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Tom Cruise sidesteps answering a question about the Tariffs on foreign movie productions during the press event for his latest tentpole project, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Believed to be the final part of this splashy franchise, the actioner has been scheduled for a May 23 release in the United States. However, it comes shortly after the announcement from US President Donald Trump about movies produced in countries outside the United States.
In a Truth Social post, President Trump wrote,
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated,”
He further added,
“This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
Tom Cruise responds to a Tariff-related question at the 'Mission: Impossible' press event
Tom Cruise appeared at a Seoul-based event for the promotion of his latest Mission: Impossible film, which is about to hit the theaters on May 23, 2025. Much like the other parts of the franchise, The Final Reckoning has been shot across the globe, reportedly in Norway, the U.K., and South Africa. So, in the wake of the recent announcement related to Tariffs, a press member asked Tom Cruise and the team about its impact on their film.
Below is a translated transcript of their question, per The Hollywood Reporter,
“I’d like to ask this question to anybody who’s up for it. I watched this film and I saw that it was filmed in many different locations around the world, including Africa. Of course, we all are aware of the tariffs that President Trump has been imposing on overseas productions and films. So, is this particular movie under that tariff? And how much of the film was shot overseas?”
Tom Cruise reportedly avoided talking about the Tariffs and preferred to talk about the film itself. As his response, he told the moderator:
“We’d rather answer questions about the movie. Thank you.”
The moderator considered it a fair reply, and then they moved on to further questions.
Per THR, President Trump made the Tariff-related announcement on May 4, but the following morning, it was revealed that nothing had been finalized. On May 5, White House spokesman Kush Desai told THR,
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“Although no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump’s directive to safeguard our country’s national and economic security while Making Hollywood Great Again."
Besides Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible film, other big-budget projects like The Odyssey and Avengers: Doomsday are being produced on foreign lands.
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