The UK film industry, home to studios like Pinewood and Elstree, faces an uncertain future as both sides negotiate the potential impacts of these trade talks.
President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on “any and all” films produced outside the USA, a move that has sparked concern across the British film industry.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump criticised foreign movie production as “stealing candy from a baby”, and accused California governor Gavin Newsom of failing to protect domestic film making.
Trump’s plan, which he frames as an effort to “revive” Hollywood, would target all foreign-made films entering the US, including those from the UK.
He did not specify how or when the tariff would be implemented, raising questions about its