The newly elected US president called Hollywood, California, "a very troubled place." Donald tramp he named John Voight, Mel Gibson i Sylvester Stallone for Hollywood's "special ambassadors," with the aim of encouraging domestic production of films and TV shows, as the entertainment industry increasingly opts to film in other countries.
"They will serve as my special envoys to bring Hollywood, which has lost a lot of business over the last four years, back bigger, better and stronger than ever," Trump announced, adding: "These three very talented men will be my eyes and ears, and I will do what they suggest. It will be the Golden Age of Hollywood again."
As The Hollywood Reporter writes, such a message signals that Trump wants to intervene due to "the flight of production from the country to other locations."
Other countries, including the UK, Canada and Australia, are constantly stepping up their programs and strategies aimed at attracting Hollywood productions.
There are no details yet on what the actors' roles will be in boosting production in the country.
The announcement came after California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget earlier this month that more than doubles the amount of tax credits that California, the heart of Hollywood, is increasing the amount of funding to encourage film content and TV shows from $330 million to $750 million annually.
In recent years, the UK has emerged as a major destination for feature films, partly due to tax breaks. Films filmed there last year include Jurassic World 4, and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.
Canada and Australia, meanwhile, have become centers for visual effects and post-production, also with the help of tax refunds.
States aimed to compete for Hollywood dollars by making their tax programs more attractive.
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