True to the spirit of the beloved book, 12 Mighty Orphans was shot in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. Filming took place in surrounding cities like Weatherford and Cleburne, as well.

The real-life Mighty Mites were a group of young boys living at what was formerly known as The Masonic Home and School of Texas. The school closed in 2005.

Instead of The Masonic Home and School of Texas, the creators of 12 Mighty Orphans decided to shoot scenes taking place at the orphanage at the Texas Pythian Home in Weatherford, an institution with an equally long-spanning history.

But there's no shortage of Fort Worth landmarks featured in the movie. Some scenes were shot at the Farrington Field stadium, where, according to Fort Worth Weekly, the locker rooms made it to the background of some of the shots.

The imposing building of the Fort Worth Masonic Temple will also feature in the backdrop. In fact, some of the scenes with Treat Williams (who portrays Amon Carter in the movie) were shot here.

As Ty told Fort Worth Weekly, one problem thta production had to face came as a direct result of the well-kept stadiums found in and around Texas. To recreate the unostentatious home field of the Mighty Mites, they had to rely on CGI effects.

"These days, every Texas high school football program worth its weight has a modern stadium with turf," Ty said. "Those old stadiums are pretty nonexistent."

Additionally, the scenes capturing the Mighty Mites practice sessions were mostly shot at the Gateway Park in Fort Worth, Tex.