Mission Impossible crew gets Norway coronavirus travel ban exemption
- Crew members would be tested on arrival in Norway, and then tested every 48 hours and not have contact with the public
- Tom Cruise, who stars in the series, and the country’s culture minister have also discussed the project on the phone
Abid Raja, minister of culture, said the exemptions would apply for foreign productions that have received funding from the Norwegian film institute.
“This is good news for the Norwegian film industry that will not miss out on assignments,” he said in a statement.
Raja was quoted by public broadcaster NRK as saying that crew members would be tested on arrival in Norway, and then tested every 48 hours and not have contact with the general public.
The Norwegian production company Truenorth Norway, recently approached the Prime Minister’s Office seeking permission for Mission Impossible film crew members from non-EU countries to enter Norway counter to the current coronavirus-related restrictions.
Tom Cruise, who stars in the series, and Raja have also discussed the project on the phone, NRK reported.
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The locations in Norway were not disclosed although the western county of More og Romsdal has been mentioned. Filming could likely take place at the end of August.
One of Norway’s best-known landmarks, the 604-metre high Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock, which overlooks the Lysefjord in western Norway featured in Mission Impossible – Fallout.
The scenes with Cruise were filmed there in November 2017.
