Southpaw (2015) – Filming Locations
Action / Drama · Directed by Antoine Fuqua · Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
Where was Southpaw filmed?
- New York City, United States, New York City – Opening boxing matches and establishing shots of Billy Hope's life in the city. The film's primary setting and location for most of the story, featuring Brooklyn's neighborhoods as Billy's home base
- Las Vegas, United States, Las Vegas – Billy fights in a major boxing match in Vegas before his life falls apart. The pivotal Vegas boxing sequence where the defining tragedy of the film occurs
- Philadelphia, United States, Philadelphia – Billy's comeback training and fights during his redemption arc. The location where Billy undergoes his transformation and trains for his comeback under new mentorship
- New Orleans, United States, New Orleans – Billy participates in boxing matches during his comeback. A secondary boxing venue featured in Billy's journey to reclaim his title and life