One Battle After Another Puts Several Undersung American Cities On the Big Screen

"One Battle After Another, Leonardo DiCaprio's latest movie, is a rare instance of success for the "Anytown, USA" setting. Where most pictures flounder with this anonymous approach to the United States-in attempting to present a slice of it that everyone can relate to, they necessarily make up something non-specific and false- One Battle After Another makes it work with a mélange of settings that coalesce into an insane and beautiful American collage."

"The answer to that question is not a short one. One Battle After Another was filmed on location in dozens of cities and sites across California and Texas. Production designer Florencia Martin (who previously spoke with us about her work on ) began the scouting process in 2022, two years before shooting, in order to find authentic places that they could shoot in with minimal intervention that would take us, as she puts it, "from the redwoods to the desert.""

One Battle After Another assembles a diverse set of real American locations into a cohesive, collage-like Anytown, USA. The film foregrounds location-driven action with chase sequences by car, on foot across rooftops, and through unexpected back alleys, showcasing varied environments. Filming occurred on location in dozens of cities and sites across California and Texas. Production designer Florencia Martin and supervising location manager Michael Glaser began scouting in 2022 and visited more than 25 California cities to identify authentic places that required minimal intervention. Locations span ecological extremes and include an opening at the US–Mexico border and scenes set in Sacramento.

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