Akranes Harbour
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Harbour and town scenes
Directed by F. Gary Gray
The harbour town of Akranes on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula was used as a filming location for Fast & Furious 8 alongside Lake Mývatn.
Iceland Filming Locations
Street racing on Icelandic ice
The Fate of the Furious opened with a spectacular ice road race filmed in Iceland. The black sand deserts and frozen landscapes provided a dramatic backdrop.
🎬 Scene
Harbour and town scenes
Directed by F. Gary Gray
The harbour town of Akranes on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula was used as a filming location for Fast & Furious 8 alongside Lake Mývatn.
🎬 Scene
Frozen lake submarine chase — nuclear submarine bursts through the ice
Directed by F. Gary Gray
The frozen surface of Lake Mývatn was used for the spectacular submarine-and-cars chase scene in Fast & Furious 8. The frozen lake doubling as a Russian military base.
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Ice road and desert racing sequences
Directed by F. Gary Gray
The vast black sand desert stretching east from Vík, one of Europe's largest outwash plains. Used as alien and post-apocalyptic landscapes in multiple films.
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