Okay sooo, like, major drama just dropped in the entertainment world. On May 4, 2025, former President Donald Trump—yes, him again—was all, “Let’s make movies great again!” and proposed this, like, totally intense 100% tariff on foreign-made films. And babe, people are literally freaking out.
So here’s the tea: Trump is saying that Hollywood is, like, dying because everyone’s filming in other countries where it’s cheaper, like the UK, New Zealand, or whatever. He’s blaming those juicy tax breaks they give to filmmakers and saying it’s, like, a national security issue now. Like, calm down Donnie, it’s just a rom-com.
Apparently, he got the idea from his BFF Jon Voight (Angelina Jolie’s dad, remember him?), who’s all about keeping movie production in the USA. Voight’s been filming his stuff stateside and basically told Trump to put America first, even in the movie biz.
And honestly? If this actually happens, it’s gonna be so bad for international films. Like, studios that make huge blockbusters in Ireland or Australia might have to, like, rethink their whole plan. And ticket prices could totally go up, which means our next girls’ night out at the movies? Ugh, more expensive.
The vibes overseas are not cute right now. Ireland’s film industry is, like, having a panic attack because they’ve had over 850 productions use their tax credits since 2016. That’s a lot of leprechaun magic, babe.
Also, no one knows if this applies to Netflix or Hulu or, like, British TV shows we binge on rainy days. And girl, if I can’t watch “Bridgerton” without paying extra, I swear I’m gonna cry.
Experts are saying this whole thing could backfire, big time. Like, if we charge other countries extra, they might start blocking our shows and services—like, no Spotify, no Disney+, no Starbucks (okay maybe not Starbucks, but still). It’s giving… trade war but make it cinematic.
So yeah, this is, like, the weirdest plot twist ever and not even a good one. Hollywood’s confused, Europe’s mad, and the rest of us just want affordable popcorn and hot actors with accents.
Stay tuned babes—this sequel is just getting started.
XOXO,
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