This large stage and tank was used for the Esther Williams water musicals in the 1930s. It takes 4 days to fill the 721,400 gallon tank
Seen on Screen: Sony Pictures Studios [Stage_30]
| Title | Released | Director | IMDB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook [Feature Film] | 1991 | Steven Spielberg |  |
| The Jolly Roger pirate ship was built full scale on Stage 30 | |||
| Cast Away [Feature Film] | 2000 | Robert Zemeckis | |
| Stage 30 | |||
| Men in Black II [Feature Film] | 2002 | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
| Stage 15, Stage 30 | |||
| Spider-Man [Feature Film] | 2002 | Sam Raimi | |
| The Thalberg Building on the Sony lot is used as the school that Peter Parker graduates from. The Columbia Pictures sign is covered with a Wildcats banner, and the palm trees either side of the door have been removed. Stage 15 and Stage 30 were also used. | |||
| Zathura [Feature Film] | 2005 | Jon Favreau | |
| The house set was built on a moving platform called a gimbal in the huge tank on Stage 30, to achieve an earthquake effect. | |||
| Spider-Man 3 [Feature Film] | 2007 | Sam Raimi | |
| The 7 month shooting schedule occupied seven soundstages at Sony, including the massive Stage 15 (used for the Daily Bugle offices and then simultaneously the Osborn den & balcony and Peter Parkers apartment). Stage 27 was used for 2nd unit and VFX shooting, along with the climactic Final Battle sequence. Stage 30 was also used (Subway set). | |||
| Iron Man 2 [Feature Film] | 2010 | Jon Favreau | |
| Stage 30 | |||
| Oh Sit! [TV Series] | 2012 | Deena Dill, Philip Gurin, Richard Joel | |
| Stage 30 | |||
| The Dark Knight Rises [Feature Film] | 2012 | Christopher Nolan | |
| The batcave interior was shot on Stage 30 at Sony Pictures Studios. | |||