You might think that making a movie about the coronavirus coronavirus crisis would be a very unlikely mission, but that’s not the case in Norway. The government has announced that Tom Cruise and his team may simply forget about quarantine the country’s coronavirus to shoot scenes from the movie Mission: Impossible 7 in August.
Cruise spoke directly with Norwegian Culture Minister Abid Raja in a phone call last week. In an excerpt of the call, Cruise spoke of his love for Norway: “It’s a lovely country, I can’t wait to get back. I’m very excited, as well as the crew, to be back.”
Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food, Olaug Bollestad, made the announcement at a press conference to announce border and current restrictions similar to coronaviruses.
This is such clever news for the maximum of 10,000 Norwegians who flew to Spain when restrictions were lifted two weeks ago. Unlike Cruise, they now face a mandatory 10-day quarantine when they return.
Upon arriving in Norway, the team will be subjected to a strict physical fitness regime. Bollestad explained that “production team members will be kept away from others who will remain in Norway,” which excludes any interaction with members of the public. The team will also undergo normal testing.
Bollestad said the film is vital to display Norway’s “nature, culture and history” to a global audience.
It turns out that the government was pleased with the promotion of Norway in the latest film in the franchise, Mission: Impossible – Fallout. Some scenes were shot in Norway, adding a literal cliffhanger in the iconic Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock). However, the film set in India and neither Pulpit Rock nor Norway were nominated in the film.
But that didn’t stop the Norwegian Film Institute from digging back into its portfolio to provide a multimillion-dollar subsidy to the production team. Some scenes are expected to be shot in the Mer og Romsdal region in western Norway, main points are not yet available.
Raja told NRK that the subsidies are vital not only to advertise Norway, but also to skills in the national film industry.
I was born in the UK but moved to Norway in 2011 and didn’t look back. I run an online page and a podcast for my fellow expatriates, I write to the consultant Moon Norway, I help
I was born in the UK, but moved to Norway in 2011 and didn’t look back. I run an online page and podcast for my fellow expatriates, write the Moon Norway guide, watch Norwegian companies with their English and spend my free time in the country to be more informed about other people and put this unique corner of the world. I write for Forbes with an out-of-doors attitude in Norway and Scandinavia.