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‘Cinema doesn’t ship that way’: Wes Anderson mocks Donald Trump’s film tariff plans in Cannes
While acknowledging he is ‘not an expert in that area of economics’, the director criticised Trump’s announcement of a 100% tariff on films ‘from foreign lands’
American director Wes Anderson has mocked Donald Trump’s plan to impose severe tariffs on foreign-made films, suggesting it would mostly financially hit film-makers like him and be unworkable in practice. Earlier this month, Trump announced on his Truth Social platform a 100% tariff on all movies “produced in Foreign Lands”, claiming the US film industry was dying a “very fast death” because an increasing number of American film-makers were shooting in other countries to take advantage of tax incentives or cheaper production costs. Photograph: Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesThe Phoenician Scheme stars an array of Hollywood royalty, with major and minor appearances from Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson and Michael Cera.
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