Doctor Strange (2016) filming locations

Northfleet, United Kingdom

The scene : 10 min — The road exit that breaks Strange's career ends in the water: it is on this industrial coastline by the Thames that the car dives, supposedly falling into the Delaware.

New York, United States

Suspension bridge built in 1931 crossing the Hudson between northern Manhattan and New Jersey, one of the busiest road bridges in the world. The bridge was designed by architects Cass Gilbert and Othmar Ammann and is a toll bridge.

The scene : 10 min — On his way to a dinner for the neurology society, Strange leaves Manhattan driving his Lamborghini across the upper deck of the bridge.

535 West End Avenue (Upper West Side)

New York, United States

Condominium building in the Upper West Side, brand new in 2011.

The scene : 10 min — Strange pulls out from the garage of his building in his Lamborghini Huracán, on West 86th Street, and speeds east to leave the city.

New York, United States

Triangular skyscraper built in 1902, one of the oldest in New York, located at the point formed by the intersection of Broadway, 5th Avenue and 23rd Street. It was designed by architect Daniel Burnham and holds the designation of National Historic Landmark and New York City Landmark.

The scene : 10 min — Strange's penthouse is a studio set; for the view of Manhattan that stretches behind its bay windows, the crew would have placed their camera atop the Flatiron Building.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : 15 min — Ruined by operations that all failed, Strange goes to find Jonathan Pangborn, the man who could no longer walk and regained his legs; it is on the edge of a neighborhood basketball court, supposedly in New York, that he reveals to him the name of Kamar-Taj.

Katmandou, Nepal

Sacred Hindu sanctuary on the banks of the Bagmati, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site; the complex of temples and ashrams was rebuilt in the 15th century, the original buildings having been devoured by termites.

The scene : 20 min — On the sacred site of Pashupatinath, by the Bagmati river, Strange descends the steps of the east bank in front of the temple, unaware of Mordo following him.

Katmandou, Nepal

Commercial district and tourist heart of Kathmandu since the arrival of hippies in the 1960s.

The scene : 20 min — Arriving in Kathmandu in search of Kamar-Taj, Strange gets lost in the crowd of the Thamel shopping district and questions passersby.

Katmandou, Nepal

The scene : 20 min — Strange descends New Road and wanders through a crowded square, searching for his way.

Lalitpur, Nepal

The scene : 20 min — Mordo leads Strange to Patan's Durbar Square, just before he is robbed in a nearby alley.

Oxford, United Kingdom

The chapel was designed based on the model of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

The scene : 35 min — Under the arches of the chapel, Kaecilius and his disciples read the stolen passage from the Book of Cagliostro to summon Dormammu, who gives them his distinctive shadowed gaze.

New York, United States

The scene : 1 hr 15 min — Real decor of the chase in the Mirror Dimension, where the city twists around the characters; on screen, the intersection is nothing more than a digital heap.

New York, United States

The scene : 1 hr 15 min — Another real intersection of the urban distortion sequence in the Mirror Dimension, unrecognizable once subjected to digital effects.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : 1 hr 20 min — Mortally wounded by Kaecilius, the Ancient is projected off a magical platform, crashes through a glass wall, and lands on the sidewalk in front of a Costa Coffee: the street is meant to be located in Manhattan.

Longcross Studios (Surrey)

Chertsey, United Kingdom

Studio and large backlot in Surrey, on a former military vehicle testing site.

The scene : The essence of the film is shot here in the studio: the monastery of the prologue, the street of Kathmandu leading to the courtyard of Kamar-Taj, the interiors of Kamar-Taj and the Sanctum Sanctorum, Strange's penthouse, and the Hong Kong street where the time-reversed battle takes place.

Longcross, United Kingdom

The scene : The car chases, including the accident that breaks Strange's career, are filmed on the Longcross test track, away from the sets.

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.

The scene : British studio credited among the film's shooting locations, although sources do not specify which scenes were filmed there.

Shepperton, United Kingdom

Historic film studios of Surrey, in west London.

The scene : Suburban London studio listed among the film's sets; no source indicates which scenes were filmed there.

Studio City, United States

Studio founded in 1928 by producer Mack Sennett on a 38-acre site, renamed CBS Studio Center in 1963 when the CBS network became its main tenant, and today called Radford Studio Center.

The scene : Los Angeles studio credited by IMDb for the film, without a scene attributed by sources.

11817 Sherman Way (North Hollywood)

Los Angeles, United States

The scene : In the second post-credits scene, Mordo visits Jonathan Pangborn, who is busy working metal in a machine shop.

London, United Kingdom

London Liberal Club of 1882 in a Victorian building on Whitehall Place, designed by Alfred Waterhouse. Designed in the French Renaissance style, it is a Grade II* listed monument.

The scene : After stealing pages from the Book of Cagliostro at Kamar-Taj and confronting the Ancient One, Kaecilius and his zealots step through a portal and emerge in London through the club door, before launching into Whitehall Place.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : At the corner of Whitehall Place and Whitehall Court, Kaecilius and his acolytes emerge from a building, the stolen pages in hand, and then dash into the street.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : With his henchmen on his heels, Kaecilius races up Whitehall Place heading southeast.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Caught by the Ancient, the zealots find themselves trapped in this curved street that disintegrates into fractal patterns; the battle continues on the shifting facades of the Mirror Dimension.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : It is at the intersection of Northumberland Avenue and Great Scotland Yard that the Ancient One blocks Kaecilius's path and traps him in the Mirror Dimension.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Once Kaecilius fled through a portal, the Ancient calmly walks up the avenue towards Trafalgar Square under the amused gaze of passersby.

Oxford, United Kingdom

The fourth oldest college of the University of Oxford, founded in 1314, it inspired the imaginary Jordan College from Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials.

The scene : Within the walls of this Oxford college, the zealot Kaecilius recites the torn pages from the Book of Cagliostro and opens the way to the Dark Dimension of Dormammu.

Deerpark, United States

This winding section of Route 97, above the Delaware and at the Pennsylvania border, is named after the birds of prey that nest in the cliffs; the speed limit is set at 25 miles per hour.

The scene : Driving too fast in the rain, eyes on his phone, Strange overtakes a car on the bends of this mountain road along the Delaware and leaves the roadway: the accident that will cost him his hands.

319 West 4th Street (West Village)

New York, United States

The scene : Projected through a dimensional door, Strange finds himself in front of the Sanctum, supposed to stand at 177A Bleecker Street; he exits onto West 12th Street, his gaze turned towards Greenwich Avenue.

New York, United States

The scene : With the help of the Cloak of Levitation, Strange escapes with Mordo in the Mirror Dimension version of New York, in front of this Madison Avenue hotel.

New York, United States

The scene : Kaecilius and his zealots chase Strange and Mordo down a fractured Madison Avenue, the buildings of the avenue behind them.

New York, United States

The scene : Kaecilius folds the street in on itself: Strange and Mordo crash against the window of a bus where Stan Lee laughs while reading The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley.

New York, United States

The scene : During the confrontation with Kaecilius in the Mirror Dimension, Strange passes through the roof of this Midtown tower, facing Bryant Park.

Alexandria Center for Life Sciences

New York, United States

The scene : While the doctors try to save her, the Ancient One, in his astral form, steps out onto a balcony of the hospital; Strange joins him there and they talk about death facing the East River and the FDR Drive.

LondonEast-UK Business & Technical Park (Dagenham)

London, United Kingdom

Former pharmaceutical research site of Sanofi in Dagenham, converted into a business park under the name LondonEast-UK. Its empty laboratories are regularly rented for film shoots.

The scene : Some of the interiors of the Metro-General hospital, operating room and hallways, were filmed on this site.

Katmandou, Nepal

The scene : Lost in Kathmandu, Strange randomly asks for directions to Kamar-Taj and then crosses this small bridge spanning the Bagmati, heading towards the Pashupatinath temple.

Katmandou, Nepal

Buddhist temple perched on a hill west of Kathmandu, nicknamed the Monkey Temple, it is one of the most sacred sites of Nepalese Buddhism.

The scene : On the hill of the monkey temple, Strange spins the prayer wheels and lets his hand glide over a row of bells, at the foot of the great white stupa.

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

The scene : This building in Mong Kok appears in the final sequence in Hong Kong.

Tsim Sha Tsui (Hong Kong)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

The scene : The aerial view of the Hong Kong Sanctum and the magical explosion that precedes the bargaining with Dormammu places it in Tsim Sha Tsui, between Cameron Road, Prat Avenue, Carnarvon Road, and Chatham Road South.