MOVIE star Drew Barrymore swapped the Hollywood hills for Ilkley Moor, where she has been shooting her latest film.

The actress has been in Ilkley and Haworth filming comedy drama Missing You Already.

The film, which is due for release next year, also stars Australian actress Toni Collette.

Sightings of the two stars have been reported on Facebook and Twitter, with people claiming to have spotted them filming and dining at the Cow and Calf Hotel on the edge of Ilkley Moor.

A photograph of Miss Barrymore posted on Facebook shows her in Haworth standing next to a bus with Bradford as its destination. It was taken by Phil Hooker who said: " its not often you see an A lister on the Bradford bus!"

Manager of the Cow and Calf Hotel, Amy Proctor, confirmed that Miss Barrymore had stayed at the hotel over the weekend and has been filming there.

Burley-in-Wharfedale resident, Elliott Spencer, and his mum, Suzanne, were on Ilkley Moor when they came across the film shoot yesterday afternoon.

He said: "We were just walking the dog on Ilkley Moor when we turned around and saw them filming on location. They didn’t let us go that close, but I was surprised how close we got."

The film's cast also includes Jacqueline Bisset, Dominic Cooper and Paddy Considine.

It is the story of two lifelong friends whose friendship is tested when one woman struggles to have a baby and the other finds out she has breast cancer.

The Yorkshire scenes are believed to be the women following the Bronte trail and local filming ended yesterday.

Drew Barrymore was a child star who had her breakthrough role aged seven in Steven Spielberg's smash hit ET. She has since starred in such films as Wedding Singer, Music and Lyrics and the Charlie's Angels series, which she also produced.

David Wilson, director of Bradford City of Film, said the filming of Missing You Already created spin-off benefits to local businesses, with the cast and crew staying at hotels, and farmers providing sheep and trailers for location shoots.

"I'm delighted that Hollywood has come to town," said Mr Wilson. "As a region, Yorkshire is really playing to its strengths as a centre for production. Government tax incentives and Screen Yorkshire’s content fund now have a global reach and this weekend alone we have had studios from Hollywood and Bollywood making movies in the district. It's becoming a common occurrence to see 'On Location' signs around Bradford.

"Bradford City of Film is working with partners and businesses across the region and the wider UK to encourage sustainable development for the industry and ensure that we have the right people with the right skills to meet the increase in demand."

Stand-in doubles for the big actresses were provided by an Ilkley-based casting agency. Paula McKie, of Agency Oakroyd, said it was the biggest production she had been involved with to date.

Mrs McKie went to visit the set and met the star.

She said: "She was smiley and very friendly. She had a photograph with some of the locals, she was really lovely."

Mrs McKie said the production company also booked rooms at the Craiglands Hotel in Ilkley, for some of its staff.

Scenes for Bollywood movie Welcome to Karachi are currently being shot at locations in Bradford, and Testament of Youth, a new film based on Vera Brittan's First World War memoir, has been filmed at locations including Little Germany.