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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. film industry reels from trump vow to put steep tariff on non-U.S. production president calls runaway production "a national security threat" The U.S. and international film sectors are reeling after Donald Trump‘s announcement last night that he is “authorizing” the Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to impose a 100% tariff on “any and all” movies produced in “foreign lands.”   In a message posted to Truth Social, Trump described foreign productions as a “national security threat” to the U.S. industry, adding that they draw filmmakers overseas but also bring “messaging and propaganda” into the country. The threat, while seemingly embryonic and lacking in any detail, has sent shockwaves through the U.S. and international film sectors. The impact, should anything close to this come to pass, would be seismic on the global film sector. “It’s insane,” a veteran UK producer told Deadline. “So U.S. companies can only make U.S. films? James Cameron can’t make Avatar overseas? Who pays the tariffs? Leading independent distributors would all be out of business if it’s them.” >>>What About TV Series? Related: Exclusive  Trump Has “No Authority” To Impose 100% Movie Tariffs, Says Newsom British Film Bodies Plan Urgent Talks With Government Over “Concerning” Trump Tariff Media Stocks Hit After Trump’s Bombshell Plan To Tax Films Produced Outside U.S. – “Studios Carry A Significant Amount Of Risk” Donald Trump Says He’s Pursuing 100% Tariffs On Movies Produced Outside U.S., Calling Runaway Production “A National Security Threat” Cannes Market Preview David O. 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Appearing Saturday on NBC Sports’ coverage of the Kentucky Derby, the 10-time NBA All-Star announced that he is expected to be in the studio one or more nights per week starting in October, reporting on the '25-'26 season throughout the playoffs. BY THE NUMBERS $5B - Amount of stock Jeff Bezos may sell over the next year More News ❌ Robyn McCall has done her final quest for justice. CBS has opted not to renew crime drama The Equalizer, starring and executive produced by Queen Latifah, for a sixth season. This was the last CBS scripted series or pilot waiting to learn its fate ahead of the network’s schedule announcement on May 7. 🎬 Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock will reteam on an untitled romantic thriller film in development at Amazon MGM Studios. Noah Oppenheim is writing the script. 👋 After 55 years, Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. The 94-year old multibillionaire will resign at the end of the year. 💵 Julia Garner is in final negotiations to play the female lead and executive produce a limited series about the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the relationship between FTX co-founder and chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried and his girlfriend and business associate Caroline Ellison (Garner) at Netflix. 📽️ Judd Apatow is breaking ground as the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' first-ever guest curator for the Academy Museum’s exhibition dedicated to the art of comedy in film, utilizing some of the 52 million items in the Academy Collection. Obituaries 🕯️ Ruth Buzzi, who shot to nationwide fame as one of the stars of the 1960s TV comedy variety series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in, died May 1 from complications from Alzheimer’s disease at her home near Mingus, Texas. She was 88. 🕯️ Phyllis de Picciotto, who founded the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has died. She was 84. 🕯️  Charley Scalies, a character actor who appeared in HBO’s The Wire and The Sopranos and was a former business executive, died May 1 at the age of 84 following a protracted battle with Alzheimer’s. 🕯️ Kirk Medas, best known for starring in MTV's Floribama Shore, died Friday. He was 33. 🕯️  2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries On the Radar Mon - NewFronts begin in New York; George Clooney on Seth Meyers; Met Gala Wed - Deadline Sound & Screen: Television; Disney earnings Thu - WBD, Paramount, TKO Earnings; ACMAs; Joe Biden on The View Sun - Mother's Day Photo of the Day Flash Forward - Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Julia Schlaepfer and Aminah Nieves at the Paramount+ 1923 FYC Event for the period drama. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. 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