Actor Jon Voight to Meet with Trump to Discuss His Plan to Fix Hollywood

Actor Jon Voight, along with his manager Steven Paul, plans to present a series of proposals to President Donald Trump as early as next week aimed at boosting film and television production within the United States.

The proposals under consideration include infrastructure incentives, changes to the tax code, and expanded job training programs, according to Paul.

The suggested measures would go beyond the typical tax credits offered by individual states to attract film production.

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“It’s important that we compete with what’s going on around the world, so there needs to be some sort of federal tax incentives,” Paul said.

President Trump appointed Voight as a special ambassador to Hollywood in January, alongside actors Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone.

At the time, Trump described Hollywood as a “great but very troubled place.”

Currently, states across the U.S. use a variety of tax credits to draw film and TV productions.

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However, Voight’s group is seeking to establish national initiatives to help American production companies compete with countries that have been offering increasingly generous incentives.

Paul emphasized that the objective is to ensure that the U.S. retains and grows its share of the global entertainment industry.

U.S. film and television studios have recently scaled back domestic production, while countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Hungary, and Australia have attracted significant business through aggressive tax incentive programs.

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Scott Karol, president of Steven Paul’s company SP Media Group, said Voight’s group has already engaged in discussions with union representatives, state officials, and studio executives as part of their efforts to gather support for the initiative.

One specific proposal involves changes to Section 181 of the U.S. tax code, which currently allows for accelerated deductions on film and television production expenses.

Under the current provision, productions can deduct up to $15 million per project, but the benefit is scheduled to expire this year unless Congress acts.

The group is proposing both an extension of the provision and an increase to the $15 million cap, to better reflect the costs of modern film and television production.

Another potential measure would involve offering additional tax incentives to companies that make long-term infrastructure investments, such as the construction of new sound stages and studio facilities.

Paul also revealed that plans are underway to relocate three new film projects from international locations back to California.

Additionally, there are discussions about investing in a studio property in Los Angeles to further support domestic production efforts.

The proposals are expected to align with broader Trump administration efforts to encourage domestic investment, strengthen key industries, and reduce the reliance on foreign markets for American economic activity.

Further meetings between Voight’s group and administration officials are expected as the details of the plan are finalized.

No formal legislative proposals have yet been announced.

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