The Hunger Games (2012) – Filming Locations
Science Fiction / Adventure / Action / Thriller · Directed by Gary Ross · Starring Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of survival and defiance.
Where was The Hunger Games filmed?
- Asheville, North Carolina, United States, Asheville – District 12 exterior scenes, including Katniss and Peeta's journey through their impoverished home district. The economically depressed downtown areas and surrounding Appalachian landscape provided an authentic backdrop for the coal-mining District 12
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, Charlotte – Capitol train station sequences and arrival scenes in the Capitol. Urban locations served as stand-ins for Capitol exteriors and the train sequences where tributes arrive at their destination
- Shelby, North Carolina, United States, Shelby – Additional District 12 exterior scenes and town locations. Rural North Carolina town provided supporting locations for the impoverished district scenes
- Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, United States, Brevard – Arena scenes including the Cornucopia bloodbath and forest survival sequences. The densely forested national park provided the natural woodland arena environment where tributes compete and hide
- Rockefeller Center, New York, United States, New York – Capitol exterior scenes and public plaza sequences. The iconic art deco complex served as a stand-in for Capitol city architecture and design
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Atlanta – Interior Capitol scenes and tributes' training facility sequences. Primary production hub where interior sets were constructed and filmed, though exterior Atlanta locations were also used for Capitol-related scenes