Hollywood is not the centre of film world, says Cate Blanchett in swipe at Trump tariffs
'Hollywood, such as it is, is a chimera,' she in an interview in London. 'The number of times I've worked on American terra firma, I could probably count on one hand. Invariably, you will shoot out of country.'
Australian-born Blanchett (56) pointed to her breakout role in 1998's Elizabeth as a prime example of the industry's cross-cultural make-up.
She said: 'Queen Elizabeth was played by an Australian – me, directed by a man from Bollywood [Shekhar Kapur], filmed in the UK. That's the reality of how films are made.'
Her comments come weeks after the president announced plan to 'make movies American again' with steep tariffs on productions made outside the US.
The proposed move has rattled the global film community and raised concerns about the future of international collaboration.
I've thought as much about the Chinese and Indian film industries as I have about Hollywood
Blanchett, who holds American citizenship but is unable to vote there, made it clear that her artistic choices have never been bound by borders.
She said: 'I've thought as much about the Chinese and Indian film industries as I have about Hollywood. The Australian industry, where I come from, is small by scale, but culturally it was incredibly rich when I was growing up.'
Now based in the UK with her husband, playwright Andrew Upton, Blanchett, who is also a UNHCR goodwill ambassador, said working abroad had always been part of the draw, adding: 'If you have the chance to travel and work in other cultures, why wouldn't you?'
In May, Mr Trump first said he had authorised the Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative to impose a 100pc tariff 'on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands'.
'The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,' he wrote on Truth Social, complaining that other countries 'are offering all sorts of incentives to draw' filmmakers and studios away from the US.
'This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat. It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda!'
It was not clear how any such tariff on international productions could be implemented. It is common for both large and smaller films to include production in both the US and other countries.
Several recent major movies produced by US studios were shot outside America, including Deadpool & Wolverine, Wicked and Gladiator II.
Wicked was primarily filmed in the UK, with a significant portion of the production taking place at Sky Studios Elstree in Hertfordshire.
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