Madrid. There are many questions that assault the film industry since Donald Trump announced that he would establish 100% tariffs on all those films produced abroad that arrive in the United States. However, the president has already assured that, at least a particular franchise would not have to worry about the measures, despite being closely linked to the United Kingdom.
“As you know, we are putting tariffs at … cinema, the filmmakers,” Trump said in a press conference, after being asked about The London Times Regarding your recent announcement. The president explained that, with this policy, it was intended to “bring back” to the United States to shootings, stating that, even living in the country and with money from the country, the filmmakers chose to produce abroad.
“But James Bond has nothing to worry about, that I can say,” added the tenant of the White House, referring to his friendship with Sean Connery, one of the actors who have given life to the famous British spy over the years. “He was responsible for me to get the zoning in Aberdeen. He said: ‘Let the damn build his golf courses.’ I had been with the procedures for four years, and it was impossible in Aberdeen … it was a great guy, Sean Connery,” he recalled.
-The comment of the president of the United States clashes frontally with his previous declaration of intent, since the films of 007 would be a clear example of production affected by tariffs. And if there is a place that the franchise can call home is England, whose Pinewood studies have often hosted their filming, which has also taken to other cities in the world and it is not likely that this will change even after the Broccoli family has ceded the creative control of Amazon Mgm Studios, starting a new stage for the character.
Caroline Dinenage, president of the Committee on Culture, Media and Sports of the Parliament of the United Kingdom spoke about tariffs, stating that “making films production in the United Kingdom more difficult is not in the interest of US companies.” “His investment in facilities and talent in the United Kingdom, based on intellectual property of the United States, is showing fantastic yields on both sides of the Atlantic,” he warned, as cited in The Guardian.
In any case, it should be noted that, after Trump’s announcement about tariffs on foreign films, the White House issued a statement clarifying that at the moment there were no “definitive decisions” about it. “The administration is exploring all the options to meet the directive of President Trump to safeguard the national and economic security of our country while we do Hollywood Grande again,” added a spokesman, as Variety collects.
