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What Does a ‘100 Percent Tariff’ on Movies Made in ‘Foreign Lands’ Even Mean — and Can Trump Literally Do It?

Hollywood has a lot of questions about what a 100 percent tariff on movies produced in "foreign lands" would mean, if it can legally be done.

That’s the feeling around town after Trump’s Sunday surprise announcement that he would be instituting a “100 percent tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. In the mere hours since this was all announced, the White House has already started walking the tough talk back, saying via a spokesperson that “no final decisions on foreign filmtariffs have been made,” but that it was “exploring all options.” And when asked Monday about the movie tariffs while standing next to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for some reason, he royally dodged the question about how any of this would work. International sales buyers that participate in pre-sales for many package titles might be scared off, and that would drastically impact the ability for any small or mid-budget movies to get funding.

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