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Directed and written by Jordan Peele, ‘Nope’ is a science-fiction thriller movie that unravels in an isolated ranch where the residents go through some inexplicable and mysterious series of events. When ranch-owning siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood’s father dies an untimely and unexpected death from a random object crashing down from the sky, they decide to get to the bottom of the mysterious event. With the assistance of tech salesman Angel Torres and documentarian Antlers Holst, they try to capture an unidentified flying object on camera.
By doing so, the siblings wish to understand the mystery better and simultaneously make a name for themselves. The tense and suspenseful narrative is eased by sprinkling a few comedic elements here and there. Apart from the intriguing premise, the forlorn ranch setting must have got you wondering about the actual production sites of the mystery movie. Well, in that case, you might be interested in what we have to share!
Nope Filming Locations
‘Nope’ was filmed entirely in California, specifically Los Angeles County. The principal photography for the science fiction film commenced in June 2021 and seemingly wrapped up by July of the same year. Also known as the Golden State, California is in the Western United States. Over the years, the state has made some valuable contributions in a wide range of fields such as communication, innovation, popular culture, entertainment, economics, and politics, to name a few. Now, let’s navigate all the specific locations that are utilized for the production of the Daniel Kaluuya-starrer while watching out for some anomalies in the sky!
Los Angeles County, California
All the pivotal sequences of ‘Nope’ were taped in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in California and the entire country. The production team reportedly began the filming process in Santa Clarita, a city in northwestern Los Angeles County. Besides lensing a few interior and exterior scenes around the city, they moved further east and set up camp in an actual ranch called Firestone Ranch at 35100 Anthony Road in Agua Dulce, a census-designated place.
This actual ranch doubled for the fictional Haywood Ranch in the science fiction movie. It was supposedly easier for the production team to transform the space into the film’s fictional ranch and record most of the pivotal sequences against the apt backdrops. A few additional portions of the thriller film were taped in Los Angeles, a major city in Southern California. Known for its posh neighborhoods, gorgeous beaches, and sprawling downtown, it is no wonder why the cast and crew members utilized the locales to shoot some scenes.
Officially known as the County of Los Angeles, it is considered home to more than one-quarter of California residents, which makes it one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the nation. The county consists of several popular tourist attractions such as Griffith Park, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the RMS Queen Mary, Venice Beach, and Mount Wilson Observatory, to name a few. Apart from ‘Nope,’ Los Angeles County has served as a prominent filming site for several movies and TV shows, including ‘The Dark Knight Rises,’ ‘Little Miss Sunshine,’ ‘Pam & Tommy,’ and ‘The King of Queens.’
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