From Britain’s “Star Wars: Starfighter” shoot to busy studios in Hungary and post-production hubs in Australia, the global film industry continues to operate at full pace despite renewed threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on movies produced overseas.
Trump has proposed levying a 100% tariff on films produced overseas to stem the loss of film jobs to production hubs around the world, reviving an idea he first broached in May.
The initial call for tariffs jolted the film world, and temporarily halted projects and international movie finance deals as producers evaluated the potential impact of the levy on each project’s financial viability, two sources familiar with Hollywood motion-picture financing told Reuters.
This time around, the reaction has been more muted