The Gray Man location guide: Where was Netflix movie filmed?

By Patrick Cremona

Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 at 12:00 am

New Netflix action flick The Gray Man is perhaps primarily notable for its incredibly starry cast – with Chris Evans, Ryan Gosling and Ana de Armas all taking on major roles in the thriller.

But equally as impressive is the wealth of locations that were used in the film, with directors Joe and Anthony Russo taking production to several different countries for a truly globe-trotting adventure.

But which locations were actually used? Read on for everything you need to know.

The Gray Man locations

In total, production took the cast and crew to seven different countries around the world: France, the Czech Republic, Thailand, Croatia, Austria, Azerbaijan and the US.

And while much of the shoot was done on location, production designer Dennis Gassner also built 21 sets inside a 1,200,000 square-foot former Boeing manufacturing hangar in Long Beach, according to the film’s press notes.

The film’s climactic castle battle was filmed at the historical Chateau de Chantilly, near Paris, with production taking place at night after the grounds had closed to visitors.

Interestingly though, the moat seen in these scenes was not actually in Chantilly, with Joe Russo explaining during an interview with Screen Rant that they “took the Chateau from France and placed it in a moat in Croatia”.

Meanwhile, the film’s blockbuster action centre-piece in Prague shut down a heavily-trafficked major square for 10 days – with the Russos claiming that the pandemic came as something of a blessing in disguise where that was concerned.

“I’ve gotta say this too: it’s hard to thank the pandemic for anything but we did shoot during the depths of the pandemic so Prague was definitely quieter than it normally is,” Anthony explained.

“So that was actually a big boon for us. To be able to move through the city and control parts of the city without it being typical busy, tourist-overrun Prague.”