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.
K, I should probably read the article, but a) this is nonsense, and b) I’d be curious how this impacts American films that shoot in Canada, which are many because of our various credit systems for film and lower costs (cheaper to shoot in Toronto and pretend it’s NY or Chicago, or the Ottawa Valley and pretend it’s Anywhere USA - or so I’ve been led to believe).
Hang onto your mistletoe, Hallmark film fans - things might get interesting.