 2021 and 2022 in an attempt to prevent ...
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Jan 26, 2023 · Eagled-eyed Albertans have been scouring each new episode of The Last of Us looking for familiar sights. The HBO show was filmed across Southern Alberta in 2021 and 2022, and a few local sights have already been shown. High River residents, for instance, would recognize Evelyn's Memory Lane Diner in the first episode. Luckily, keeping track of the show's filming locations just got a lot easier ...