Nicole Kidman Backs Aussie Film and TV Amid Trump’s Tariff Threats

Hollywood superstar Nicole Kidman has come out in support of the Australian film and TV industry as it faces a threat from Donald Trump’s White House.

The US President alarmed the international film and TV sector when he announced earlier this month that Hollywood movies made outside of the US could face a 100 per cent tariff.

Such a move could make a significant impact on the health of the local screen sector.

While Trump’s scheme is yet to unfold, The Last Anniversary star says that it is important for Australians to keep creating their own home grown content.

‘I was just glad that The Last Anniversary, which we made in Australia with Australians, has been a huge success,’ Nicole told Confidential on Thursday.

Nicole was one of the producers of the Binge mystery series which has been wowing critics and fans since it dropped on Binge in March.

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While Nicole did not mention Trump’s tariff threat directly in her interview with the publication, she did say a major disruption would be unfavourable to the local content sector, which typically relies upon foreign interests to bolster production of home grown content.

‘I think a lot of [us are] just right now hoping that things stay [the same] because we’re not sure with streamers what’s happening… there’s a lot of change happening,’ she said.

Foreign investment in the local screen sector, including both film and TV, was worth a whopping $768 million in 2023-2024 reported the ABC earlier this month.

Recent high-profile OS productions made in Australia include The Fall Guy, Anyone But You, the streaming series Apples Never Fall and more recently The Mongoose.

It comes after Nicole Kidman shocked host Waleed Aly into stunned silence on Monday’s episode of The Project when she suddenly ‘moprhed’ into her sinister character from the streaming hit Nine Perfect Strangers.

The 57-year-old Oscar winner appeared on the panel show alongside her co-star, fellow Aussie Murray Bartlett, to tease details about season two of the thriller in which she plays the creepy ‘wellness’ guru Masha.

Fans were first introduced to the sinister ‘psychedelic therapist’ in 2021 in season one of NPS which saw Masha drugging guests on her retreat without their knowledge.

After Waleed asked Nicole why her character did not end up in ‘jail’ Nicole appeared to get into her character of Masha.

‘Because I’m on the run,’ she said in a tone fans familiar with the show would recognise in an instant.

Nicole continued in character as she answered, ‘I’m very clever, very smart and I am able to shape shift.’

Uncharacteristically, Waleed appeared lost for words before continuing the interview.

However, Nicole’s screen companion, Murray appeared to love his co-stars spontaneous ‘performance’ and laughed hysterically.

Season two of the streaming hit, which is set to drop on May 22 on Amazon Prime Video, shifts the action from Down Under to the Austrian Alps.

This season Masha is the director and proprietor of Tranquillum House, a resort that offers wellness treatments and is a relaxing vacation destination.

The enigmatic Russian-American figure appears eager to take any measures necessary to enhance her guests’ path toward better health.

Nine distinct characters arrived at the resort and began their journey toward healing but some of the guests started to question the unconventional methods of the retreat.

In 2023, Hulu renewed Nine Perfect Strangers for another season following a successful debut.

The show’s first season was based on the book written by Liane Moriarty, who also authored Big Little Lies.