<P> The mall scenes and rooftop scenes were shot in the former Thornhill Square Shopping Centre in Thornhill , Ontario , and the other scenes were shot in the Aileen - Willowbrook neighborhood of Thornhill . The set for Ana and Luis 's bedroom was constructed in a back room of the mall . The mall was defunct , which is the reason the production used it ; the movie crew completely renovated the structure , and stocked it with fictitious stores after Starbucks and numerous other corporations refused to let their names be used ( two exceptions to this are Roots and Panasonic ) . Most of the mall was demolished shortly after the film was shot . The fictitious stores include a coffee shop called Hallowed Grounds ( a lyric from Johnny Cash 's song `` The Man Comes Around '' , which was used over the opening credits ) , and an upscale department store called Gaylen Ross ( an in - joke reference to one of the stars of the original 1978 film ) . </P>
<P> The mall scenes and rooftop scenes were shot in the former Thornhill Square Shopping Centre in Thornhill , Ontario , and the other scenes were shot in the Aileen - Willowbrook neighborhood of Thornhill . The set for Ana and Luis 's bedroom was constructed in a back room of the mall . The mall was defunct , which is the reason the production used it ; the movie crew completely renovated the structure , and stocked it with fictitious stores after Starbucks and numerous other corporations refused to let their names be used ( two exceptions to this are Roots and Panasonic ) . Most of the mall was demolished shortly after the film was shot . The fictitious stores include a coffee shop called Hallowed Grounds ( a lyric from Johnny Cash 's song `` The Man Comes Around '' , which was used over the opening credits ) , and an upscale department store called Gaylen Ross ( an in - joke reference to one of the stars of the original 1978 film ) . </P>
where was the movie dawn of the dead filmed
where was the movie dawn of the dead filmed
Thornhill Square Shopping Centre in Thornhill , Ontario Aileen - Willowbrook neighborhood of Thornhill
Thornhill Square Shopping Centre in Thornhill , Ontario Aileen - Willowbrook neighborhood of Thornhill