Tom Cruise shuts down question about Trump movie tariff during Mission: Impossible promo tour

Tom Cruise is keeping mum on President Donald Trump’s idea of imposing a tariff on all movies made outside the U.S.The actor appeared at an event in South Korea to promote his upcoming movie, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.” Cruise was speaking at a Q&A panel with the movie’s director, Christopher McQuarrie, and a few of his co-stars, when a reporter asked a question about the possible tariff.“I’d like to ask this question to anybody who’s up for it,” the reporter, whose question was translated from Korean to English by a moderator, asked, per Entertainment Weekly.“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 Donald 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?”The outlet shared that Cruise looked to McQuarrie and took a pause before telling the moderator off-mic, “We’d rather answer questions about the movie.

Thank you.” “I think that’s a fair answer,” the moderator replied.Cruise’s reps did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.According to IMDb, “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” was filmed in London, South Africa and Norway from March 2022 to July 2023, with additional shots filmed in March 2024.On May 4, Trump brought up the idea of a tariff that would affect movies made overseas in a post he shared on Truth Social.“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” he wrote.“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.This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.”Trump continued, “It is, in addition to everything else, messaging...