New James Bond Movie Won’t Be Impacted by Tariffs, Says Donald Trump

Donald Trump has said that new James Bond movies won’t be impacted by tariffs.

Earlier this month, Trump made a confusing announcement when he said that the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department were going to impose a 100 percent tariff on movies made outside of the United States.

The White House later issued a statement saying that “no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made,” making the matter even more confusing.

“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,” a spokesperson said.

What did Donald Trump say about the new James Bond movie and tariffs?

“As you know, we’re putting tariffs on… film, the moviemakers,” Trump said when asked by The London Times at a press conference about the tariff plan, via Variety. “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.

“…But 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.”

The news comes shortly after the announcement that Amazon MGM Studios had taken over full creative control of the franchise from Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The company is a subsidiary of Amazon, which was founded by Jeff Bezos, who has connections to Trump.