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OUTSTANDING LOCATIONS IN A PERIOD FILM
DUNE: PART TWO
The harsh environment of Arrakis steers the action
in the mesmerizing sci-fi sequel, as bold new venues
bring the danger and romance of the arid planet to
life. Wadi Rum's majestic rock formations house the
hidden Fremen cities, while camera-virgin regions
of Jordan's eastern desert and the deep sand dunes
at Abu Dhabi's Liwa Oasis visualize the unforgiving
environment that is both wilderness and refuge to
the protagonist. Namibia's dramatic desert coast
sets the scene for a sand-meets-sea vision, while
the modernist world of the Imperium materialized
onscreen at the Brion Tomb in Altivole, Italy, and in
Budapest at the Varga Márton Japanese Garden and the Labor Movement Mausoleum.
FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
New South Wales reflects the quintessential Mad
Max
hellscape in a new expanded wasteland, with
the origin story of the fierce desert neo-warrior
Furiosa. In addition to the original
Mad Max 2
filming site Belmont Station, the sand dunes of
Kurnell, and the red dirt flats and miles-wide views
of Hay were ideal for driving and stunt sequences
and created natural and organic dust storms to
bring the story to life. Locations reflect the story's
post-apocalyptic rawness with an inventive mashup
of cobbled-together industrial elements: An
unfinished construction site is stitched together
with a Sydney chemical factory to create Gas Town,
while Bullet Farm blends a real working gold mine
near Broken Hill with an operational sand mine in Sydney.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Oklahoma's rolling plains and blistered ranches
become a silent witness to injustice when sacred
tribal grounds become the focus of a string of
murders within the oil-wealthy Osage Nation in the
1920s. The region's antique towns and open prairie
spaces evoke a sense of freedom and isolation
from justice, while private ranches and sacred
Osage sites infuse a deep sense of history and
realism to the story. Tulsa becomes a symbol of
government apathy where the crimes' aftermath
unfolds among the city's formal art deco federal
buildings.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Dune: Part 2
