Kristen Stewart might be ready to flee the country.
When asked if she sees herself working in the U.S. long-term by the U.K.’s The Times, Stewart, 35, replied, “Probably not.
“I can’t work freely there,” added the actress, who currently splits her time between Los Angeles and New York. “But I don’t want to give up completely. I’d like to make movies in Europe and then shove them down the throat of the American people.”
Stewart, who recently made her feature directorial debut with The Chronology of Water, said she shot the film in Latvia because “it would have been impossible to do in the States.”
The comments came about as the Spencer actress was discussing the tariffs President Donald Trump has said he plans to impose on the film industry, and how “terrifying” they are.
Kristen Stewart on set directing Imogen Poots in ‘The Chronology of Water’
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“Reality is breaking completely under Trump,” she said. “But we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in.”
For Stewart, that means continuing to make movies. “It’s how I relate to the world,” she said. “I’m always going, ‘How are we going to make that into a movie?’”
In May 2025, Trump first announced in a post to his Truth Social platform his plan for a 100 percent tariff on all films produced outside of the United States.
“The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” Trump wrote. “Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat.”
Kristen Stewart in 2008’s ‘Twilight’
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He continued, “It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands. WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!”
However, the following day, the White House said it was still “exploring all options” regarding enacting tariffs on films made outside the U.S.
“Although no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made, the Administration is exploring all options to deliver on President Trump’s directive to safeguard our country’s national and economic security while Making Hollywood Great Again,” White House Spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement at the time.
To date, the tariffs have yet to be implemented by the White House.
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