What would happen if a US-China border tariff is imposed on $Mission: Impossible – The Final Redemption$?

The odds of a financial recession have been raised because of the high stakes in the US-China trade war and Trump is fighting it despite backpedaling on some of his plans. There is a lot of confusion on how the proposed film tariffs would work, but it may not be a real threat.

Many American films and TV shows are shot entirely or at least partially outside the U.S. The movie Mission: Impossible — The Final Redemption was shot in a number of locations, including the Norwegian archipelago.

The president said that he didn’t want to hurt the industry so he wanted them to 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.”

He stated that production in the US and specifically California is at a decline. But, he said, it’s too soon to have any clear sense of what a 100% tariff might mean for the industry – or how it would even work.

The Motion Picture Association and the President’s Plan to Increase the Production of U.S. Movies: Comment on NPR’s letter to the president

The Motion Picture Association, which represents Hollywood’s major film and TV studios, has not responded to NPR’s request for comment about the president’s plan.

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.

“SAG-AFTRA supports efforts to increase movie, television and streaming production in the United States. We are going to continue to advocate for policies that strengthen our competitive position and create good middle class jobs in America.

The actors went on strike for almost 4 months in 2023, and that’s when the writers went on strike as well. (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.”

Matthew D. Loeb, the union’s International President, said they were waiting for further information on the tariffs plan, but that they remained firm in their belief that trade policies should not harm the industry or Canadian members.

As The New York Times notes, overseas filming of US-produced movies does reduce demand for American film crews, and California Governor Gavin Newsom is attempting to increase the state’s own tax incentives for shooting in the country. Biden’s proposal to give businesses money to work in the US was derided by Trump as a ridiculous subsidy for chip-makers.

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