Where was War Machine filmed? Filming Locations in Australia and New Zealand
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Inspired by '80s robot action akin to mecha designs from anime like Robotech or Gundam, War Machine was filmed in Australia and New Zealand.
Alan Ritchson (from the Reacher series) stars as "81," a combat engineer and U.S. Army Ranger recruit who is sent on a mission facing an unknown threat after intense training exercises.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of War Machine. You'll find the locations in order of their first appearance.
Alan Ritchson (from the Reacher series) stars as "81," a combat engineer and U.S. Army Ranger recruit who is sent on a mission facing an unknown threat after intense training exercises.
Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of War Machine. You'll find the locations in order of their first appearance.
The War Machine Locations
The 75th Ranger Regiment training base in Colorado was filmed at RAAF Base Williams in Laverton, near Melbourne, Victoria.
The scene pictured is the Radschool building and parade ground.
As VicScreen reported, filming took place around the towns of Bright and Myrtleford, in Victoria's High Country.
Between these towns is Mount Buffalo National Park, featuring a dramatic plateau with hiking trails and granite cliffs dropping up to 300 m in places, ideal for scenic views and rock climbing (or rappelling, in this case).
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
The zipline scene was filmed at the Kawarau River by the Lower Roaring Meg Power Station, a historic hydroelectric scheme in New Zealand's Kawarau Gorge near Queenstown and Cromwell (South Island).
Excess water not needed for power generation spills naturally from the station back into the Roaring Meg Stream, creating a man-made waterfall effect that was CGI-enhanced in the movie to look like a pair of natural waterfalls.
The original source that reported filming at the Chinese Dog Leg, a famous 400-meter-long rapid in the Kawarau River, was the local outlet Otago Daily Times.
Filming also took place in a stream between Kingston and Fairlight, located south of Queenstown.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
In this scene, The Remarkables appear in the background, a mountain range in Queenstown that is not the sworn rival of the Expendables, but rather the iconic range that towers over the so-called adventure capital of New Zealand.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
The studio work was done at Docklands Studios Melbourne, Australia's largest film and TV production hub, with six sound stages (up to 3,700 m², some with water tanks).
Opened in 2004 as a state-private venture, it has hosted productions such as Ghost Rider, several Netflix series, and the 2024 movie Better Man.
Image courtesy of Netflix - Map
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