the kissing booth was filmed in cape town, south africa.
the kissing booth was filmed in cape town, south africa.
where was the kissing booth filmed in south africa?
cape town , south africa
in june 2014, vince marcello was hired to write the film adaptation of teenage author beth reekles' young adult novel "the kissing booth", which was originally published on wattpad. in november 2016, it was announced that netflix had purchased rights to the film, with marcello now set to help his screenplay. in january 2017, joey king and molly ringwald signed on to star in the film.









































the filming took place in los angeles, california, and in cape town, south africa, with scenes shot at the university of cape town (uct) between january and april 2017.









































section::::release.
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despite being deemed "sexist" and "objectively bad" by several critics, "the kissing booth" was widely consumed among audiences. netflix's ted sarandos, cco affirmed the film's success as a "hugely popular original movie" for the streaming service. factors that have been cited as reasons for "the kissing booth"'s success among audiences include the original novel's popularity on wattpad, the relative lack of original romantic comedies on the platform, and the publicization of actors king and elordi's off-screen relationship during the film's production.









































section::::sequel.









































on february 14, 2019, a sequel was announced, titled "the kissing booth 2".
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