{"id":704,"date":"2017-03-15T07:28:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T07:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bhayacruises.com\/?p=704"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:44:41","slug":"halong-bay-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/blog\/halong-bay-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Halong Bay on silver-screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #003458;color:#003458\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #003458;color:#003458\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/blog\/halong-bay-screen\/#Pan_2015\" >Pan (2015)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/blog\/halong-bay-screen\/#Kong_Skull_Island_2017\" >Kong: Skull Island (2017)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/blog\/halong-bay-screen\/#James_Bond_Tomorrow_never_dies_1997\" >James Bond: Tomorrow never dies (1997)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/blog\/halong-bay-screen\/#Indochine_1992\" >Indochine (1992)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The recent\u00a0Hollywood\u00a0blockbuster Kong: Skull island has brought\u00a0Vietnam&#8217;s\u00a0beauty to millions of audience all over the world. The scenery is \u201cgorgeous and otherworldly\u201d according to Vogt-Roberts,\u00a0the talented\u00a0director of Kong.\u00a0But this spectacular beauty of Halong Bay has been featured in other famous films before that many moviegoers might not know.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pan_2015\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Pan (2015)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Directed by Joe Wright &#8211; successful director of Pride and Prejudice, Atonement v\u00e0 Anna Karenina- the movie depicts the fairytale land of Neverland and the residents there. The real location used to create the magical world is attractions in Vietnam. The footage for Pan was shot in\u00a0world-renowned\u00a0Halong Bay, Ninh\u00a0Binh\u00a0and Quang Binh.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/lsK0x82rzYuIdVwBgUwg2EJmPxEjTzWClYUqM9s1YZ3hq-Cfsf8FjMBBgTbH7MrBTzvbooqFS1106k__svOGVryKuKYbI61ou3SipNTn_IYxEAqVR-T0X35NGBwMV_RVDvGLrkCb\" alt=\"PAN-Vietnam-Halong-bay.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A scene from the movie that features Halong Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/SNu7znxo82LPwAqbGJ6X45eYwQgsXEmCwi_BcXh9WoNRV2xpaA-m1gustFPoVHtgJNwnrXX6pFn05oVtYe4q0jjZprkPTj7R8wdG-6c5uPdQwpPhDJPk_oWDyCAS9Vouczpuv8t4\" alt=\"PAN-Vietnam-Hang-En-cave.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"261\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hang En in Quang Binh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kong_Skull_Island_2017\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Kong: Skull Island (2017)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">New released movie Kong has been shot mainly in Halong Bay, Ninh Binh, Quang Binh. Halong Bay this time is depicted as Skull Island &#8211; Home to the giant Kong. The surreal landscape has inspired many tourists to visit this attraction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"skullisland- Halong\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/oTjnQkCBVRfyXcY41VcFK_1tnr7b8ZQzBq7GxJTvFs30fG71a3nQT1nOYnxDDyNNQE-tZdLU3LXJmY1_tvLyEUc-dmxQ3pYhlWfbZraatsRlAT1FfSeRxQwb8SwOw8dpEQ4C5Pww\" alt=\"skullisland- Halong.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"463\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Kong- Halong Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/sHf7kvRA0AYp9s--fclxBA8WiCsLPQxQLJNg4iS3URMVkjscf48i7dA3k1kgCyk-E26QXO_6eFz9E6u-CdzN0eftki8w3NhRpStmvSlulOCrwqRyIC_2UzptAqskmWkvEyKsYaQO\" alt=\"Kong- Halong Bay.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bhayacruises.com\/legend-halong-private-cruise\">Bhaya Legend<\/a> <\/span>had the honor to host the director and some crew for a private 7-day cruise trip in Halong Bay for them to shoot the scenery for the movie.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"James_Bond_Tomorrow_never_dies_1997\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">James Bond: Tomorrow never dies (1997)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">James Bond:\u00a0Tomorrow\u00a0never dies is the eighth spy movie in the famous James Bond series. Filmed in 1997, the production crew had chosen Halong Bay and Ho Chi Minh city as the shooting scenes. Long before Hollywood, Vietnam unique beauty has <\/span>drew attention<span style=\"color: #333333;\"> of foreign filmmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Unfortunately, the film was never shot in Vietnam due to government permission problem. The Halong scene was shot in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"James Bond at Halong Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/DJepsKz6ejir2KiR4EAHQf3LP5RUOT1SLweLcIezxmdcp92sk9JpkAKBw63EkP7wseZ3t6v_hi7vAc8QvCz_REXnypJvGz4Ap2R6h1Fk0gNQeayapvq9rosmXgxouYZEAz_VrvHd\" alt=\"james-bond-halongbay.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indochine_1992\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Indochine (1992)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Indochine is a French movie which told the story of French plantation owner, and of her adopted Vietnamese daughter. The film was shot mainly in Imperial City, Hue, Ha Long (Ha Long Bay) and Ninh Binh (Ph\u00e1t Di\u1ec7m Cathedral) in Vietnam. The movie was appreciated by critics and audiences which won Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Indochine scene at Halong Bay \" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/sVWlT39VCmks_AWlho6KsZzW0WLqLd8NsGrlIFzfl_wK3LPLSSkpu6wuDVX9UW9Mhj88X9DZRrJVFfnAhhS6PYWb5aulzxo4dXPSJcPYOBqzoTjnLUmatUq3hsWOHhUuB0N-YPNS\" alt=\"indochine_img_03.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In the future, let&#8217;s hope that there will be more hit movies shot in Halong Bay. More and more audiences can experience\u00a0the stunning\u00a0view of this World Heritage&#8217;s site.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The recent\u00a0Hollywood\u00a0blockbuster Kong: Skull island has brought\u00a0Vietnam&#8217;s\u00a0beauty to millions of audience all over the world. The scenery is \u201cgorgeous and otherworldly\u201d according to Vogt-Roberts,\u00a0the talented\u00a0director of Kong.\u00a0But this spectacular beauty of Halong Bay has been featured in other famous films before that many moviegoers might not know. 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