Because the Trump administration’s tariffs wreak havoc on Hollywood and different industries, at the very least one blockbuster franchise is off the hook.
Whereas discussing a new U.Okay. commerce deal on Thursday within the Oval Workplace, President Trump tried a Sean Connery impression and guaranteed that “James Bond has nothing to fret about” along with his deliberate 100% tariffs on foreign-made movies.
“As you understand, we’re placing tariffs on that specific—movie … the moviemakers,” he mentioned in a clip from the press convention. “And we’re going to be performing some tariffs to get them, as a result of plenty of them have left this nation. All of them stay right here, the cash comes from right here, the whole lot comes from right here, however they make them in different international locations. So, we’re gonna do one thing to convey them again, possibly to a big extent.”
Trump added, “However James Bond has nothing to fret about, that I can let you know. And you understand, Sean Connery was a pal of mine. Sean Connery was liable for my getting zoning in Aberdeen. He mentioned, Let the bloody bloke construct his golf programs.’ I used to be like 4 years into the method, and it was not possible in Aberdeen … He was a fantastic man, Sean Connery.”
Final weekend, Trump referred to as runaway productions a “nationwide safety risk” and introduced plans to place 100% tariffs on imports of flicks produced in “international lands.”
Throughout Thursday’s presser, Trump mentioned he and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have struck an financial settlement that may relieve the UK from tariffs on items together with metal and automobiles, however Trump made clear that his movie tariffs stay on the desk and can be mentioned individually.
Trump’s plans come amid the brand new 007 partnership between Amazon MGM Studios and returning producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.
After asserting that Amy Pascal and David Heyman will produce the following movie within the franchise, Amazon MGM’s Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll mentioned at CinemaCon in April that the pair of “filmmaking legends” is at the moment in London engaged on the movie.
“We’re dedicated to honoring the legacy of this iconic character, whereas bringing a recent, exhilarating new chapter to audiences around the globe alongside Amy and David,” mentioned Valenti, head of Movie, Streaming and Theatrical. “They’re each in London getting began and couldn’t be right here tonight, however we wished to thank them for what we all know can be an unimaginable partnership. Thanks, Amy and David!”
