Hollywood & Politics
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Joaquin Phoenix and Guillermo del Toro Add Signatures to Pro-Palestinian Letter Condemning Hollywood’s Silence on Gaza
The open letter, published the opening day of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, also added Riz Ahmed and Juliette Binoche, among others
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‘Mission: Impossible’ Is the Perfect Symbol for Paramount’s Impossible Mission
Shari Redstone faces the seemingly no-win choice of saving the Skydance merger or standing behind “60 Minutes.” But she’s not the villain in this story
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With Film Tariff Threat, Trump Takes Hollywood for a Ride on the ‘Tweet Now, Think Later’ Train
The frenzy caused by the president’s social media posts gave studios a crash course in his carousel of news-cycle craziness
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MPA, Unions and Jon Voight Push for Federal Tax Credits in Letter to Trump
SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, IATSE and more move to appeal to the president by thanking him for supporting their industry through his “shared goal” of domestic production
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Facing a ‘Cinematic Extinction Event,’ Hollywood Must Stage a Comeback | Guest Column
A pandemic, production exodus, wildfires and now Trump tariffs? It’s time for this town to stand strong
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Hollywood Studios Meet With MPA to Set Film Tariffs Plan, Strategize for Potential Trump Talks
The conversation began with what they need the president to know about the current state of play for production, TheWrap has learned
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Jon Stewart Slams Trump as ‘F–king Wrongheaded’ About How Tariffs Impact Families: ‘No Value in Moderation for Himself’ | Video
“Why doesn’t he ever say: ‘Hey, you know what? Maybe you don’t need $350 billion,’” the host says on “The Weekly Show” podcast
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Read the Top Policy Plans in Jon Voight’s Proposal to Trump to ‘Make Hollywood Great Again’
The plan suggests a carrot-and-stick approach, mixing tax incentives, tariffs and co-production treaties to encourage U.S. film production
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Lawrence O’Donnell Insists Trump’s Foreign Movies Tariff Will Never Happen: ‘Nothing to See Here’ | Video
“It’s just more Trumpian nonsense,” the MSNBC anchor says
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A Confused and Frustrated Hollywood Ponders if Trump’s Movie Tariffs Are Even Real | Analysis
While some insiders vent about the president’s lack of a plan, others see an opportunity to steer Washington toward a federal production tax incentive
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Could Trump’s Movie Tariffs Plan Be Illegal Under This 1988 Hollywood-Inspired Law?
The Berman Amendment protects the free flow of information across borders, but it’s only been applied to sanctions and embargoes
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J.K. Rowling Insists She Lacks the Power to Fire Paapa Essiedu From ‘Harry Potter’ Over Differing Trans Views – and Wouldn’t Anyway
The author previously called out signatories, including Essiedu, of an open letter calling on the U.K. entertainment industry to protect the trans community
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Hollywood Studios Silent as Trump Promises to Meet on Film Tariffs
“I’m not looking to hurt the industry; I want to help the industry,” the president told reporters
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‘The Daily Show’ Mocks Trump’s Stephen A. Smith Town Hall Gaffe as ‘Beautiful Mix of Racism and Dementia’ | Video
“It’s almost like he’s talking about Black stuff because Stephen A. Smith is Black,” comedian Michael Kosta says
