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

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People gather in the mountains near Norway’s Preikestolen to see the filming of the movie ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ in 2018. Photo: AFP

Published: 11:56pm, 24 Jul 2020Updated: 5:19am, 25 Jul 2020

Norway’s government said on Friday that it would issue an exemption for coronavirus restrictions allowing the filming of the Hollywood action film series Mission Impossible and other foreign productions in the country.

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.

Tom Cruise in a scene from Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Photo: Paramount Pictures and Skydance via AP

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.