Trump's tariffs on Hollywood are a blow to the Canary Islands: these films won't be made.

In another of his visceral speeches, Donald Trump declared this Monday that he wants all films produced outside the US to have 100% tariffs . Film industry experts have already responded to this tremendous decision: the biggest loser will be the US itself and the Hollywood industry, in addition to causing an earthquake in the global film industry. The reason: many major American productions are no longer made in the United States. A quick example: Barbie was largely filmed in the United Kingdom. Other times, the capital is sliced ​​and diced, almost like Gruyère cheese. Many countries provide the money for a major production... So, how does Trump want to define an American film in this globalized and technological world ? Even more so, what about those on streaming platforms? If the paid Disney+ film is American, even if it wasn't filmed there?, experts ask.

Here's just a quick rundown of the US films that have been shot in Spain in recent years . Would you also impose tariffs on them when they hit US theaters? Would you raise ticket prices for US citizens ?

Fox already arrived in the Canary Islands in 1933, Moby Dick was filmed there in 1954 with Gregory Peck , and in 1966 the Teide landscape remained in the retina of many for Raquel Welch 's bikini in One Million Years Ago . But we don't have to go too far back in time, or to the golden age of Hollywood, to make a brief list of the films shot in the archipelago. Right now, Day Drinker , the film with Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz , is being filmed in Tenerife. In 2012, the same island was the setting for Fast & Furious 6, a true box office hit. And here are some other blockbuster shoots on the islands: Jason Bourne (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Rambo: Last Blood (2019), and the Netflix series The Witcher (2019).

Productions that took place in Tenerife alone generated €103 million in 2023 and €65 million in 2024.

Of course, Trump's announcement has also been a cold shower for the Canary Islands . A lot of money is moving there. Another quick statistic: audiovisual productions produced in Tenerife alone generated €103 million in 2023 and €65 million in 2024, according to the Tenerife Film Commission (TFC).

Another place that has been an icon for major US productions: Seville . It was there, in the legendary Plaza de España, that we saw Natalie Portman stroll as Queen Amidala and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones . The plaza was the princess's palace on the planet Naboo.

Part of Game of Thrones was also filmed in the Royal Alcázar of Seville between 2014 and 2016. The fortress was once the home of House Martell in Dorne. Pierce Brosnan , meanwhile, strolled in the shadow of the Giralda tower as James Bond in 007: The World Is Not Enough (1999).

And the city of Madrid hasn't escaped major American productions either. It's easy to remember Matt Damon strolling through Atocha station, for example, among other locations, in The Bourne Ultimatum .

In short, Trump's announcement, which is uncertain where it will lead, like everything he's said since becoming US president , does a disservice to his country's industry ... and to the rest of international production. Because today, like so many other things, films are no longer "exactly" from anywhere.

In another of his visceral speeches, Donald Trump declared this Monday that he wants all films produced outside the US to have 100% tariffs . Film industry experts have already responded to this tremendous decision: the biggest loser will be the US itself and the Hollywood industry, in addition to causing an earthquake in the global film industry. The reason: many major American productions are no longer made in the United States. A quick example: Barbie was largely filmed in the United Kingdom. Other times, the capital is sliced ​​and diced, almost like Gruyère cheese. Many countries provide the money for a major production... So, how does Trump want to define an American film in this globalized and technological world ? Even more so, what about those on streaming platforms? If the paid Disney+ film is American, even if it wasn't filmed there?, experts ask.