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Avengers: Age of Ultron Filming Locations

2015 Movie

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron filming location: Forte di Bard
Photo: Qwesy / CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Forte di Bard, 89, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, Nissert, Bard, Valle d'Aosta / Vallée d'Aoste, 11020, Italia
Scene: (HYDRA research base)
Avengers: Age of Ultron filming location: Dover Castle Spur Tunnels
Photo: Balon Greyjoy / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Dover Castle Spur Tunnels, East Norman Road, Dover, Kent, England, CT16 1HU, United Kingdom
Scene: (Hydra Research Base Interior)
Avengers: Age of Ultron filming location: Hendon Police College
Photo: Chesdovi / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Hendon Police College, Bernera Walk, Colindale Gardens, Colindale, Edgware, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, NW9 4ER, United Kingdom
Scene: (Sokovia City)
📍 London filming locations

The Avengers’ second outing invents the fictional Eastern European nation of Sokovia – and built it from pieces of four continents. An Italian alpine fortress, the streets of Johannesburg, a Bangladeshi shipyard, Seoul and a clutch of English locations were stitched together into one imaginary country on the brink.

Where was Avengers: Age of Ultron filmed?

Age of Ultron was filmed across Italy (the Aosta Valley), South Africa (Johannesburg), Bangladesh, South Korea (Seoul) and England.

Every Age of Ultron location, explained

1

Sokovia – Italy’s Aosta Valley

The fictional Sokovia and its HYDRA base drew on the Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, including the dramatic Forte di Bard fortress.

2

The Hulkbuster fight – Johannesburg

The Hulk-versus-Iron-Man rampage tore through the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa.

3

Seoul and Bangladesh

The film shot in Seoul, South Korea (the Vision-creation sequences and a bridge chase) and used a shipyard in Bangladesh for an early scene.

4

England – the interiors and Sokovia streets

UK locations, including Dover Castle’s tunnels and Hendon in London, plus Shepperton Studios, filled out HYDRA interiors and Sokovia’s streets.

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The most striking real location is Forte di Bard in Italy’s Aosta Valley, a magnificent Alpine fortress open to visitors, and Dover Castle in Kent, whose wartime tunnels feature in the film.

Age of Ultron Fun Facts

1
Sokovia is four continents The fictional country was assembled from Italy, South Africa, Bangladesh, South Korea and England.
2
Johannesburg hosted the Hulkbuster The city’s streets stood in for an African metropolis during the Hulk-versus-Iron-Man battle.
3
An Alpine fortress plays HYDRA Italy’s Forte di Bard, a real 19th-century fort, became a HYDRA stronghold.
4
Seoul got a superhero makeover South Korea’s capital features prominently, a rarity for a Hollywood blockbuster at the time.
5
Dover Castle went underground The wartime tunnels beneath Dover Castle doubled for HYDRA’s research base.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Sokovia?
It’s fictional, built from locations in Italy, South Africa, Bangladesh, Korea and the UK.
Where was the Hulkbuster fight filmed?
In the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Can you visit the locations?
Yes – Forte di Bard in Italy and Dover Castle in England are both open to visitors.
Who directed Age of Ultron?
Joss Whedon.