Tom Cruise avoids Trump movie's 100% tariff bombshell question because he can't hear the question
May 08, 2025
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On the afternoon of the 8th, a press conference was held at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Sincheon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, for the spy action film 'Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning' (hereinafter 'Mission Impossible 8', directed by Christopher Macquarie). The conference was attended by Tom Cruise as top IMF agent Ethan Hunt, Hailey Atwell as unpredictable IMF new member Grace, Simon Peg as key IMF member Benji Dunn, Pom Clementiev as Paris, owner of relentless fighting power, Greg Tarzan Davis as CIA agent Theo Degas, and director Christopher Macquarie.
Earlier on the 4th, US President Donald Trump shocked the world by announcing the policy of "100% tariffs on foreign-made films". In response, the Hollywood industry protested, fearing side effects such as a decrease in the number of productions and a rise in movie ticket prices due to rising costs, and in fact, Disney's stock price fell 3% in the early trading hours and Netflix's stock price fell 2%. As the global film market shook, Baek An-gwan announced his position on the 5th that "The final decision has not been made."
When asked about Trump's tariffs on Hollywood movies at the end of the `Mission Impossible 8' conference, Tom Cruise said, "(The question) was hard to hear," he declined to answer.
'Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning' is a story about Ethan Hunt and IMF team members risking their lives and jumping into the single mission where every choice is made amid a desperate crisis that threatens the entire human race. Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Bing Lames, Simon Pegg, Essai Morales, pom Clementiv and Greg Tarzan Davies starred and director Christopher Macquarie of the 'Mission Impossible' series took the megaphone. It will be released in Korea on the 17th and then in North America on the 23rd.
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