President Trump Pushes 100% Tariff on Movies Filmed Outside the U.S.

President Donald Trump has announced plans for a 100% tariff on films produced outside the United States, a proposal that could dramatically reshape Hollywood’s business model and global filmmaking landscape. The tariff would apply to all films produced overseas and imported into the U.S. market. President Trump has positioned the plan as a way to protect American jobs and strengthen the domestic film industry, ensuring that Hollywood remains the world’s leading entertainment hub. The fallout in Georgia’s film industry has reportedly been steep: production spending in the state is down nearly 50 % since 2022, costing jobs and revenue in what was once a booming sector. These developments create a dramatic backdrop for the tariff proposal: studios are already exploring alternatives overseas, and Trump’s measures would attempt to make those choices more expensive or complicated.

Trump’s 100 % tariff proposal isn’t just a headline-grabber—it lands at the intersection of film, economics, and national industry policy. The Cosmic Book News report emphasizes an existing trend: major studios are already migrating out of U.S. production hubs. The tariff would aim to force a reverse migration, but whether it can or will succeed is deeply uncertain.

Until we see legislation, detailed rules, or legal rulings, the proposal remains speculative. Yet even as a signal, it could force studios, states, and industry insiders to rethink where and how the next generation of blockbusters is made.