South Africa Filming Location Not Doubling for Wakanda In THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON?

With filming scheduled to kick off tomorrow in Johannesburg, it's reported that the South African city will appear as itself in the film, as opposed to another location. Check it out after the jump!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Feb 10, 2014 09:02 AM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Source: EWN

It seems The Avengers: Age of Ultron is scheduled to start filming “action photography sequences” as soon as tomorrow, on February 11, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and its closing down several of the city's busiest streets in the process; typical Marvel fashion. However, the most intriguing bit of news comes from the city's Gauteng Film Commission. “The great thing about this movie is that they are shooting Johannesburg as Johannesburg,” said Desmond Mthembu. “Often you will find filmmakers will shoot in Johannesburg and portray the location as Los Angeles. This time around the first 10 minutes of the film will be of Johannesburg.” Does this lay to rest the instant speculation, ~~hopes and wishes~~ that Marvel's fictional African nation of Wakanda, and its beloved superhero native the Black Panther, would finally debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year? Most likely, but the possibility could still prevail through references or trinkets we don't know about.

Nonetheless, with the first 10 minutes of The Avengers: Age of Ultron set to occur in Johannesburg, South Africa, could this be the initial setting for Baron von Strucker, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver? It was previously reported that (spoiler alert) the villainous Strucker, played by Thomas Kretschmann, would be Earth's mightiest heroes' initial target at the beginning of The Avengers sequel and that he would somehow introduce the team to its newest potential recruits, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.

Anyhow, to those affected by the Age of Ultron shoot in Johannesburg's Central Business District, make the jump here for specified road closures, filming times and dates. What do you think?

Guys we proud to announce that we will be meeting a little someone special on his visit to SA! Can you guess who he is. #Avengers2
— SA.Reviewer© (@SA_Reviewer_1) February 10, 2014

The Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, with Paul Bettany, Samuel L. Jackson, and James Spader. The film is set for release on May 1, 2015.

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Pasto - 2/10/2014, 9:06 AM

Nah-Nah-Nah, Africaaaaaaaaa

Pasto - 2/10/2014, 9:07 AM

It's 5:08 pm somewhere.

*Cracks open another beer.

Spidey10 - 2/10/2014, 9:08 AM

Someone special huh....my guess is Squirrel Girl

Pasto - 2/10/2014, 9:08 AM

Say Squirrel Girl's name 3 times and Jacky appears.

McNyagano - 2/10/2014, 9:09 AM

[frick]!!! My mom lives there. I wish I was there to get some set pics. :/

batz11 - 2/10/2014, 9:09 AM

Enough already, just announce the damn thing...

Spidey10 - 2/10/2014, 9:10 AM

Pasto

O HELL YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zeponi - 2/10/2014, 9:11 AM

SQUIRREL GIRL
SQUIRREL GIRL
SQUIRREL GIRL

Spidey10 - 2/10/2014, 9:12 AM

Ha!!

so there is demand for a squirrel girl movie...

TheBeard - 2/10/2014, 9:14 AM

Bring on the set photos

batz11 - 2/10/2014, 9:15 AM

LMAO...

MercwithMouth - 2/10/2014, 9:16 AM

Here's a theory...

Maybe the MCU won't have Wakanda. Maybe they will use South Africa as where Black Panther comes from. You would figure with Vibranium being around, that maybe they would've referenced where it came from. But they have not. Could be that Wakanda doesn't exist. I dunno, just spitballing.

batz11 - 2/10/2014, 9:19 AM

"No! No! That's just a prototype."
"What's it made of?"
"Vibranium. It's stronger than steel and a third of the weight. It's completely vibration absorbent."
"How come it's not a standard issue?"
"That's the rarest metal on Earth. What you're holding there? That's all we've got."
―Howard Stark and Steve Rogers

DefcoN - 2/10/2014, 9:21 AM

Of course not. Wakanda has to be mostly or fully CGI like Asgard. It would be a misstep to showcase it like a regular city.

DaVinci31 - 2/10/2014, 9:21 AM

Black Panther's overrated.

There, I said it.

DaVinci31 - 2/10/2014, 9:21 AM

#sorrynotsorry

beto - 2/10/2014, 9:23 AM

I agree with BP being overrated

beto - 2/10/2014, 9:23 AM

batz11 - 2/10/2014, 9:26 AM

Fricken' close enough...

QuestiontheAnswer - 2/10/2014, 9:26 AM

Joburg isn't Wakanda material. They should use Eastern Cape rural areas for that

Spidey10 - 2/10/2014, 9:26 AM

Now theres a squirrel girl

blkchi - 2/10/2014, 9:33 AM

Frick off ..thats like saying gl needed to make coast city cgi..wakanda can be shot as south africa..someone who has a daredevil avatar shouldn't be saying and mcu is overrated..a blind guy in tights boy wonder why dd flopped..anyway for the millions of blk kids it. Would be great to see a hero like us..

blkchi - 2/10/2014, 9:34 AM

Sweet panther outfit gonna copy it....need to find a storm

TheClemster - 2/10/2014, 9:35 AM

Hum I am going to get lynched but the only times that I read comics with Black Panther were in Shadowland and other various crossovers (mainly X-Men / FF events)

Never really paid much attention to the character even if I though he was really cool ...

batz11 - 2/10/2014, 9:37 AM

@Clemster, may wanna stay away from the word 'lynched' ;)

Fanmar16 - 2/10/2014, 9:37 AM

too many characters, just as well, or maybe T'Challa appears but anticipating Black Panther, anyway , I propose Orlando Bloom

TheClemster - 2/10/2014, 9:38 AM

And I get why CGI would be key, to my knowledge Wakanda as a futuristic look with jungle all over like the city came out of it, artificial weather and I think artificial forest as well and correct me if I am wrong but...

Ain't nothing like that ...

Anywhere...

ROBBEATZZZ - 2/10/2014, 9:39 AM

@DaVinci31 everyone has a opinions similar to everyone having arseholes...but i really dont see how BP is overrated...i dont understand

TheClemster - 2/10/2014, 9:39 AM

@ Gusto

is that your gal shopping for you???

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South Africa Filming Location Not Doubling for Wakanda In THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON?

With filming scheduled to kick off tomorrow in Johannesburg, it's reported that the South African city will appear as itself in the film, as opposed to another location. Check it out after the jump!

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