Where was Black Panther filmed?

The scene in 1992 where we see T'challa (Chadwick Boseman) as a student at Saint Mary's College High School in Berkeley was filmed at the Wheat Street Towers near the Sweet Auburn Historic District located east of downtown Atlanta. The opening shot is of Wheat Street Towers, a high-rise building for seniors established by Wheat Street Baptist Church.

This building has been designated as a historic landmark. In addition to being prominently featured in the opening scene of the 2018 film Black Panther, the Wheat Street Towers also appear in the concluding scene.

A historic African-American community in Atlanta, Georgia is Sweet Auburn District. The name Sweet Auburn was given by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to a renowned street with one of the United States' largest concentrations of African-American firms. Sweet Auburn was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1976.

To get there, take MARTA to the Five Points Station. From there, walk east on Edgewood Avenue for about five blocks until you reach Auburn Avenue. The Wheat Street Towers will be on your left.

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The character Erik "Killmonger" Stevens (Michael B. Jordan) is looking at African artifacts in a museum when the director approaches him and provides information about specific works. Killmonger rapidly interrupts her and states that a seventh-century war hammer wasn't created by the Fula tribe in Benin, which is what she believes. The curator falls to the floor and dies seconds after drinking her coffee, which had been poisoned. He and his team, pretending to be EMTs, then rush into the museum and kill the security before stealing a Vibranium artifact from the Museum of Great Britain.

Sure thing, the Museum of Great Britain does not exist in London or anywhere else. The museum's interior and exterior were filmed at Atlanta's High Museum of Art. The museum, known as "The High" to locals in Atlanta, is the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States. It has more than 15,000 works of art. Its permanent collections from 19-20th-century contain modern and contemporary artworks, photography, European paintings, American decorative art, a burgeoning African American art collection; folk and African Art. The High is also committed to promoting and preserving works by Southern artists.

If you watch Fox's medical drama The Resident, this building may look familiar to you. It was also featured in the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

To get to the location take MARTA to the Arts Center station. The museum is a short walk from there. You can also take the free Red or Gold Circulator bus routes. The Red Route stops right in front of the museum on Peachtree Street, and the Gold Route stops at Peachtree and 15th Streets.

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In "Black Panther," South African arms dealer Ulysses Klaue (Andy Sirkis) is shot by Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) in an airfield in South Korea. After loading the African artifact on the plane, Killmonger asked to be transported to Wakanda but was refused due to friction between T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Klaue (Andy Serkis). Then we see how Killmonger shoots him twice in the chest.

Some of "Black Panther" was shot in South Korea, but the scene depicted here took place at an abandoned airfield in Griffin. Griffin is a former railway "boomtown" that has grown into a thriving metro Atlanta suburb. Griffin, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has a historic downtown area that has been used or featured in films and television series including "Driving Miss Daisy," "The Walking Dead," "The Hunger Games" and others. Atlanta Air Recovery & Storage is an aviation company based in Atlanta.

The best way to get to Atlanta Air Recovery & Storage is by car. From Atlanta, take I-85 North toward Greenville. Take exit 64 for US-19/GA-20 toward GA-20/Loganville. Turn left onto US-19 N/GA-20 E/Carrollton St and continue straight for 3 miles. Turn right onto Uniform Rd and the destination will be on the right.

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In several shots, the filmmakers recreated South Korea for Atlanta, including the sequence when T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), Okoye (Danai Gurira), and Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) are tracking the artifact's trail through the Fish Market to an underground casino in Busan's Jagalchi Market.

In this scene, Wakandans give chase to Klaue through the streets of Busan, using twists and turns along with skilled acrobatics by T’Challa and Okoye to avoid gunfire while taking out cars one by one. Okoye uses his new weapon in a prosthetic arm during the pursuit, a laser that is effective against vibranium, forcing the main character to go on the defensive which disables both Shuri’s and Nakia’s cars.

The scene was filmed at MET Atlanta, an area that used to be a group of neglected warehouses. It was later restructured into a place flourishing with arts and culture, consisting of art studios, galleries, workshops, and more.

The Metropolitan Business and Arts District is located in southwest Atlanta. The best way to get there is by taking MARTA to the West End station. From there, you can either walk or take the free Circulator bus. The Red Route stops right in front of the district on Metropolitan Parkway, and the Gold Route stops at Lee Street and Metropolitan Parkway.

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In Black Panther, the interior of Atlanta’s City Hall was used as a stand-in for the United Nations during one of the post-credit scenes. In real life, the United Nations is actually located in New York City’s Turtle Bay area. In his address, T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) emphasizes that Wakanda has spent far too long in the shadows, keeping its expertise and resources from the rest of the world. In current times, it is more important than ever for people to help each other. "Fools build barriers. The wise build bridges," he declares.

If you plan ahead, you can take a tour of the inside of Atlanta's City Hall, which is an excellent example of Neo-Gothic architecture for government buildings.

Atlanta's City Hall is located in downtown Atlanta on Mitchell Street. The best way to get there is by taking MARTA to the Five Points station. From there, you can either walk or take the free Circulator bus. The Red Route stops right in front of City Hall on Mitchell Street.

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The climactic battle in Black Panther was praised by audiences as being spectacular. Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) exploited T'Challa's (Chadwick Boseman) weakness to punch the King, mocking him and the notion that he was too feeble. Killmonger picked up T'Challa on his shoulders and threw him down the waterfall, making Killmonger king of Wakanda in the end.

The filmed battle scene was not set in Africa, as one might assume, but at Bouckaert Farm. Chattahoochee Hills Eventing is an 8,000-acre urban farm that contains Stallard Lakes and woodlands extending 12 miles along the Chattahoochee River. This rural oasis is only a 15-mile drive from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

The best way to get to Bouckaert Farms is by car. From Atlanta, take I-85 South to exit 61 for Ga-74/Campbellton Road. Turn left onto GA-74 E/Campbellton Road and continue straight for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto Browns Lake Rd and the destination will be on the right.

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