Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his plans to levy tariffs as high as 100% on movies filmed outside of the United States, whether they are produced by foreign-owned film companies or Americans.
The president wrote on Truth Social that the fault of America’s supposedly “stolen” movie business lay with California’s Democratic governor, whom he frequently targets for scorn.
He added that the would be imposing a 100% tariff to stop what he called a “never ending problem”, though it was not stated when those tariffs would be put into place.
I think they’re talking about US studios filming on locations that aren’t in the US, which is gonna make them more reliant on CGI and generative imaging (AI) to create certain architectural styles or certain important locations. Wanna film at the Hagia Sophia? Better figure out a way to make it in Burbank.
yay more AI slop!
Instead of filming scenes for Jason Bourne in Paris, you can do it with AI.