where was out of the furnace movie filmed
Out of the Furnace
Principal photography began in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area on April 13 , 2012 , and wrapped on June 1 , 2012 . The majority of filming took place in Braddock , and additional filming was in nearby North Braddock , Imperial , Rankin , and Swissvale . Cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi shot the feature in anamorphic format on Kodak 35 mm film . Prison scenes were filmed in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia , at the former State Penitentiary in Moundsville . Filming also took place in rural Beaver County , including a deer hunting scene in Raccoon Creek State Park and a mill scene in Koppel . Independence Township doubled for Bergen County , New Jersey . The Carrie Furnace , an abandoned blast furnace near Braddock , served as the location for the film 's finale . Christian Bale wore a tattoo of Braddock 's ZIP code , 15104 , on his neck as a homage to the town 's mayor John Fetterman , who has the same design on his arm . 
Principal photography began in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area on April 13 , 2012 , and wrapped on June 1 , 2012 . The majority of filming took place in Braddock , and additional filming was in nearby North Braddock , Imperial , Rankin , and Swissvale . Cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi shot the feature in anamorphic format on Kodak 35 mm film . Prison scenes were filmed in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia , at the former State Penitentiary in Moundsville . Filming also took place in rural Beaver County , including a deer hunting scene in Raccoon Creek State Park and a mill scene in Koppel . Independence Township doubled for Bergen County , New Jersey . The Carrie Furnace , an abandoned blast furnace near Braddock , served as the location for the film 's finale . Christian Bale wore a tattoo of Braddock 's ZIP code , 15104 , on his neck as a homage to the town 's mayor John Fetterman , who has the same design on his arm .
Principal photography of Out of the Furnace began in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The majority of filming took place in Braddock , and additional filming was in nearby North Braddock , Imperial , Rankin , and Swissvale. Prison scenes were filmed in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia , at the former State Penitentiary in Moundsville. Filming also took place in rural Beaver County , including a deer hunting scene in Raccoon Creek State Park and a mill scene in Koppel.
Principal photography began in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area on April 13 , 2012 , and wrapped on June 1 , 2012 . The majority of filming took place in Braddock , and additional filming was in nearby North Braddock , Imperial , Rankin , and Swissvale . Prison scenes were filmed in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia , at the former State Penitentiary in Moundsville . Filming also took place in rural Beaver County , including a deer hunting scene in Raccoon Creek State Park and a mill scene in Koppel .