"Lights, Camera, Action!" Seeing Sydney Through the Silver Screen
Beautiful Sydney has proved a popular backdrop and shooting site for many international blockbuster films.
Whether it's Sydney's famous sites, iconic cityscape or the stunning beaches and other natural surrounds that attract filmmakers, many films offer a glimpse of Sydney and have called the city home during filming.
Here are a few such films: The Matrix.
This science-fiction-action and futuristic trilogy was filmed at Fox Studios and also at various locations throughout NSW - mostly within Sydney city.
The filmmakers made use of the Sydney CBD as a generic 'contemporary city' and took advantage of the mixture of skyscrapers and colonial style buildings to compliment the film's commentary on a simulated reality borne of our machine obsession - the Matrix.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, ANZAC Bridge, AWA Tower, Martin Place and a Commonwealth Bank branch are visible in some shots, as is signage on buildings for the Sydney offices of Telstra and IBM Corporation.
Babe: Pig in the City.
For Australian director George Miller, Sydney was a natural setting choice for Babe: Pig in the City.
The iconic Sydney Opera House features prominently.
Mission Impossible: II.
Much of this blockbuster film was shot in Sydney and surrounding suburbs and at the time it was the largest location scouting exercise conducted in Australia.
Many of the action scenes were filmed in the suburb of Mosman and the Harbour's North Head.
Argyle Place in the Rocks district also featured.
At the time of shooting, Tom Cruise (before he split with Nicole!) was often spotted around town.
Moulin Rouge! Another Australian directed international blockbuster film that was shot in Sydney, Moulin Rouge gained critical acclaim and although it was shot entirely in Fox Studios, tourists can still visit the studios were all the romance and drama was created.
Superman Returns: The 'return' of this classic TV-series was filmed in Sydney - in Fox Studios but also at various central Sydney locations.
Wynyard Station, one of the city's busiest train stations was closed for an entire weekend and other shots were taken at the Art Gallery of NSW and the Australian Museum as well as various other locales around the city.
If you're interested in seeing Sydney through the eyes of Hollywood and the film industry, Sydney Movie Tours offer walking and sightseeing tours so you can see the backdrops and settings of your favourite movie scenes for yourself!
Whether it's Sydney's famous sites, iconic cityscape or the stunning beaches and other natural surrounds that attract filmmakers, many films offer a glimpse of Sydney and have called the city home during filming.
Here are a few such films: The Matrix.
This science-fiction-action and futuristic trilogy was filmed at Fox Studios and also at various locations throughout NSW - mostly within Sydney city.
The filmmakers made use of the Sydney CBD as a generic 'contemporary city' and took advantage of the mixture of skyscrapers and colonial style buildings to compliment the film's commentary on a simulated reality borne of our machine obsession - the Matrix.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, ANZAC Bridge, AWA Tower, Martin Place and a Commonwealth Bank branch are visible in some shots, as is signage on buildings for the Sydney offices of Telstra and IBM Corporation.
Babe: Pig in the City.
For Australian director George Miller, Sydney was a natural setting choice for Babe: Pig in the City.
The iconic Sydney Opera House features prominently.
Mission Impossible: II.
Much of this blockbuster film was shot in Sydney and surrounding suburbs and at the time it was the largest location scouting exercise conducted in Australia.
Many of the action scenes were filmed in the suburb of Mosman and the Harbour's North Head.
Argyle Place in the Rocks district also featured.
At the time of shooting, Tom Cruise (before he split with Nicole!) was often spotted around town.
Moulin Rouge! Another Australian directed international blockbuster film that was shot in Sydney, Moulin Rouge gained critical acclaim and although it was shot entirely in Fox Studios, tourists can still visit the studios were all the romance and drama was created.
Superman Returns: The 'return' of this classic TV-series was filmed in Sydney - in Fox Studios but also at various central Sydney locations.
Wynyard Station, one of the city's busiest train stations was closed for an entire weekend and other shots were taken at the Art Gallery of NSW and the Australian Museum as well as various other locales around the city.
If you're interested in seeing Sydney through the eyes of Hollywood and the film industry, Sydney Movie Tours offer walking and sightseeing tours so you can see the backdrops and settings of your favourite movie scenes for yourself!
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