Kristen Stewart, 35, has made it clear she is reconsidering her long-term future in the U.S. film industry amid the ongoing political and economic pressures under the Trump administration. Speaking to the U.K.’s The Times, the actress admitted that working freely in America has become increasingly difficult. “Probably not [working long-term in the U.S.],” Stewart said, adding, “I can’t work freely there. 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 directed her first feature, The Chronology of Water, filmed the project in Latvia due to what she described as insurmountable obstacles in the U.S. film industry. The actress highlighted the looming threat of tariffs President Trump has proposed on foreign-made films, calling the potential restrictions “terrifying.”

In May 2025, Trump announced plans for a 100 percent tariff on all films produced outside the United States. He framed the move as necessary to protect American cinema, claiming other nations were “offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away” and deeming the situation a national security concern.