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This announcement comes after the push to make Hollywood more Trump-friendly. The president appointed a trio of movie stars to the film industry, including Mel Gibson and Jon Voight. The Federal Communications Commission chaired by Brendan Carr wants to investigate Disney over its diversity policies, which include a quota for writing and casting film and TV characters fromunderrepresented groups.

Many American films and TV shows are shot entirely or at least partially outside the U.S. The upcoming movie, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, was shot on a Norwegian archipelago, among many other locales.

The president told them that he didn’t wanted to hurt the industry, and that they should be happy with it. “Hollywood doesn’t do a lot of that business.” They have the nice sign and everything’s good, but they don’t do very much.”

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He said that production in the United States and specifically California is at a low point. It is too soon to have a clear idea about what a 100% tariffs would mean for the industry.

The president’s plan has not been commented on by the Motion Picture Association.

On Monday, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said the union — which represents film and television actors and performers, along with media workers more broadly — looks forward to learning more.

Efforts to increase movie, TV and streaming production in the US are supported by the Sag- Airtric Association. We will continue to advocate for policies that strengthen our competitive position and increase economic growth, so that there are more jobs for American workers.

For nearly four months in 2023, actors in the union went on strike, bringing production in Hollywood to a standstill at the same time writers were striking, too. (Note: Some NPR News staffers are also members of SAG-AFTRA, but were not on strike, as they are under a different contract.)

The union IATSE, which represents behind-the-scenes craftspeople and technicians in the entertainment industry in the U.S. and Canada, shared their own statement emphasizing the “urgent threat from international competition.”

“We await further information on the administration’s proposed tariff plan, but we continue to stand firm in our conviction that any eventual trade policy must do no harm to our Canadian members — nor the industry overall,” said the union’s International President Matthew D. Loeb.

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The California Governor is trying to increase the state’s tax incentive for shooting films in the country in order to reduce the demand for American film crews, according to The New York Times. Trump, however, has previously derided the idea of offering businesses money to work in the US, dubbing a Biden-era subsidy for chip-makers “ridiculous.”

is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Since 2011, Adi has written for The Verge about video games, biohacking and more.