Though sparks set safe haven in southport, scouts considered wrightsville beach and varnamtown before deciding on the novels setting for filming, he said. Join dan, aka rev, for a 45 minute funfilled ride through southport s historic waterfront district. The film faithfully follows the text of the nicholas sparks bestseller, opening as katie julianne hough, a battered wife, finds shelter with a kindly neighbor. Take a nicholas sparks tour of north carolinas brunswick islands. Safe haven filming locations, the movie set in southport and wilmington in north carolina alexs house, the restaurant and the beach location. I am on my way this week from philadelphia to southport nc for the sole purpose of touring the filming locations and anything that has to do with the safe haven movie.
Parts of it were filmed in louisiana and the opening scene with katie on the coach america bus is on the linn cove viaduct along the blue ridge parkway near grandfather mountain in linville, north carolina. Julianne hough is on the run in new safe haven promo nc. Many tv shows and movies have been filmed in southport. The movie was filmed in southport during the summer of 2012. Fans of safe haven, or travelers just looking for a fun adventure. Here, you can visit the southport marina where josh duhamels character kept his boat, the house that he lived in with his children, the old american fish co. Nicholas sparks uk safe haven to start filming in southport, nc. Julianne hough take you on a tour of beautiful southport, north carolina where the novel safe haven is based and the movie was filmed. Tour the southport locations where the hit movie safe haven was filmed. The city of southport tourism and the southport historical society are proud to provide this tour guide to our visitors and neighbors. The central location of the movie is the general store, that was situated almost in front of alexs house in brunswick st. The front doors are on display at the fort johnston southport museum and visitors center.
Take a nicholas sparks tour of the north carolina coast. Numerous films and television shows have called on nc s brunswick islands for magnificent backdrops and key scenes. The film began principal photography on june 18, 2012 in wilmington and southport, north carolina. Very entertaining scenic tour of southport nc covering history, safe haven and other movies and tv shows, local restaurantsshops, nature. Ryans port market was built and burnt for the film at brunswick street at.
The most realistic film location safe haven is a romantic movie filmed at southport, north carolina. Aug 02, 2012 when i heard safe haven was filming in southport, nc about a 40 minute drive from wilmington i had to go. A walk to remember 2002 safe haven isnt the only nicholas sparks film to have filming locations in southport and wilmington. See more ideas about southport, safe haven and nicholas sparks novels. Tour 11 southport locations where the hit movie safe haven was filmed. Yesterday i shared with you a bit about southport, nc and the set of the movie safe haven by nicholas sparks due out on valentines day. Sec 31 w south shore dr lot 29, southport, nc 28461. But safe haven is far from the first film to have been produced in southport. All signs point to safe haven filming in southport news. Safe haven is the latest nicholas sparks novel to be made into a film. Safe haven movie set southport, north carolina arts. It was released theatrically in north america on february 14, 20. See more ideas about safe haven, filming locations and southport. Safe haven filming locations in southport north carolina and wilmington north carolina.
Nicholas sparkss safe haven set tour with josh duhamel and. Safe haven was filmed in southport and wilmington in north carolina. Moore street market was a lunch spot for the stars of safe haven, which was filmed in southport and came out on dvd last week. The address for fort fisher ferry terminal is 2422 fort fisher blvd s, kure beach, north carolina. Sep, 2018 next, move on to another one of sparks most famous novelturnedmovie, safe haven the small, coastal town of southport. The town sits at the mouth of the cape fear river and almost seems to be surrounded by water. Safe haven is a 20 american romantic drama fantasy thriller film starring julianne hough, josh duhamel and cobie smulders.
Some locations like ryans port market were just outside of town or built for the movie and later. Nicholas sparks movie films in southport oak island nc. Safe haven, filmed in southport, set to make debut news. The film marks the final film role for actor red west. I have a bucket list of filming locations and crew hangouts that i want to visit. Southport nc many of the scenes in safe haven were filmed on this set of ryans port market near the southport marina. 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. Some locations like ryans port market were just outside of town or built for the movie and later torn down.
Seafood restaurants populate the southport yacht basin, where. Pictureperfect town stars in safe haven the boston globe. Nicholas sparks safe haven to start filming in southport, nc. Explore nicholas sparks safe haven in southport project 543. Southport north carolina north carolina homes nickolas sparks the places youll go places to go walk to remember oak island safe haven filming locations the gas station at ryans port market where kevin bought gas that he later used to burn down the market. Immerse yourself in nicholas sparks safe haven in the town of southport, the setting for his bookturnedmovie also known as americas happiest seaside town. Nov 15, 2018 filming for safe haven, the film adaptation of the nicholas sparks novel, was shot in southport, nc.
After a day of strolling our treelined streets, shopping in our boutiques, and visiting the many sites that make southport so special, be sure to stop and spend some time at one of our. I love josh duhamel whos starring in the movie with julianne hough and ive watched him ever since his all my children days as leo dupre. Southport historic tours southport historical society. The production shot in southport and wilmington during the summer of 2012. Sparks was inspired by the town when he was here shooting a walk to remember. Southport, nc wect two departures from the southport fort fisher ferry route will be cancelled tuesday, august 7 to assist safe haven productions with their filming efforts. I dont think anyone can understand how excited i am to go here this summer.
Sunset beach, southport, oak island and caswell beach have served as the backdrop for every breath 2018, safe haven 2010, a walk to remember 1999 and the longest ride 20. The film industry discovered southport, nc in 1984 when some scenes for firestarter were filmed in downtown southport. Safe haven based on nicholas sparks book of the same name has been filming in nearby southport, nc. Safe haven, filmed in southport, set to make debut. Southport, north carolina where the movie safe haven was filmed. Aug 08, 2012 moveis being filmed in southport nc safe haven is just about ready to wrap. It stars julianne hough, josh duhamel, and david lyons and filmed in the summer of 2012 in southport, nc. Southport is the location of the north carolina fourth of july.
In 1986, crimes of the heart starring jessica lange, sissy spacek, diane keaton, tess harper, sam shepard, gregory eugene travis and hurd hatfield. Built just for the movie, the market structure was dismantled after filming. The motor vessel southport and its crew will be utilized in the filming of the movie safe haven, which is currently being filmed in and around the southport area and. Feb 12, 20 though sparks set safe haven in southport, scouts considered wrightsville beach and varnamtown before deciding on the novels setting for filming, he said. Brunswick islands in the movies north carolinas brunswick. Many popular movies and tv shows have been filmed in southport including crimes of the heart, nicholas sparks safe haven and steven kings under the dome. Nicholas sparkss safe haven set tour with josh duhamel and julianne hough duration. Southport is a quiet, sleepy town on the southeast coast of north carolina. But if you love safe haventhis is a dream town to visit rodanthe the outer banks nights in rodanthe 2008 if there was one movie location i dreamt of seeing, it was this house. One of the scenes involved burning a general store set that was built for the movie.
But not before its street dance i cant wait to see all the action. Southport has appeared in alist flicks including safe haven, crimes of the heart, a walk to remember, i know what you did last summer, and tv shows including under the dome and sleepy hollow. Filmed in southport, nchome of the fourth of july paradein the summer of 2012. When i heard safe haven was filming in southport, nc about a 40 minute drive from wilmington i had to go. Jan 31, 20 starring julianne hough rock of ages, footloose, josh duhamel transformers, cobie smulders the avengers, and david lyons of nbcs revolution, along with noah lomax and raleigh, north carolina native mimi kirkland, safe haven was filmed and is set in southport, nc. Its easy to connect with both towns as seen in the film. The town has never looked so good and many were heard leaving the theatre saying the real star of the movie was indeed southport. Safe haven follows the story of katie julianne hough, a mysterious woman who arrives to begin a new life in the coastal town. Minispoiler ryans port market was built for the movie and burned down, so it doesnt exist anymore.
The likelihood of a big movie filming in southport is improving by the week. Visitors center welcome to the city of southport, nc. Safe haven makes southport look great oak island nc. Safe haven southport nc showing off our true colors its no doubt that folks in southport nc were chomping at the bit last week, waiting for the local and national premier of the movie safe haven on valentines day. Lasse hallstrom my life as a dog, the cider house rules directs for. Safe haven is ultimately what put southport, north carolina back on the map following its raging success as it has been the biggest hollywood production to film here in recent times. Behind the row of restaurants lies rows of beautiful historic homes. See the north carolina sites where safe haven filmed.
It is brand new construction built to fit in with atmosphere of southport. Step into scenes filmed at old american fish company and the historic grey burriss house, or kick back where the stars relaxed around town. 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 the production process. Production crews behind safe haven, a film adaptation of the nicholas sparks novel that is considering southport for its primary filming location, are calling for participation from local organizations in a floatbuilding contest for this years n. 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. The town can be seen in the television series dawsons creek, under the dome, revenge, and matlock, and in numerous movies, including i know what you did last summer, summer catch, domestic disturbance, crimes of the heart, nights in rodanthe, a walk to remember and safe haven. Safe haven the romantic thriller starring josh duhamel and julianne hough debuted on valentines day 20, after being filmed exclusively in southport and wilmington. She buys a bus ticket with her hair now cropped and bleached and stops in the small town of southport, north carolina. Take a nicholas sparks tour of north carolinas brunswick. Its no doubt that folks in southport nc were chomping at the bit last week, waiting for the local and national premier of the movie safe haven on valentines day. Safe haven filming making a splash on waterfront safe.
Southport real estate southport nc homes for sale zillow. With julianne hough, josh duhamel, cobie smulders, david lyons. 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. Southport is a short 40 minute drive to wilmington, nc. The film, which stars josh duhamel and julianne hough, has had to work through some tricky filming situations in the southport area. Under the dome was filmed in southport and many scenes people can recognize in southport. With the perfect home town view of the location along with its romantic sites, it is absolutely perfect for the production of your next movie or show. This is an almost spoiler and sugarfree compilation of the most interesting filming locations of this production. Jan 25, 20 the historic seaside town of southport, nc was the location for safe haven, the film adaptation of the nicholas sparks novel, starring josh duhamel and julianne hough. Here is the set of the general store that josh duhamels character owns.
Feb 02, 20 its no doubt that folks in southport nc were chomping at the bit last week, waiting for the local and national premier of the movie safe haven on valentines day. Southport, nc wect two departures from the southportfort fisher ferry route will be cancelled tuesday, august 7 to assist safe haven productions with their filming efforts. The last song walk to remember nicholas sparks safe haven filming locations summer travel my happy place oh the places youll go spring break nicholas sparks the last song filming location. That was the scene at the yacht basin on fridayone of several filmed on day 19 of shooting for safe haven, the bigscreen adaptation of the nicholas sparks novel that is in its fifth week of an eightweek shootits second week in southport. Today i will share with you a few of the pictures that we sneakily took while filming was taking place. Jun, 2012 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. In safe haven, however, southport finally gets to be itself and its never looked better.
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