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Producer · 1949–

Charles Roven

Charles Roven is an American film producer. Born on 2 August 1949, this profile follows Charles Roven through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Get Smart (2008), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches Walt Disney Concert Hall, Lower Wacker Drive and Daley Plaza, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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CHAPTER 02

Get Smart · Walt Disney Concert Hall

Charles Roven is credited as producer on Get Smart. The work’s existing location story leads to Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert hall appears in the film’s climactic concert sequence.

Get Smart — credits ↗︎Walt Disney Concert Hall ↗︎

CHAPTER 04

The Dark Knight Rises · Union Station

Charles Roven is credited as producer on The Dark Knight Rises. The work’s existing location story leads to Union Station. Union Station is documented as a location associated with The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

The Dark Knight Rises — credits ↗︎Union Station (Los Angeles) ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 8 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

IN THE STORY

Explore a shared connection.

Browse all people →

WORKS

Culture, connected.

Follow the work through its real places.

Movies · 2008

Get Smart

Peter Segal

Movies · 2012

The Dark Knight Rises

Christopher Nolan

Movies · 2023

Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan

KEEP EXPLORING

Cities and Worlds.

CITY

Los Angeles ↗︎

Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.

CITY

Chicago ↗︎

Loop canyons, neighbourhood kitchens, record rooms and the streets that taught cinema how to move.

WORLD · Movies

The Dark Knight ↗︎

Signal: swing a searchlight across the real Chicago buildings that played Gotham, open the frame to IMAX, flip Dent’s coin between Chicago and the far side.

PEOPLE IN THE STORY

Creative connections.

Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.

Actor

Marion Cotillard ↗︎

Marion Cotillard is a French actress and model. Born on 30 September 1975, this profile follows Marion Cotillard through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Midnight in Paris (2011) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The location trail reaches Saint-Étienne-du-Mont steps and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Morgan Freeman ↗︎

Morgan Freeman is an American actor and producer. Born on 1 June 1937, this profile follows Morgan Freeman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Se7en (1995), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). The location trail reaches Alexandria Hotel, Oviatt Building · Cicada and Lower Wacker Drive, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎

Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Matt Damon ↗︎

Matt Damon is an American actor. Born on 8 October 1970, this profile follows Matt Damon through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Ocean’s Eleven (2001), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Hauptstraße 155 and Alexanderplatz, with existing stories in Berlin. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Gary Oldman ↗︎

Gary Oldman is a British actor and filmmaker. Born on 21 March 1958, this profile follows Gary Oldman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Mank (2020). The location trail reaches Lower Wacker Drive, Daley Plaza and Willis Tower, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

Actor

Dwayne Johnson ↗︎

Dwayne Johnson is an American actor and professional wrestler. Born on 2 May 1972, this profile follows Dwayne Johnson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Be Cool (2005) and Get Smart (2008). The location trail reaches The Viper Room and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.

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