

Naturally, this scene was not actually shot in the Sistine Chapel! Instead, the scene was shot in a studio with a bit of CGI trickery. In Angels and Demons, this happens in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums. The Pope has just passed away, and Conclave is where all the Cardinals lock themselves away and vote for a new pope. Firstly, see the Vatican staff setting up for the Cardinals to head into Conclave. Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165, Vatican CityĪfter Robert Langdon is approached by the Vatican at Harvard University to ask him to help them with their problems and the anti-matter is stolen from Zurich, the action switches to Rome and Vatican City fo the rest of the film. I’ve included the locations recreated in a studio (and I’ll mention the ones that were) because you can still visit the real film locations in Rome! Angels and Demons Filming Locations in Rome (and Vatican City) This list is a complete guide to all of the real-life Angels and Demons filming locations. But the production did attempt to re-create as many true-to-life filming locations as they could in the studio. But as you might expect, the Vatican wouldn’t give access to shoot in many of the locations in the film since the Angels and Demons’ version of Christian history isn’t exactly orthodox. The film takes place all over Rome and Vatican City. This time, he’s in Rome and Vatican City to assist the Vatican in cracking down on their old foe, the Illuminati, who are apparently back in business and they seek their revenge. His missions have taken him to Paris in The Da Vinci Code (2006) where he uses his unique expertise to uncover the truth behind the Holy Grail. It’s like they were all made just for my viewing pleasure. So when I visited Rome in May last year, I couldn’t wait to check out some of the top Angels and Demons filming locations in Rome and Vatican City.Īngels and Demons (2009) is the next instalment in Symbologist and Harvard Professor Robert Langdon’s quests to decipher ancient codes and religious clues to crack modern mysteries. And I just can’t get enough of the filming locations (covering Paris, Edinburgh, Rome, Vatican City, Florence, Venice and Instanbul!), the religious conspiracies and of course, Tom Hanks. I watch all three films multiple times per year (though Inferno (2016) much less). If I haven’t mentioned it before, The Da Vinci Code trilogy are my ultimate guilty pleasure films.
