Following what’s been described as “a conversation” between the UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden and Tom Cruise, leading Hollywood actors and crew arriving in England to resume work on British productions are being offered a 14 day Covid-19 travel quarantine exemption to allow a number of major productions to get back underway. The actor’s two next Mission Impossible instalments are due to begin production at Warner Bros. Leavesden imminently.
“The world’s biggest blockbusters and high-end TV shows are made in Britain. Our creativity, expertise and highly successful tax reliefs for our screen industries means that we are an in demand location that in turn delivers a great return for our economy. We want the industry to bounce back and exempting small numbers of essential cast and crew from quarantine is part of our continued commitment to getting cameras rolling safely again.”
Oliver Dowden
Those exempted will have to carry a qualifying letter from the studio responsible for the production and will be obliged to live and work in a protected “bubble” environment for two weeks and to follow BFI guidance on managing coronavirus.
Source: Variety
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