The Spectacular Filming locations of The Fate of the Furious

The eighth installment of the Fast & Furious saga continues the tradition of traveling to exotic locations. F8 also comes packed with a collection of celebrities, including Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham or Kurt Russell.

The Fate of the Furious was filmed in Cuba, Iceland and in the United States. This is one of the first big Hollywood productions to shot in the revolutionary Caribbean island, since the embargo was lifted (last year, the Netflix series The OA were also filming in Cuba).

In Cuba, The Fast and the Furious 8 was filming right in the heart of Havana. The race started in Simón Bolívar St, in a corner of El Curita Park. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

The chase passed by El Capitolio and continued through several iconic avenues, like the Malecón by the sea. The Hotel Nacional De Cuba served also as the background for a scene. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

In Iceland, the frozen waters of Lake Mývatn were the setting for a spectacular car (and submarine) chase scene in the Russian Arctic. A very large section of the lake was swept clean of snow for filming.
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

In winter, the area of Mývatn is considered one of the best places to watch the Northern Lights in Iceland.
Image by Ester Laxdal

Some prison outdoor scenes were filmed in the harbor of Akranes, a town about 30 miles north of Reykjavík.
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

The next locations are located in the USA. The Berlin set was actually located at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia. This is a unique training facility for disaster preparedness, a complex to simulate almost any disaster on almost any scale. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures and Guardian Centers

In New York, the scene where many vehicles are coming out of a warehouse was filmed at Pier 40 by the Hudson River. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

The cars were also driving along Broadway, the 5th Avenue and the Manhattan Bridge.
Image courtesy of Universal Pictures

But most of the action was filmed in Cleveland, Ohio, doubling as NYC. This stunt pictured, was set at the junction of Superior Avenue and E. 6th street. More filming took place at Perk Plaza and some other streets in downtown. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures and Google Maps

The building from where cars are falling is the Halle Bros Parking Garage at 1118 Prospect Ave E (also in Cleveland). The rest of the street was made by CGI. Image courtesy of Universal Pictures and Google Maps

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