The actor was once one of the most commanding men in Hollywood – yet he has now teamed up with the president to help ruin the industryIt’s a plain-sight not-quite-twist that was sitting in front of us this whole time. Following Donald Trump’s selection of the hilariously cursed trio of Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight for a made-up ambassadorship to Hollywood back in January, it was revealed that the position may not be ceremonial after it was actually Voight himself who helped goad Trump into making that bizarre statement about placing a 100% tariff on foreign-made films.The president has since clarified that he was “exploring all options” for revitalizing the US film in hopefully that includes some sample plans from Gibson and Stallone, too. (We can assume Stallone’s involves a 44-page treatment for a movie where Rocky Balboa returns to the ring and becomes the main character in Creed IV.) For his part, Voight said he that he and his partner submitted a “comprehensive plan” including federal incentives for film productions, production “treaties” with other countries, and “limited” tariffs. Naturally, Trump glommed onto any proposal with even a glancing mention of tariffs, with the added bonus of being authored by an 86-year-old man. Continue reading...
Wednesday 14 May 2025
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How Jon Voight went from Oscar-winning A-lister to Trump acolyte
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