Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837. Chicago is the most populous city in the state of Illinois, and the third most populous city in the United States, following New York and Los Angeles. Chicago had an estimated population of 2,693,976 in the 2019 United States Census.
Chicago is an international hub for finance, culture, commerce, industry, education, technology, telecommunications, and transportations. Chicago’s 58 million tourist visitors in 2018 set a new record and Chicago has been voted the best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Conde Nast Traveler.
Some of the movies filmed in this city are mentioned below.
Mortal Kombat (2021):
This action-adventure fantasy movie is written by Greg Russo (screenplay and story by), Dave Callaham (screenplay by), Oren Uziel (story by), and it is directed by Simon McQuoid. This movie has the tagline of “Get over here.”
The story revolves around the life of a young MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan), who is accustomed to lose and take a beating for money, but he is unaware of his heritage and powers. He does not understand when Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade in the hopes of getting help and answers from her. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God who grants sanctuary to those who bear the dragon marking that Cole was born with. Cole is trained here to fight the enemies of this world and those who want to hunt him. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his superpowers and save his family and Outworld?
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Port Adelaide, Australia
Mount Crawford, Australia
Mount Lofty Ranges, Australia
The Devil All the Time (2020):
This crime-drama thriller movie is written by Antonio Campos (screenplay by), Paulo Campos (screenplay by), and Donald Ray Pollock (based on the novel by) and it is directed by Antonio Campos. This movie has the tagline of “Some people are just born to be buried.” It was also nominated for three awards (Alliance of Women Film Journalist Award, IFJA award for Best Vocal/Motion Capture performance, and IFJA Award for Best Ensemble Acting).
This movie set in rural Southern Ohio and West Virginia revolves around the life of multiple characters that are bizarre, from the end of World War II to the 1960s. There is Willard Russell, who is a tormented veteran who can’t save his wife from cancer no matter how much he prayed, then there is a husband-wife team of serial killers, who troll America’s highway looking for suitable models to torment and kill. There is also a spider-handling preacher Roy who is an evil man. In-between all of this chaos is stuck an orphaned boy who grows up to be a good man with a hint of violence in his own right.
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Jacksonville, Alabama
Dora, Alabama
Montevallo, Alabama
Suicide Squad (2016):
This action-adventure fantasy movie is written by David Ayer, and John Ostrander (comic book) and it is directed by David Ayer. This movie has a tagline of “Justice has a bad side.” Suicide Squad has been nominated for forty awards total out of which it won seventeen awards. This movie also won an Oscar Award.
The story revolves around the life of a group of super-villains who have been recruited by a secret government agency. They have been collected to form a defensive task force whose first mission is to save the world from being destroyed. Will the Suicide Squad resolves to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Toronto, Canada
The Dark Knight (2008):
This action-crime drama movie is written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer and it is has been directed by Christopher Nolan. This movie has the tagline of “Why So Serious?” It has been nominated for 163 awards out of which it won 159 awards. Not only that but it also won 2 Oscar Awards.
The story revolves around the life of Batman and the Joker. When the Joker stirs trouble and wreaks havoc on the people of Gotham, Batman must act smart and do something to stop him and protect people. This is the toughest physical and mental challenge that Batman has to go through.
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois
Hong Kong, China
London, UK
Which one of these movies is your favorite? Let us know!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293429/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7395114/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386697/?ref_=adv_li_tt
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/?ref_=adv_li_tt