Filming of the movie
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts", in Cusco and Tarapoto between August and September 2021, led to income worth more than US$5 million for Peruvians who provided accommodation, rents, and services to the producing company, the
National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) has reported.
"A filming of this magnitude has to adapt locations, pay for hotels, hire a local support production company, rent cars, buy food, tickets, organize an artistic setting for a scene at Cusco's Main Square, and other expenses in the cities where filming took place, which involve an investment worth over US$5 million," Canatur Executive-Director Tito Alegria told Andina news agency.
"The film is projected to be watched by more than 150 million people in cinemas around the world, but then 100 million viewers will be added once it starts to be streamed on different digital platforms, such as Paramount, Netflix, and others," said Alegria.
"From 2024, we would begin to harvest the arrival of foreign tourists in Peru, due to this film, because the high season and inbound tourism reservations in our country are already defined for the current year," he added.
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"Tourism is inclusive for the generation of jobs and income for Peruvians, and when the film was shot, vans and other services were rented for filming, providing income to Peruvians," he affirmed.
San Martin
Located in the northern high jungle of Peru, this region is ideal for nature lovers, hikers and bird watchers in search of new landscapes. Imagine waterfalls and cascades falling on natural stones and forming pools in the middle of an intense green landscape.
Cusco
This is the most famous region of Peru. The ancient city of Cusco was organized and built in the shape of a puma, with the head located in Saqsaywaman, a military complex built with stones as large as 5 meters that weigh around 120 tons.
Nowadays, the city center's architecture is predominantly Colonial Spanish built on top of the stony old city and the result is strikingly beautiful.
In the Sacred Valley of Urubamba, one of the largest salt extraction centers of pre-Hispanic origin, Maras, is nested in steep valley slopes, a white strip of 5,000 salt ponds staggered down in terraces.
Machu Picchu is one of the most amazing New 7 Wonders of the World. This place may be the best example that mankind can build a gigantic stony complex in the middle of a heavenly landscape while respecting the natural harmony and the result is really moving.
Film in Peru
Peru offers an amazing geography and a vast culture that make the country a destination with countless locations and diverse settings where all kinds of stories can be told. Peru is history, nature, culture, and adventure.
In addition, the country is a melting pot of ethnicities and living cultures with cultural manifestations of vibrant colors and a rich folklore that fuses music, dances, and traditional celebrations that have transcended time.
Also, its diverse gastronomy stands out. The result of the fusion of climates, cultures, colors and flavors of the Coastline, the Andes mountains and the Amazon make the experience of filming in Peru unforgettable.
We invite you to discover the Peruvian locations
here.
The Story
The Paramount production —directed by Steven Caple Jr. which stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback— serves as both a sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and prequel to the Transformers saga.
The story is set in 1994, when Noah Diaz (Ramos), an ex-military electronics expert, and archaeologist Elena Wallace (Fishback) are part of a war between the Autobots and three factions of the Transformers race: the Maximals, the Predacons, and the Terrorcons.
Director Steve Caple Jr. said that he had chosen the site for the "spiritual connection that is felt in sacred places."
The movie "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" opened in United States cinemas on June 9, 2023.
Published: 6/10/2023