Could Tom Cruise bring tourism boost?
Mission: Impossible movie likely to attract ‘set jetters’
Tom Cruise’s visit to Ryedale could prove a tourism boost for the area.
The Hollywood star has been spotted in Pickering and Levisham, at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s stations, filming the seventh instalment of the Mission:Impossible movies.
Local leaders and Yorkshire’s tourism boss have welcomed the actor’s arrival and hope that seeing the beauty of the rural area on the big screen may attract more visitors.
Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Executive James Mason said: “It was fantastic to see international superstar Tom Cruise, filming scenes for Mission: Impossible 7 in North
Yorkshire and commenting on how beautiful the region is.
“Yorkshire’s breathtaking and spectacular landscape being showcased across the globe, in what will undoubtedly be a huge box office hit, will be a massive boost for tourism, as has already been seen with visitors taking a real interest in the county from screen successes including Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Victoria, Peaky Blinders, All Creatures Great and Small, and so many more.
“As we emerge from lockdown, the exciting urge to explore these fabulous TV and film locations is more enticing than ever. Instead of jet setting, think of it as set jetting.
“This will also be a real positive, once international travel opens, for Ryedale and Scarborough to attract tourists to these picture-perfect places – countryside and coast – it’s a Tom Cruise ‘Cocktail’ of what
the county has to offer and will surely be ‘The Firm’ favourite for travel in the future.”
MP for Malton and Thirsk, Kevin Hollinrake, said he was delighted to hear that Tom Cruise was filming on the North York Moors.
“I am certain he will get a warm Yorkshire welcome and
the film, when it is released, will show the rest of the world just how stunning the North York Moors are, encouraging many more tourists to come to North Yorkshire to find out for themselves,” he said.
Mission: Impossible 7’s release has been pushed back to May 27 2022.