President Trump revived his idea for a 100% tariff on foreign-made movies on Monday — and this time, he made it sound like he’s really going to do it.
Back in May, he said was “authorizing” such a tariff. On Monday, he said he “will be imposing” it.
Not unusually for Trump, that leaves many practical and legal questions unanswered. Hollywood is preparing to release a series of major films that were produced overseas — “Tron: Ares,” shot in Vancouver; “Wicked: For Good,” shot in London and Cairo; and “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” filmed partially in New Zealand.
Will they be tariffed? Who knows.
Here are a few hurdles in the way of turning a Truth Social post into an actual policy:
Figuring Out What to Tax
Most countries that regulate in this area do so with quota systems — either lim