Imposing a Full customs duty on all imported motion pictures from foreign production companies, as suggested by Trump.
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Trump's latest move stirs some storms as he threatens to drown foreign movies in a sea of taxes! The White House, under fire for its merciless trade strategies, has sparked fresh controversy with Trump declaring a 100% tariff on foreign-produced films.
Over on his Truth Social platform, ol' Donny T challenges, "I'm ordering theDepartment of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to instantly spawn the tariff process!" Followed by his trademark rally cry, "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, ever the good soldier, echoes the call, "Consider it done." Ain't a peep about the technicalities of how this tariff is gonna work its way down.
China, the main target of Trump's fiscal assault, only upped the ante last month when it announced reductions in U.S. films it would be importing.
Trump strikes a mournful chord, painting a doomsday scene for Hollywood, "The Movie Industry in America is expiring at a rapid pace. Other countries are showering our filmmakers and studios with incentives to flee from the United States." He later, in that folksy way he has, added, "Production leaking to other lands is a National Security threat."
But, let's see how this movie unfolds in real life. The specifics for the industry, or the means of implementation, are hazy at best. Trump also didn't specify if television series, an increasingly lucrative realm for productions, would also be under the ax.
Hollywood's Struggling Heartbeat
Hollywood, a significant economic Backbone for the United States, statistically generates 2.3 million jobs and pumps $279 billion into the economy each year, says the Motion Picture Association's latest data.
Still, the industry is fighting tooth and nail to recover after labor strikes and the pandemic-induced home-streaming shift, according to insiders. The United States, with a $14.5 billion production spend, ranks among the top filming hubs. But the Global Production Tracking Service ProdPro's analysis shows that the States aren't the preferred choice for studio execs, with Toronto, Britain, Central Europe, Vancouver, and Australia nabbing the top five spots for the next two years.
Politics has always been a murky pool, and the intermingling of movie magic and money is no less so. Ahead of his inauguration in 2017, Trump brought onboard long-term supporters like Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight as "Special Envoys to Hollywood." The then-president-elect promised they'd breathe new life into the entertainment industry, making it "Stronger than Ever Before!"
Trump and the Republicans, traditionally outcasts in Tinsel Town, faced boycotts from the likes of Taylor Swift, George Clooney, and others who backed Joe Biden's sitting Vice President, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 presidential race.
Remember folks, this is just a taster of what could be! The future of global cinema hangs in the balance, eagerly awaiting the opening shots of this financial blockbuster.
- The United States, a significant economic backbone, generates 2.3 million jobs and pumps $279 billion into the economy yearly, according to the Motion Picture Association's latest data.
- Politics and Hollywood intermingle, with Trump appointing long-term supporters like Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight as "Special Envoys to Hollywood" ahead of his inauguration in 2017, promising to revitalize the entertainment industry.
3.movies-and-tv, entertainment industry has been struggling to recover after labor strikes and the pandemic-induced home-streaming shift, and the Global Production Tracking Service ProdPro's analysis shows that the States aren't the preferred choice for studio execs.
- The future of global cinema hangs in the balance as United States policy-and-legislation, particularly finance and business, could significantly impact the industry, such as the proposed 100% tariff on foreign-produced films, which could affect general-news and politics if it leads to a shift in the production landscape, potentially posing a national security threat.
