Tom Cruise refused a helicopter landing on Svalbard – news Troms and Finnmark

The British newspaper The Times reports that Tom Cruise has been refused a helicopter landing on Svalbard. According to The Times, the reason is that the helicopter will disturb wildlife. According to the refusal from the Governor of Svalbard, to which news has gained access, PolarX must have applied for 30 landing permits for filming and aerial filming of people and landscapes. The areas they wanted to film in were St. Jonsfjorden, Negribreen, Linnevatnet and Adventdalen, according to the refusal. The period they wanted to film was from today, Thursday 13 March until 9 April. In the refusal, they refer, among other things, to Section 73 of the Svalbard Environment Act: “The public’s right to travel also applies to Svalbard, with the restrictions that follow from the law here. All traffic on Svalbard must take place in a way that does not damage, litter or in any other way degrade the natural environment or cultural monuments or lead to unnecessary disturbance of people or wildlife.” “Has had a positive effect” According to the refusal, the application must have stated that “the filming is for large international studios and will be transmitted globally”. In the refusal, they also point out that the application has written that “previous similar productions in Svalbard have reached out globally, and conveyed knowledge about the polar wilderness and history. Previous productions have had a positive effect on the world’s population’s view of the environment”. Polar X is said to have planned to operate from Longyearbyen airport, and states, according to the refusal, that they occasionally have to land to check equipment and that the landing locations will vary with regard to weather and conditions. Films for Mission: Impossible film Earlier in February, it was announced that Tom Cruise is coming to Svalbard to film Mission: Impossible. – Tom Cruise finds the most spectacular locations, and we know that the film will partly be shot in Svalbard, said Dag Asbjørnsen, section leader for international relations at the Norwegian Film Institute. In December, it became clear that Paramount will not receive NOK 68 million in support from the film incentive scheme to film in Svalbard, out of consideration for nature and the environment. Now the company still comes to the island community, and takes the entire bill itself.



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