Actor Jon Voight said on Monday that he has presented President Donald Trump with a plan to revitalize the US film industry.
“The President loves the entertainment business and this country, and he will help us make Hollywood great again,” Voight said in a statement.
Voight and his manager, Steve Paul, said in a press release that their proposal includes rolling out federal tax incentives, changing the tax code, inking co-productive treaties with foreign countries, and handing out infrastructure subsidies to cinema owners as well as production and post-production companies.
Voight’s proposal also called for a “focus on job training” and the imposition of “tariffs in certain limited circumstances.” The statement said the White House is reviewing the proposal.
“We look forward to working with the administration, the unions, studios, and streamers to help form a plan to keep our industry healthy and bring more productions back to America,” Voight said.
Voight’s remarks come just a day after Trump said he was considering imposing a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the US film industry is “DYING a very fast death” while other countries were doling out incentives to lure American filmmakers to produce their work there.
“This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!” Trump wrote.
This isn’t the first time Trump has talked about boosting the US film industry.
In January, before his second inauguration, Trump announced that he was appointing Voight, as well as actors Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone, as his ambassadors to Hollywood.
“They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!” Trump wrote.
“These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!” he continued.
Trump did not specify how or when his tariff would be implemented. On Monday, he appeared to soften his stance when he told reporters that he would ask film studios if “they are happy” with his proposed tariff before rolling it out.
“So we are going to meet with the industry. I want to make sure they are happy with it because we are all about jobs,” Trump said.
The White House did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
