An affirming and suspenseful story about a young womans struggle to love again, safe haven is based on the novel from nicholas sparks, the bestselling author behind the hit films the notebook. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The production shot in southport and wilmington during the summer of 2012. Safe harbor is exactly what it purports to be a haven of feelgood sentiments amid an onslaught of realworld bad news.
In 20, this was the film that you would hear all the girls talk and cry about. Julianne hough take you on a tour of beautiful southport, north carolina where the novel safe haven is based and the movie was filmed. Alexs house from safe haven is actually the historic grey burriss house, located at 410 w. Many of the scenes in safe haven were filmed on this set of. But for 90 percent of the journey, i was on the verge of giving it a mild recommendation or at least saying this was a solid and perfectly acceptable valentines day week movie for those in the mood for some good. Katie julianne hough is a battered brunette who may or may not have murdered her husband david lyons. See more ideas about safe haven, filming locations and southport. With julianne hough, josh duhamel, cobie smulders, david lyons. Oct 23, 2012 safe haven is an affirming and suspenseful story about a young womans struggle to love again, safe haven is based on the novel from nicholas sparks, the bestselling author behind the hit films. This village is situated somewhere south of the masondixon line, as one of the characters say. Safe haven is a 20 american romance film starring julianne hough, josh duhamel and cobie smulders.
Feb 14, 20 the romantic thriller safe haven plays like an extended infomercial for the lulling charms of southport, n. The romantic thriller safe haven plays like an extended infomercial for the lulling charms of southport, n. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the trip to italy, endeavour and monkey planet. May 10, 2018 major new netflix drama safe premieres this week starring dexters michael c hall and sherlocks amanda abbington.
Dec 18, 2019 the castle in real life served as a safe haven for mary queen of scots, who fled there in 1566. Oak island, situated in brunswick county, is a town made up of square miles. Safe haven is that hollywood standby, a damselindistress movie. A young woman with a mysterious past lands in southport, north carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. More than 40 productions have filmed here, most recently safe haven and under the dome. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Nicholas sparkss safe haven set tour with josh duhamel and. Ryans port market was built and burnt for the film at brunswick street at. Safe haven will be filming in the beautiful town of southport, north carolina, where the film adaptation of a walk to remember was also filmed. He has seventeen published novels as of september 20 plus one nonfiction. Flowers and filmed entirely in the 100squaremile 260 km west indian.
Hough, better known as a singer and dancer than a dramatic actress, is. Feb 12, 20 safe haven, filmed in southport, set to make debut. Safe haven, the movie from 20 inspired on a novel by nicholas sparks, is a classic romantic tale set in a gorgeous real town called southport. Safe house shot primarily in cumbria and the lake district, with the shows location manager joseph cairns working closely with creative englands production liaison manager for the north to secure access to many filming spots. Reallife outlander filming locations around the world. Haven is an americancanadian supernatural drama television series loosely based on the stephen king novel the colorado kid 2005. Pictureperfect town stars in safe haven the boston globe. Safe haven is a 20 american romantic drama fantasy thriller film starring julianne hough, josh duhamel and cobie smulders. Safe haven, filmed in southport, set to make debut news. Keira knightley was originally considered for the role of katie.
Its easy to connect with both towns as seen in the film. The movie was filmed in southport during the summer of 2012. These are some of the most relevant filming locations for the show. To put it as charitably as possible, the actors in safe haven are not in the same league. When a mysterious young woman named katie appears in the small north carolina town of southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Flowers and filmed entirely in the 100squaremile 260 km 2 west indian dependency. Stay tuned for behindthescenes scoop from all the safe haven set and you can also follow safe haven movie on facebook to get the latest news on the movie throughout. Safe haven, filmed in southport, set to make debut. Largely set and partially filmed in southport, north carolina, the latest nicholas sparks adaptation. Safe haven isnt much for subtlety and its more than a little reminiscent of the julia roberts flick sleeping with the enemy. A terrified woman, katie, flees her house in boston, having been. Stay tuned for behindthescenes scoop from all the safe haven set and you can also follow safe haven movie on facebook to get the latest news on the movie. Jul 11, 2019 more than 40 productions have filmed here, most recently safe haven and under the dome. The official website of nicholas sparks, american novelist, screenwriter and producer.
The film was directed by lasse hallstrom, and is an adaptation of nicholas sparks 2010 novel safe haven. As you saw in the title of this post, we are going to discuss the ending of safe haven at length. Based on the book by nicholas sparks, this film follows a young woman who falls in love after running away from her dark past. The film marks the final film role for actor red west. The popular syfy channel series, based loosely on stephen kings 2005 novel the colorado kid.
Safe haven stars julianne hough and josh duhamel the. The film was originally set for a february 8 release. Step into scenes filmed at old american fish company and the historic grey burriss house, or kick back where the stars relaxed around town. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 77 produced by. The series was filmed in manchester, liverpool and cheshire. Without commercial breaks, the full movie safe haven has a duration of 115 minutes. During your next brunswick islands vacation, get a closeup of some of the places made famous by safe haven and under the dome, via electric carts from southport tours or southport fun tours. This is an almost spoiler and sugarfree compilation of the most interesting filming locations for this production.
Jun 04, 2019 safe haven is one of the most beloved romance films out there. The new thriller was filmed during seven months across manchester and. Start in wilmingtons historic river district and stroll by the wilmington convention center and carolina apartments on market street, both safe haven film locations. Haven is a 2004 feature film set in the cayman islands, a british offshore financial centre. The movie was filmed on location in north carolina, usa. Safe takes place in the fictional english town of chelton. Major new netflix drama safe premieres this week starring dexters michael c hall and sherlocks amanda abbington. I suspect you are in one of two camps at this point. Safe haven, a walk to remember more than just the beaches, guests will enjoy marina view vacation rentals located in southport of oak island, nc.
Nicholas sparks uk safe haven to start filming in southport, nc. Safe haven the romantic thriller starring josh duhamel and julianne hough debuted on valentines day 20, after being filmed exclusively in southport and wilmington. You may recognize other sites while exploring, since more than 400 movies and television projects have been filmed here. According to manchester evening news, the gated community doesnt exist. Certainly when answering the question where was safe haven filmed you really need to have read the book first.
Explore nicholas sparks safe haven in this coastal town. Message in a bottle, a walk to remember, the notebook, nights in rodanthe, dear john, the last song, the lucky one, safe haven, and most recently the longest ride. Safe haven stars julianne hough and josh duhamel the new. Even to this day, if romance is the topic of the conversation, then this movie will likely come up. View all movies and their production years that were filmed in the wilmington, nc area.
Mar 07, 20 safe haven is that hollywood standby, a damselindistress movie. Nicholas sparks safe haven to start filming in southport, nc. Parts of it were filmed in louisiana and the opening scene. Safe is a 8episode series from netflix, about the mysterious disappearance of the daughter of dr tom delaney. The manchester locations in new netflix drama safe. Safe haven archives north carolinas brunswick islands. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. A walk to remember somewhat paved the way for the shooting of romance films within this region, before the popularity of the notebook and nicholas sparks really took hold around here from 2003. As usual, this film was shot in hd video high definition widescreen and bluray with dolby digital audio. The house has also made appearances in the stephen king tv show, under the dome apparently as well, which filmed in southport.
The film premiered at the toronto international film festival in 2004. The manchester locations in new netflix drama safe starring. The houses are scattered around hale, sale and rostherne. There are many beautiful locations around the us where films of the calibre of safe haven could have been shot. Safe haven 20 while i was on the location hunt for dawsons creek locations in southport back in summer 2011, there was a building being constructed pretty much where i was standing to take the below photo, which is the location of where pacey docked his boat true love in dawsons creek.
The series is named after the fictional town of haven, maine. It was released theatrically in north america on february 14, 20. The soundtrack for director lasse hallstroms film adaptation of the notebookscribe nicholas sparks romantic dramathriller safe haven features 11 appropriately amorous, sentimental, bittersweet, andor heartbroken songs most of which are carefully fingerpicked along with one selection canoeing katie and alexs theme from the original score, which was composed by deborah lurie. A sound vehicle whose solid cast and basedonreallife morality keep it afloat, this hallmark channel movie ultimately works, even if the characterizations dont always hold water. The film was directed by lasse hallstrom, and is an adaptation of nicholas sparks 2010 novel of the same name. Stars julianne hough and cobie smulders film a safe haven movie scene together in a beautiful wooded area in southport, north carolina. Filmed in southport, nchome of the fourth of july paradein the summer of 2012. The show, which deals with strange events in a fictional town in maine named haven, was filmed on the south shore of nova scotia, canada, and was an americancanadian co. Safe haven is one of the most beloved romance films out there. Safe haven isnt the only nicholas sparks film to have filming locations in southport and wilmington. The city of southport tourism and the southport historical society are proud to provide this tour guide to our visitors and neighbors. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. See the north carolina sites where safe haven filmed.
The highestprofile show to be filmed here is still in production the stephen king sciencefiction series under the dome, set to premiere on cbs june 24. This house made a variety of appearances in the film, which is why fans come and visit this location. Immerse yourself in nicholas sparks safe haven in the town of southport, the setting for his bookturnedmovie also known as americas happiest seaside town. Safe haven, a romantic thriller film adapted from the nicholas sparks novel, debuted on the silver screen valentines day 20, and two north carolina coastal cities played starring roles. It is set in kings beloved state of maine, but it is in fact filmed just east of there in nova scotia, canada. In this post however, i cover all the nicholas sparks filming locations you can find for a few select east coast regions from the films. Tour the southport locations where the hit movie safe haven was filmed. Safe haven was filmed in southport and wilmington in north carolina. Movies filmed in wilmington, nc wilmington regional film. The film adaptation of safe haven, a nicholas sparks novel, was filmed in southport and is set to release in february it stars julianne hough and josh duhamel. The show, which deals with strange events in a fictional town in maine named haven, was filmed on the south shore of nova scotia, canada, and was an americancanadian coproduction. Follow the footsteps of the safe haven cast and crew to explore the sites where the movie was filmed.
Another nicholas sparks film adaptation is on its way to southport, north carolina. Filming locations of the netflix series posted by ra moon. The central location of the movie is the general store, that was situated almost in front of alexs house in brunswick st. It is written and directed by native caymanian frank e. Many of the scenes in safe haven were filmed on this set. A walk to remember, safe haven, nights in rodanthe and the last song some of my all time favourite nicholas sparks films. Filming for safe haven, the film adaptation of the nicholas sparks novel, was shot in southport, nc. Safe haven, was adapted from the nicholas sparks novel of the same name. Take a nicholas sparks tour of the north carolina coast.
Jun, 2012 another nicholas sparks film adaptation is on its way to southport, north carolina. They live in a wealthy closed community, where some of its inhabitants have a few dark secrets to hide. The film began principal photography on june 18, 2012 in wilmington and southport, north carolina. Explore nicholas sparks safe haven in southport project 543.