“Fool’s Gold” (2008), with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson, was filmed primarily in Queensland, Australia , with some additional work connected to Bahamas settings.

Here’s the quick scoop on where Fool’s Gold was filmed:

  • Main base & studio work
    • Village Roadshow Studios, Oxenford (Gold Coast, Queensland) – most interior, yacht, and underwater tank scenes.
  • Key Australian locations (standing in for the Caribbean/Key West)
    • Whitehaven Beach , Whitsunday Island, Queensland – major beach and treasure-hunt sequences.
* **Hamilton Island** , **Lizard Island** , **Fraser Island** , **Hervey Bay** , **Airlie Beach** – used for various island and ocean scenes.

* **Brisbane City** and nearby spots – city and courthouse-type scenes (including Queensland University of Technology buildings).

* **Gold Coast / South East Queensland coastlines** – general tropical seascapes and boating shots.

* **Port Douglas** and **Batt Reef** – some “Key West” style sequences, with Batt Reef noted as the site of Steve Irwin’s fatal stingray incident.
  • Geography vs. story
    • The story is set around the Caribbean / Florida Keys / Key West , but the production chose Australia’s Queensland and studio tanks to recreate those warm, turquoise-water locations more efficiently.

If you’re writing about this as a trending or “where was it filmed” topic, the core answer to “where was Fool’s Gold filmed” is: mostly around Queensland’s tropical coast and islands (especially the Whitsundays) plus sound stages and water tanks at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast , with some sequences linked to Bahamas-style settings.

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