Filming Locations Guide: Where was Deadpool 2 filmed?

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The location and name of the fictional city where Deadpool is set is intentionally vague; However, we are certain that Deadpool 2 was filmed in the Vancouver metro area.

The second coming of this particular superhero was one of the most anticipated movies of 2018.

Deadpool 2 film location

The premiere of Deadpool 2 was preceded by a no less peculiar marketing campaign that included the resurrection of Celine Dion and David Beckham for the masses.

The X-Force team of mutants is led by Ryan Reynolds, who returns to his role as Wade Wilson/Deadpool. Morena Baccarin is his fiancée Vanessa, Zazie Beetz is the lucky Domino, and tough guy Cable is played by Josh Brolin.

Here is our spoiler-free guide to the filming locations of Deadpool 2. We’ve broken the movie down into the key sites, in order of first appearance.

The Deadpool 2 locations

The city where Deadpool is set
The dome of the Vancouver Art Gallery is clearly visible from the downtown alley where driver Dopinder (Karan Soni) waits for Deadpool in his cab.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
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Wade and Vanessa Flat
Dopinder drops Deadpool near his apartment in front of the Haru Korean Kitchen restaurant at 324 Cambie Street.
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Deadpool 2 locations
Deadpool posing at Hatley Castle in Colwood, Victoria, Vancouver Island.

This is the same location used to portray the X-Mansion in all of the X-Men movie series.

The manor house is a heritage building, part of the Royal Roads University.
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Mutant Orphans hospice
The Essex House for Mutant Rehabilitation was set in the East Lawn Building of the former Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam.

You've probably seen this place in many other movies and shows; it's a very popular location that's been used in many other productions, including Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Prison Break, or Tracker.
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Caught up on a billboard sign
The Hillside Amusement Park billboard, where most of the parachuting team lands, was built at the intersection of Boundary Road and Triumph Street in Burnaby Heights (Vancouver).
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Truck crossing the bridge
All the next locations are also in Vancouver. The prisoner convoy enters the city and arrives at the Lions Gate Bridge.
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Cable long vehicle Action scenes
Chase scenes were filmed throughout the city. Several blocks of downtown Vancouver were shut down for filming over the weekends.

Pictured, an imminent collision shot at West Hastings and Burrard Streets.
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Vespa scene
Deadpool riding a scooter at Hornby and West Hastings Street.
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Deadpool 2 drehort
The DMC trailer over (and later under) the Granville Bridge.

According to Whatsfilming.ca, the production was also filmed on Dunsmuir, Cambie, W Cordova, West Georgia, Thurlow, and West Pender streets.
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