Leavesden Studios / Warner Bros Studios Leavesden

Now known as Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.

This is not the official website for Leavesden Studios – to contact the studios please use the official website www.wbsl.com.

Welcome to a fan-page about Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden; the birthplace of Harry Potter on screen.

See below for a list of productions shot at Warner Bros Leavesden.

The Making of Harry Potter

Warner Bros has bought Leavesden Studios and has spent £100m on creating a visitor attraction for Harry Potter fans.

Many of the props and set pieces from filming were carefully stored at Leavesden immediately after filming, and have been imaginatively displayed for Harry Potter fans to see up close.
The ‘Making Of Harry Potter’ Studio Tour opened in 2012 – see the official Warner Bros Studio Tour website to book tickets (https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk) or read more information here.



Productions shot at Leavesden Studios


Feature Film (58)

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024Tim BurtonIMDB Database page about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Barbie2023Greta GerwigIMDB Database page about Barbie
Meg 2: The Trench2023Ben WheatleyIMDB Database page about Meg 2: The Trench
Stunt sequences (oil rig) were filmed on the backlot using the water tank, with water 15 feet deep in the centre.
The Flash2023Andy MuschiettiIMDB Database page about The Flash
Wonka2023Paul KingIMDB Database page about Wonka
Backlot and stages
Wonder Woman 19842020 Patty JenkinsIMDB Database page about Wonder Woman 1984
Cats2019Tom HooperIMDB Database page about Cats
Spider-man: Far From Home2019Jon WattsIMDB Database page about Spider-man: Far From Home
D-Stage and the backlot
Mission Impossible - Fallout2018Christopher McQuarrieIMDB Database page about Mission Impossible - Fallout
D-Stage
Ready Player One2018Steven SpielbergIMDB Database page about Ready Player One
Tomb Raider2018Roar UthaugIMDB Database page about Tomb Raider
D-Stage
Darkest Hour2017Joe WrightIMDB Database page about Darkest Hour
Justice League2017Zack SnyderIMDB Database page about Justice League
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017Guy RitchieIMDB Database page about King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Extensive use was made of the backlot, for this planned series of films (only one has been made so far). D-Stage was also used.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle2017Matthew VaughnIMDB Database page about Kingsman: The Golden Circle
D-Stage
Paddington 22017Paul KingIMDB Database page about Paddington 2
The Mummy2017Alex KurtzmanIMDB Database page about The Mummy
D-Stage
Wonder Woman2017Patty Jenkins IMDB Database page about Wonder Woman
D-Stage
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them2016David YatesIMDB Database page about Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
D-Stage was used
Jason Bourne2016Paul GreengrassIMDB Database page about Jason Bourne
Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur2016Guy RitchieIMDB Database page about Knights of the Roundtable: King Arthur
Tarzan2016David YatesIMDB Database page about Tarzan
The Conjuring 22016James WanIMDB Database page about The Conjuring 2
D-Stage
The Legend of Tarzan2016David YatesIMDB Database page about The Legend of Tarzan
Backlot: cloud forest plateau; top of clearing; Kuba village; Boma C Stage was used for the Mangani lands
Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation2015 Christopher McQuarrieIMDB Database page about Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation
D-Stage was used
Pan2015Joe WrightIMDB Database page about Pan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.2015Guy RitchieIMDB Database page about The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
D-Stage was used
300: Rise of an Empire2014Noam MurroIMDB Database page about 300: Rise of an Empire
D-Stage was used
Dracula Untold2014Gary ShoreIMDB Database page about Dracula Untold
D-Stage was used
Edge of Tomorrow2014Doug LimanIMDB Database page about Edge of Tomorrow
In the Heart of the Sea2014Ron HowardIMDB Database page about In the Heart of the Sea
Tank, D-Stage
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit2014Kenneth BranaghIMDB Database page about Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jupiter Ascending2014Andy Wachowski, Lana WachowskiIMDB Database page about Jupiter Ascending
Kingsman: The Secret Service2014Matthew VaughanIMDB Database page about Kingsman: The Secret Service
The exterior of the Savile Row shops was built on the backlot at Leavesden. D-Stage was also used.
Robopocalypse2014Steven SpielbergIMDB Database page about Robopocalypse
The Hogwarts Express2014Thierry CoupIMDB Database page about The Hogwarts Express
Argo2012Ben AffleckIMDB Database page about Argo
The Dark Knight Rises2012Christopher NolanIMDB Database page about The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012Peter JacksonIMDB Database page about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Wrath of the Titans2012Jonathan LiebesmanIMDB Database page about Wrath of the Titans
D-Stage was used
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 22011David YatesIMDB Database page about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
Filming 19 February 2009 - 12 June 2010, also at Pinewood Studios. D-Stage at Leavesden.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows2011Guy RitchieIMDB Database page about Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Exterior of 221B Baker Street constructed at Leavesden
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 12010David YatesIMDB Database page about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Studio base for the movie, including D-Stage
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009David YatesIMDB Database page about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Filming started September 17 2007. D-Stage was used.
Sherlock Holmes2009Guy RitchieIMDB Database page about Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes's home at 221b Baker Street was previously used as Sirius Black's home in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
The Dark Knight2008Christopher NolanIMDB Database page about The Dark Knight
Filming April 2007 - November 2007
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix2007David YatesIMDB Database page about Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Principal photography began 7 Feb 2006. Production ended 4 July 2006 after 148 days later. Released July 2007 (July 12 in the UK and July 11 in the US). D-Stage was used.
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire2005Mike NewellIMDB Database page about Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Production ran Spring 2004 - March 2005. D-Stage was used.
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban2004Alfonso CuarònIMDB Database page about Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Filming 24 January 2003 - 7 July 2003 (164 days). Post-production continued until November 2003 D-Stage was used.
Die Another Day 2002Lee TamahoriIMDB Database page about Die Another Day
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets2002Chris ColumbusIMDB Database page about Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
D-Stage
Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack Of The Clones2002George LucasIMDB Database page about Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack Of The Clones
Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone2001Chris ColumbusIMDB Database page about Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone
D-Stage was used.
Onegin1999Martha FiennesIMDB Database page about Onegin
A set was built on the backlot to duplicate the frozen River Neva (the final movie even fooled the Russian government who demanded who gave them permission to film there). Various St Petersburg sets were also built.
Sleepy Hollow1999Tim BurtonIMDB Database page about Sleepy Hollow
Principal photography started 20 November 1998
The village exteriors were shot outside London on private land in Lime Tree Valley.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace1999George LucasIMDB Database page about Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(pre-production started on site in August 1996 and principal photography started June 26 1997). D-Stage was used.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation1997John R. LeonettiIMDB Database page about Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
GoldenEye1995Martin CampbellIMDB Database page about GoldenEye
The St Petersburg Tank chase was mostly shot on the backlot at Leavesden. D-Stage was also used.
The Leavesden Studios facility was created because Pinewood Studios was not available for this tightly scheduled production.
During the shooting of the tank chase where the tank breaks through a wall, a Panavision film camera was destroyed when the tank ran over it.

Short Film (1)

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey2010Thierry CoupIMDB Database page about Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
5 minute film shown in the attraction of the same name at Universal Orlando's Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park, which opened in June 2010.

TV Series (3)

TitleReleasedCreator / ShowrunnerIMDB
House of the Dragon2022Ryan J. Condal, George R.R. MartinIMDB Database page about House of the Dragon
Pennyworth2019-2022Bruno HellerIMDB Database page about Pennyworth
D-Stage
Pump It Up1999Ewan KeilIMDB Database page about Pump It Up

Music Video (1)

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground1998Mike Lipscombe

TV Movie (1)

TitleReleasedDirectorIMDB
Longitude2000Charles SturridgeIMDB Database page about Longitude