Hey everyone, it’s your boy back again with another movie location mystery. Today, I wanted to dig into a question that’s been bugging me: Where was “The Ghost Writer” filmed? You know, that 2010 political thriller with Ewan McGregor? I remembered it being pretty slick, with some awesome scenery, so I got curious about where they shot it.
So, the first thing I did was hit up Google. Typed in “The Ghost Writer filming locations,” and boom, tons of results. Most of them pointed to Germany and the UK. Okay, that’s a start, but I wanted specifics.
I started clicking through some articles and found one that mentioned Peenemünde and Westerland. Never heard of them, but apparently, they’re in Germany. Cool, cool. Then I found another article talking about London, which made sense. I vaguely remember some scenes in the movie that looked like London, and the article confirmed it, mentioning places like Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square. So, UK was definitely in the mix.
Diving Deeper
I kept digging. I found this website called MovieLocate, which is apparently a crowdsourced database for movie locations. Pretty neat! It had some more details on “The Ghost Writer,” but nothing groundbreaking.
Then I stumbled upon an explanation talking about a beachfront home in the movie being located on Martha’s Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts. That one threw me for a loop! I thought it was all Europe, but it seems they did some filming in the US, too, or at least, that is what it said.
Further down, the same explanation mentioned that interiors of an abandoned home were filmed in an old Union Station in Albany, New York. Plus, they shot some scenes meant to be Florida in places like Deland and New Smyrna Beach. Man, this movie was all over the place!
Conclusion
So, after all that digging, here’s what I found out. “The Ghost Writer” was primarily filmed in:
- Germany: Including locations like Peenemünde and Westerland.
- United Kingdom: Various spots in London, like Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square.
- United States: Some interior scenes in Albany, New York, and exterior shots in Deland and New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Plus, that fancy beachfront house, supposedly on Martha’s Vineyard.
It’s pretty wild how many different places they used to create the world of that movie. It definitely adds to the intrigue and makes you appreciate the magic of filmmaking. Anyway, that’s all I’ve got for today. Hope you found this little investigation interesting! Let me know in the comments if you have any other movie location mysteries you want me to solve. Catch you later!
