Ha Long Bay continues to be chosen as a Hollywood film setting

Ha Long Bay has once again become the setting for a Hollywood movie, after “Kong: The Skull of Island,” which is “The Creator” - a science fiction film directed by Gareth Edwards.

The image of Ha Long Bay appeared impressively in the trailer of the movie "The Creator", with an investment of up to 80 million USD.

In the 2-minute trailer, the image of Ha Long Bay appears at 1 minute and 14 seconds. The scenery of Ha Long Bay with its characteristic overlapping, hazy mountains and calm, blue water surface impresses viewers.

Director Gareth Edwards has skillfully brought Eastern culture to the big screen and used unique images to create a diverse and attractive future world. The film features many famous actors in the world, including actress Ngo Thanh Van.

"The Creator" opens in theaters September 29.

With its majestic yet poetic beauty, Ha Long Bay has appeared in many international films.

Most recently, in 2017, the movie “Kong: Skull Island” directed by Vogt - Roberts with many beautiful scenes of Ha Long Bay was released in cinemas worldwide.

In the film, Ha Long Bay appears impressive and majestic with a system of overlapping rocky islands, undulating on the clear blue sea.

After its release, the film created a box office “fever” among Vietnamese audiences. Moreover, the appointment of director Jordan Vogt-Roberts as Vietnam Tourism Ambassador has made the film “Kong: Skull Island” more public attention.

Previously, in 2015, Ha Long Bay appeared magical and beautiful like a fairy tale in the movie "Pan and Neverland" invested and produced by Hollywood.

In particular, when it comes to successful films, the most prominent with filming scenes in Ha Long Bay, it is impossible not to mention the film "Indochina" (Indochine) by French director Régis Wargnier, first premiered in 1992.

With its engaging plot and beautiful, poetic scenes, “Indochina” was awarded “Best Foreign Language Film” at the 65th Academy Awards.

Not only creating attraction in the film, the image of Ha Long Bay also appeared in the poster or trailer of this film. The propaganda and promotion effect from this film is undeniable. Because many people after watching the film "Indochina" learned about and visited Ha Long Bay with the desire to witness and explore the special beauty of the landscape here, especially tourists from Europe.

Not only attracting the attention of foreign filmmakers, Ha Long Bay also appears in many Vietnamese TV series and documentaries such as "A Lifetime of Enmity" and "Guong Troi".…

In these films, Ha Long Bay is exploited in many aspects, from the beauty of natural landscapes to the cultural beauty of the fishing community living on Ha Long Bay in the past.

Through the above names, it can be seen that Ha Long Bay has been and is a valuable setting and material that artists want to explore and exploit. The success and popularity of cinematographic works cannot be mentioned without the contribution from Ha Long Bay.

On the contrary, being chosen as the setting for famous movies is also a "golden" opportunity to promote Ha Long Bay tourism to the global public.

Recently, on September 16, 2023, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee recognized Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago (in Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city) as a World Natural Heritage.

Ha Long Bay-Cat Ba Archipelago is recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site because of its areas of natural beauty including limestone islands covered with vegetation; limestone peaks rising above the sea level along with related karst features such as domes and caves.

With 1,133 limestone islands of various shapes and sizes (775 limestone islands in Ha Long Bay and 358 limestone islands in Ca Ba Archipelago) covered with rich vegetation on the sparkling emerald water, Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago appears like a chessboard of precious stones; peaceful, overlapping mountains and rivers; pristine, fine white sand beaches.

With the intersection of mountains, forests and islands, Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago has a high level of diversity in Asia, possessing 7 adjacent, successively developing marine-island, tropical and subtropical ecosystems.

Previously, Ha Long Bay was twice recognized by UNESCO as a world natural heritage in 1994 and 2000.