Famed director Wes Anderson made a mockery of Donald Trump on the Cannes Film Festival on Monday over the president’s proposal to impose 100% tariffs on films made exterior the US.
“Are you able to maintain up the film in customs? I really feel it doesn’t ship that manner,” quipped Anderson, igniting laughter at a press convention for his upcoming movie “The Phoenician Scheme.”
Anderson — an American filmmaker recognized for iconic films like “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “The Grand Budapest Lodge” — notably shot a part of his newest movie in Germany final 12 months previous to its world premiere at Cannes on Sunday.
Earlier this month on Trump’s Truth Social platform, the president blasted Hollywood studios for capturing movies abroad as a consequence of tax incentives, describing such strikes as “a Nationwide Safety risk” whereas saying his plan.
Anderson, when first requested concerning the president’s proposed tariffs at his film presser, replied, “I believed you mentioned he was giving us a plug or one thing. Did Trump see it?”
He proceeded to dig into the plan, calling the proposal “fascinating” as a result of he’s “by no means heard of a 100% tariff earlier than.”
“I’m not an knowledgeable in that space of economics however I really feel meaning he’s saying he’s going to take all the cash after which what do — what can we get?” Anderson mentioned.
“So it’s sophisticated to me.”
He later concluded that he wished to “maintain off” on his “official reply” till he will get extra particulars on Trump’s plan.
Regardless of actor Jon Voight — one in every of Trump’s “special ambassadors” to Hollywood — coming to the defense of the president’s plan, different massive names, including Whoopi Goldberg and Robert De Niro, have sharply criticized the proposal.
Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” — which reportedly saw an over-seven-minute-long ovation at Cannes this weekend — is backed by a star-studded solid together with Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson and extra.
