The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) filming locations
- Documented locations
- 4
- Year
- 2013
- Directed by
- Peter Jackson
- Cities
- Glenorchy, Wellington, Iver Heath
Glenorchy, New Zealand
Hamlet and valley of Paradise, near Glenorchy, at the end of Lake Wakatipu.
The scene : 10 min — Beorn's house, the skin-changer: two sets built in the Paradise Valley (the back open to the valley, the front at the edge of the forest) where the company finds refuge.
New Zealand
River with remarkably clear waters, in the region of Marlborough.
The scene : 1 hr 12 min — The Forest River: the escape of the dwarfs racing down the rapids in barrels, chased by orcs and elves.
Wellington, New Zealand
Miramar Film Studio Complex (Wellington), the production heart of Peter Jackson's films.
The scene : The interior sets of the film: the forest kingdom of Thranduil, Lake-town (Esgaroth), and the underground halls of Erebor.
Iver Heath, United Kingdom
Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.
The scene : Additional shots (pickups) filmed in the United Kingdom.
Filmed at the same locations
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — 4 locations in common
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — 2 locations in common
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — 2 locations in common
- 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) — 1 location in common
- 28 Days Later (2002) — 1 location in common
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) — 1 location in common