Liverpool’s historic architecture has set the scene for a number of blockbuster movies, hit TV shows and binge-worthy series, ranging from Harry Potter to Peaky Blinders.
Dubbed as the ‘Hollywood of the North’, Liverpool is one of the most filmed cities outside of London. Natalie Portman and John Krasinski are currently in town shooting scenes for director Guy Ritchie’s new heist movie Fountain of Youth.
The city’s historic architecture has also set the scene for box office films, including Captain America: The First Avenger, Fantastic Beasts and The Batman, plus huge drama’s like The Crown and Peaky Blinders.
In 2021, multi-million pound film studios The Depot opened with two purpose-built, 20,000 sq ft sound-proofed film and TV production units. Paramount+ became the first major long-term tenants as they filmed Sexy Beast over a period of seven months and plenty more movies and series have been shot on location since.
With the city being used as a double for everywhere from Moscow to New York, here’s 26 blockbuster films and TV shows that you probably didn’t know were filmed in Liverpool....
25. Fountain of Youth (2024)
Hollywood star Natalie Portman and The Office actor John Krasinski are currently in Liverpool filming scenes for director Guy Ritchie’s new heist movie Fountain of Youth. The duo were spotted in a vintage convertible sports car shooting a scene at St George’s Hall for Warner Bros. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
26. Tolkien (2019)
The bio-pic of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien stars Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins and is set in the early 1900’s. Shot in 2017, Liverpool Town Hall, St. George’s Hall, Exchange Flags and North John Street provided the backdrop for key scenes of the story of Tolkien’s life, loves and losses. | sas - stock.adobe.com Photo: sas - stock.adobe.com
27. Ip Man 4 (2019)
Ip Man 4 is the finale in the legendary Chinese decade-spanning franchise, starring Donnie Yen. The Kung Fu master travels to the USA where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school. However, it was the Liverpool Film Office that assisted Pegasus Motion Pictures with shooting locations for the film and they include Speke, Formby, Pensby High School in Wirral, and Crosby Beach. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images