The Gray Man - Ryan Gosling (2022) - View from the Peak - but not really Hong Kong

I thought I would interrupt normal programming for a brief interlude: one that can be filed under "Not filmed in Hong Kong, actually" . There are a few films already on the blog that have done similar things (Target Hong Kong, Tomb Raider, The Art of War etc), but for the record here is another one in the form of The Gray Man.

In the film, Six (Ryan Gosling) is sent to Hong Kong to protect his boss's ill niece who lives in a large circular house supposedly somewhere on The Peak. The establishing shot is a reasonably convincing one of the house located on its vantage point atop of the Hong Kong hills with views down into Central.

So is this house real? Apparently so, yes.
Is it located in Hong Kong? No.

What you see here is a composite image of the view from the top of the Peak Lookout Tower in Hong Kong (the background) with a slightly enhanced view of a real house located in Los Angeles, California.

The house is known as the "Leo Harvey House", a 1950s era house designed by architect, John Lautner. It's located at 2180 West Live Oak Drive and I believe is currently owned by Mitch Glazer and Kelly Lynch.