New York – Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and he chose Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as the stars of his “special ambassadors for a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California.” Is. ,
On Wednesday, the President-elect announced on his social media site that the three artistes will be his eyes and ears for the film production city.
“It will be the Golden Age of Hollywood again, just like in the United States!” He wrote on Truth Social.
He also called the three special envoys. Special ambassadors and envoys are typically chosen to respond to troubled places like the Middle East, not California.
Gibson said in a statement that he received the news “just like you all” and was surprised. Still, I heeded the call. It is my duty as a citizen to provide whatever help and information I can. If I can, I will give that.”
Gibson, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, said, “Is there any possibility that the position comes with an ambassador’s residence?”
US film and television production has been disrupted in recent years, including setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the looming Hollywood guild strike of 2023 and last week’s ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Total production in the US was down 26% from 2021, according to ProdPro data.
In the Los Angeles area, production was down 5.6% from 2023, the lowest since 2020, according to FilmLA. Last October, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed expanding California’s film and television tax credit program by $750 million annually. Other US cities such as Atlanta, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco have used tax incentives to lure film and TV productions to their cities. Actor Mark Wahlberg is also planning a Las Vegas production hub.
It’s unclear what exactly Gibson, Voight and Stallone will do in this effort to bring presentations back to the U.S. Delegates, Voight and Stallone did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s decision to choose actors as his chosen “ambassadors” underscores his preoccupation with the 1980s and ’90s, when he was a rising tabloid star in New York, and Gibson and Stallone were the world’s biggest movie stars. Were among.
Stallone is a frequent guest at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and was introduced at an event in November shortly after the election.
“When George Washington defended his country, he had no idea that he was going to change the world. Because without him, you can imagine what the world would look like,” Stallone told the crowd. “Guess what? We got another George Washington. Congratulations!”
The decision also reflects Trump’s willingness to ignore his supporters’ most controversial statements.
Gibson’s reputation has changed in Hollywood since 2006, when he allegedly made anti-Semitic rhetoric while being arrested for drunk driving. But he also continued to work in mainstream films and directed the upcoming Wahlberg thriller “Flight Risk.”
Voight is a longtime Trump supporter who has called Trump the greatest president since Abraham Lincoln.
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