Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone, written and directed by Juel Taylor, is a sci-fi comedy film that follows a trio of different personalities – Fontaine, Yo-Yo, and Slick Charles. They smell something fishy in their neighborhood and begin investigating a brooding government conspiracy right under the hood.
When Fontaine is shot by his rival Isaac, he wakes up the next morning in his bed completely unharmed, causing confusion among the trio. Curious to get to the bottom of the situation, their search leads them to a shadowy underground facility where the government is conducting experiments on blacks from the locality.
Realizing that he is being controlled by Nixon’s artificial clone, Fontaine decides to do something about the white masters who are taking advantage of his neighborhood. John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx team up as the film’s trio of leads, all of whom elevate the quality of the narrative with their stellar on-screen performances. Meanwhile, the relatively darker undertone against the eerie location of the underground complex is enough to make one wonder where “They Cloned Tyrone” was filmed.
Where Was They Cloned Tyrone Movie Filmed?
“They Cloned Tyrone” was filmed in Georgia and South Africa, particularly in Metro Atlanta and Cape Town. Principal photography on the sci-fi film began in early December 2020 and wrapped up in March 2021.
Georgia
Most of the key sequences for ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ was filmed in Metro Atlanta, the most populous metropolitan statistical area in Georgia. The filming unit reportedly used the facilities of Shadowbox Studios (formerly known as Blackhall Studios) at 1415 Constitution Road Southeast in Atlanta.
Spanning 850,000 square feet, the film studio is home to nine sound stages ranging in size from 19,200 to 38,400 square feet, millwork, wardrobes, storage, and office space to house the entire cast and crew.
All of these features make Shadowbox Studios the perfect location to shoot for different kinds of projects. In addition, the production team reportedly traveled across the metropolitan area to shoot various scenes on suitable backdrops.
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Metro Atlanta is home to a number of tourist attractions and points of interest, including the Center for Puppetry, the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, the Georgia Aquarium, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, to name a few.
South Africa
According to reports, the cast and crew of ‘They Cloned Tyrone also seem to have set up camp in Cape Town, the legislative capital, the oldest city, and the second largest city in South Africa, to shoot some scenes for the movie. film.
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Located on the shores of Table Bay, Cape Town’s economy is heavily dependent on the tourism sector, with millions of tourists visiting the city each year. The city consists of many cultural attractions such as the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Table Mountain National Park, Two Oceans Aquarium, and Boulders Beach.
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