The prospect of a 100% tariff on movies made overseas has got a lot of people talking. This is unknown territory for filmmakers. While it is still unclear how this plan would be put into effect, President Trump has gone on record saying that the James Bond movies will not be affected by this plan. He continued,

“James Bond has nothing to worry about, that I can tell you, and you know, Sean Connery was a friend of mine. Sean Connery was responsible for my getting zoning in Aberdeen. He said, ‘Let the bloody bloke build his golf courses.’ I was like four years into the process, and it was impossible in Aberdeen… He was a great guy, Sean Connery.”

There has been much confusion over the initial announcement, but recently, the White House issued a statement claiming that “no final decisions” have been made at this time.

Trump has also made statements explaining his decision-making process behind this tariff plan:

“As you know, we’re putting tariffs on… film, the moviemakers, and we’re going to be doing some tariffs to get them, because a lot of them have left this country. They all live here, the money comes from here, everything comes from here, but they make them in other countries. So, we’re gonna do something to bring them back, maybe to a large extent.”