By Brooke Hughes

Many famous movies and shows are filmed in the heart of Glasgow due to Scotland's world-class crews, studio facilities, and varied sites and architecture. These are some movies you may have heard of to gain traction for the new up and coming show Wax Fruit.

The Batman

Glasgow was chosen as a filming location for this movie because of its mostly Gothic style of architecture. It provided a suitable backdrop for portraying Gotham City. The city's architecture and layout were a good match for the film's vision of a decayed metropolis. 

The Batman premiere (Gabe Ginsberg via Gettyimages)

2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Glasgow was used as a filming location for this project to represent 1960s New York City. Glasgow’s architecture and ability to be transformed easily was a huge benefit of filming due to its similar grid system of road layouts.

Filming for the Indiana Jones film in Glasgow (Jeff J MItchell via Gettyimages)

3. World War Z

The film's location manager chose Glasgow for its architecture, wide roads, and grid layout. The city was transformed to resemble Philadelphia, including American cars and streetlights. A dramatic crash scene was filmed in George Square and surrounding streets with overturned yellow school buses and zombies running amok. 

World War Z premiere (Lars Niki via Gettyimages)

4. Tetris

The production decided to film in Scotland because its cities, particularly Glasgow, shared architectural similarities with parts of Moscow, making them a suitable stand-in. Glasgow’s architecture is also a beautiful place for filming due to its similarities to many major Victorian cities.

Filming for Tetris (Jeff J Mitchell via Gettyimages)

5. 1917

Scenes from 1917 were filmed on the docks, located in Govan. These were used to portray scenes set in France during World War I.

Scotland notes that the docks were "desolate rundown" and "rusted features" which helped to create a sense of distress and gloom, fitting the film's themes. One of the screenwriters for the film (Kristy Wilson-Cairns) grew up in Govan and said it was special to film in her hometown.

Glasgow’s architecture and infastructure make for an excellent location due to its beauty and older buildings. This should encourage a sense of anticipation for Glasgow’s newest project Wax Fruit as it will focus on the beauty of the city’s architecture and use it to recreate its Victorian setting with the novels.

Top 5 Scottish films made in Glasgow