Jon Voight Says He Needs to Assist Trump ‘Make Hollywood Nice Once more’

Actor Jon Voight mentioned on Monday that he has offered President Donald Trump with a plan to revitalize the US movie trade.

“The President loves the leisure enterprise and this nation, and he’ll assist us make Hollywood nice once more,” Voight mentioned in an announcement.

Voight and his supervisor, Steve Paul, mentioned in a press launch that their proposal contains rolling out federal tax incentives, altering the tax code, inking co-productive treaties with international international locations, and handing out infrastructure subsidies to cinema house owners in addition to manufacturing and post-production firms.

Voight’s proposal additionally known as for a “give attention to job coaching” and the imposition of “tariffs in sure restricted circumstances.” The assertion mentioned the White Home is reviewing the proposal.

“We stay up for working with the administration, the unions, studios, and streamers to assist kind a plan to maintain our trade wholesome and convey extra productions again to America,” Voight mentioned.

Voight’s remarks come only a day after Trump mentioned he was contemplating imposing a 100% tariff on films made outdoors the US.

Trump wrote in a Fact Social submit on Sunday that the US movie trade is “DYING a really quick loss of life” whereas different international locations had been doling out incentives to lure American filmmakers to supply their work there.

“This can be a concerted effort by different Nations and, due to this fact, a Nationwide Safety menace. It’s, along with every part else, messaging and propaganda!” Trump wrote.

This is not the primary time Trump has talked about boosting the US movie trade.

In January, earlier than his second inauguration, Trump introduced that he was appointing Voight, in addition to actors Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone, as his ambassadors to Hollywood.

“They’ll function Particular Envoys to me for the aim of bringing Hollywood, which has misplaced a lot enterprise over the past 4 years to International Nations, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!” Trump wrote.

“These three very gifted individuals shall be my eyes and ears, and I’ll get finished what they recommend. It is going to once more be, like The USA of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!” he continued.

Trump didn’t specify how or when his tariff can be applied. On Monday, he appeared to melt his stance when he instructed reporters that he would ask movie studios if “they’re joyful” along with his proposed tariff earlier than rolling it out.

“So we’re going to meet with the trade. I wish to be certain they’re proud of it as a result of we’re all about jobs,” Trump mentioned.

The White Home didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.