Where was Captain America filmed? From Brooklyn docks to Siberian bunkers, track Cap’s shield across the real-world filming locations of all standalone movies.
A 95-pound asthmatic from Brooklyn gets jabbed with mystery juice, turns into a human wrecking ball with abs you could grate cheese on, then spends the next decade punching Nazis, jumping out of planes without a parachute, and making grown men cry over a shield. That’s Captain America.
Main Cast: Chris Evans (America’s golden retriever), Hayley Atwell (the one who got away), Sebastian Stan (sad, brainwashed best friend), Anthony Mackie (wingman with wings), Scarlett Johansson (spy who steals every scene), and Robert Downey Jr. (billionaire with daddy issues and a metal suit).
Why fans love it: Because nothing says “patriotism” like a man in spandex throwing a trash can lid at Nazis – and somehow making it look heroic.
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🛡️ Captain America Filming Locations
So where did all that shield-slinging, motorcycle-leaping, helicopter-curling madness actually get shot? Grab your compass and your best Brooklyn accent – we’re chasing Cap across four continents.
🗺️ Where Was Captain America: The First Avenger Filmed?
1940s Brooklyn doesn’t exist anymore. At least not the way Hollywood needed it for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
So the production team did what any reasonable bunch of filmmakers would do – they flew to northern England and painted “Brooklyn” over a bunch of Victorian warehouses.
It worked so well you probably never noticed.
Book a tour:
- Manchester: Captain America & Other Filming Locations
- Black Park: James Bond Film Locations Day Tour
- New York City Superheroes Tour Marvel & DC Comics Origins
- Los Angeles TV & Movie Tours
What was filmed here:
- Dale Street, Manchester, UK: Barefoot Steve chases a Hydra spy in a yellow taxi.
- Stanley Dock, Liverpool, UK: The submarine escape at “Brooklyn’s Pier 13”.
- Crocker’s Folly Pub, London, UK: Where Cap rounds up the Howling Commandos for the first time.
- Black Park, Buckinghamshire, UK: More forest fighting (because one forest wasn’t enough). Also used in James Bond movies.
- Caerwent Military Training Area, Wales: Blowing up Hydra bases in muddy European forests.
- Los Angeles, California, USA: The SSR lab where skinny Steve becomes beefcake Steve.
- Times Square, New York City, USA: Steve wakes up 70 years later and immediately runs into traffic.
🛡️ Where Was Captain America: The Winter Soldier Filmed?
You know that iconic scene in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) where Sam Wilson jogs past Steve and gets hit with “On your left” about seventeen times? That’s the Lincoln Memorial.
They filmed it at 4 am – because tourists don’t care about Captain America. The National Park Service gave them a tiny window to shoot before hundreds of confused visitors started photobombing the greatest superhero duo since peanut butter and jelly.
What was filmed here:
- The Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.: “On your left” becomes the most annoying greeting in MCU history.
- The National Mall, Washington D.C.: S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters looks suspiciously like real government buildings.
- Downtown Cleveland, Ohio: The Winter Soldier flips a car while Cap stares in betrayal.
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio: The sleek Triskelion lobby where everything goes wrong.
- Tower City Center, Cleveland, Ohio: Escalator fight that made stairlifts look exciting.
- Baltimore, Maryland: Additional running and punching (the Maryland specialty).
⚔️ Where Was Captain America: Civil War Filmed?
Let’s talk about that airport battle in Captain America: Civil War (2016). Fifteen minutes of Team Cap vs. Team Iron Man, Ant-Man turning into Giant-Man, Spider-Man quoting Star Wars, and a German airport that somehow survived the chaos.
The production team filmed real background plates at Leipzig/Halle Airport – an actual working airport – while passengers waited for their flights. Imagine trying to catch a plane to Mallorca while Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. fake-punch each other twenty feet away.
Book a tour:
- Private Atlanta MCU Comics Inspired Film Location Tour
- 1-hour Training Flight in Leipzig Including Instruction
- Berlin: Olympia Stadium Entrance Ticket
- VĂk: Zipline Adventure over Canyons & Waterfalls
What was filmed here:
- Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany: The greatest airport battle since Snakes on a Plane.
- Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany: Where Bucky hides like a sad murder grandpa.
- Sony Center & Potsdamer Platz, Berlin: UN building where everything explodes.
- Vik, Iceland: The frozen Hydra bunker where two best friends try to kill each other.
- Pinewood Atlanta Studios, Georgia: Most of the movie happened inside this magical warehouse.
- Downtown Atlanta Gulch, Georgia: A parking lot dressed up as Lagos, Nigeria.
- Peachtree Christian Church, Atlanta: Peggy Carter‘s funeral (grab tissues).
- San Juan, Puerto Rico: More “Lagos” because Atlanta needed backup.
🦅 Where Was Captain America: Brave New World Filmed?
In Captain America: Brave New World (2025), Sam Wilson finally takes the shield full-time, and Harrison Ford turns into a Red Hulk. That alone is worth the price of admission.
But here’s the cool part: Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta has a permanent, exact replica of the White House Oval Office. He recreated the Oval Office so well that Marvel used it for a major Hollywood movie. Let that sink in.
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What was filmed here:
- Trilith Studios, Atlanta, Georgia: Falcon‘s vibranium wings get wired up for flight.
- Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia: Oval Office scenes (Madea approves).
- The National Mall, Washington D.C.: Political action sequences that feel uncomfortably real.
- Oaxaca, Mexico: International conspiracy vibes with better food than D.C.
- Jordan: The desert stands in for “Socotra, Yemen” (because Jordan has nice sand).
- Tokyo, Japan: Tense international summits where nobody shares chopsticks.
đź’ŞÂ Chris Evans’ Captain America Filming Stories
The man behind the shield didn’t just act – he suffered so we could cheer.
- Prosthetic bare feet: Evans wore rubber feet that looked exactly like real soles for running scenes in The First Avenger. Because running on actual concrete with bare feet hurts.
- “Skinny Steve” was digital sorcery: They didn’t shrink Chris Evans. They filmed him normally, then had VFX artists on three continents manually shave down his body pixel by pixel. That’s dedication to making a man look like a wet noodle.
- He did his own stunts (mostly): In Winter Soldier, Evans insisted on doing his own fight choreography. The directors loved it. His chiropractor did not.
- The helicopter curl: That one-armed bicep flex holding a helicopter in Civil War became an instant meme. Evans trained for weeks just to make his arms look sufficiently angry for the close-ups.
- Jon Bernthal is a terrible friend: During The First Avenger pod scenes, Evans hung in wire harnesses for hours. His buddy Jon Bernthal (The Punisher) visited set and loudly joked, “I hope he falls.” They’re still friends. Barely.
âť“Â Captain America FAQ
Got burning questions about Cap’s frozen naps and fake Brooklyn? We’ve got answers.
Captain America movies in order (complete MCU timeline)?
Here’s every big-screen appearance of Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson as Cap, in chronological order:
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011): Origins. Skinny Steve gets the juice.
- The Avengers (2012): Steve wakes up in modern times and leads the team.
- Thor: The Dark World (2013): Loki shapeshifts into Cap for 5 glorious seconds.
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014): Elevator fight. “On your left.”
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): Tries to lift Mjolnir. Fails. Embarrassing.
- Ant-Man (2015): Post-credits scene with Falcon and a trapped Bucky.
- Captain America: Civil War (2016): Team Iron Man vs. Team Cap. Airport battle.
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017): Cheesy PSA videos. “You’re wrong, but you’re kind of right.”
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Bearded nomad Cap shows up in Wakanda.
- Captain Marvel (2019): Post-credits scene analyzing Nick Fury’s pager.
- Avengers: Endgame (2019): “Avengers… assemble.” Wields Mjolnir. Gets the dance.
- Captain America: Brave New World (2025): Sam Wilson’s first solo film as Cap.
Where was Captain America born?
Brooklyn. But “Brooklyn” was mostly filmed in Manchester and Liverpool, England.
Did Chris Evans actually run barefoot?
No. Prosthetic rubber feet. But they looked painfully real.
What are Captain America’s shields made from?
Lightweight rubber fiberglass for stunt fighting (won’t break bones). Heavy aluminum for close-ups (looks shiny).
How did they make “Skinny Steve”?
No body double or CGI head-swap. They filmed Chris Evans normally, then digitally shrank his body using VFX teams across three continents.
Where was Captain America frozen?
In-universe, the Arctic. Real-world: water tanks and CGI in Los Angeles studios.
Where was Captain America found in ice?
The Avengers dug him up in modern Arctic waters. The scene was a studio tank in L.A.
How long did the elevator fight in Winter Soldier take to shoot?
Over seven days. The Russo brothers wanted tight, claustrophobic choreography inside a tiny practical elevator.
Where was Captain America before Infinity War?
Hiding as a rogue nomad after Civil War. The beard was real. The location? Mostly Atlanta.
Where was Captain America during Thunderbolts?
Off-screen, Sam Wilson (the new Captain America) is fighting a trademark battle over “The Avengers” name while Bucky awkwardly dodges his calls.
What’s the deal with the Red Hulk in Brave New World?
Harrison Ford played Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. The transformation required intensive motion-capture dots on Ford’s face to map his expressions onto the CGI behemoth.
Where were the old non-MCU Captain America movies?
There’s a 1944 serial and two TV movies from 1979 – all pre-MCU, so filming locations weren’t tracked like modern blockbusters.
📺 Where to Watch Captain America Movies
So now you know where Cap threw his shield, here’s where you can actually watch him do it.
- Amazon Prime: Stream, rent, or buy all Captain America movies.
- DVD/Blu-ray: Because streaming giveth, and streaming taketh away. Your DVD stays.
- Other platforms: Disney+, Apple TV, Vudu/Fandango at Home.
And after all those years, all those battles, and all those fake Brooklyn streets – Steve Rogers finally got his dance with Peggy Carter.
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