Trump's movie tariffs arouse Hollywood's doubts, believing it's unreasonable

On May 4, Trump posted on social media that the US film industry "has rapidly declined" because other countries used incentives to attract the outflow of American film and television productions, which posed a "national security threat". He will authorize 100% tariffs on all foreign-made films entering the United States to promote local film production in the United States. On the 5th, the White House said that the policy has not yet made a "final" decision.

This news caused a shock in Hollywood. AFP reported on the 6th that entertainment industry lawyer Jonathan Handel bluntly stated that the policy was "unreasonable". He took series of movies such as "007" and "Mission: Impossible" that are often filmed overseas as examples, satirizing that forced local shooting will lead to absurd creation. Handel also pointed out that taxation will reduce film output and increase costs, which will damage the distribution process. At present, most film studios and industry organizations have not yet responded formally, but some practitioners have held emergency crisis meetings. The "deadline" of the US entertainment media quoted senior distribution supervisors as saying that policies will only create chaos and called on U.S. states to introduce incentives to save the film industry.

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