Nature must have bequeathed all its treasures to NZ that it seems like the perfect place to shoot a movie. Its stunning landscapes left audiences so awed that the UK Sunday Express once wrote: “If locations were awarded Oscars, New Zealand would scoop the lot.”
Oscar-winning Sir Anthony Hopkins, who played the lead role in The World’s Fastest Indian (filmed in NZ), told local Maori that he had never known such peace as he experienced in the deep south of the country and described the movie as “the best thing I've done - the best experience I've had”.
Long before the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit series hit the screens, the country’s breathtaking natural scenery has served as a backdrop to scores of international films and television series including The Last Samurai, Mission: Impossible: Fallout, Mulan (2020), The World’s Fastest Indian, River Queen, The Legend of Zorro, X-men Origin, Vertical Limit, Hercules, Xena, Power Rangers, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom – were filmed in different parts of the country.
We curated some must-see film locations that have become awe-inspiring epic attractions that will take your breath away.
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