""I got a lot of, Yeah, you wouldn't get the money for that at the moment, I'm afraid.' So I said, Why not?' [They replied] Well, you know, if you want what comes with it' he said, according to Deadline.""
""[I've been] talking to journalists out there who say, If you're on the list, your life is made miserable.' [The message was], the inland revenue will come calling, you better lawyer up, you will spend the next four years just weighed down by legal issues you have to get through.""
Armando Iannucci has struggled to secure U.S. financing for a project based on President Donald Trump’s speeches because studios and financiers fear retribution. U.S. backers reportedly warned that funding would not be available and implied that political targeting could follow. Journalists allegedly face lists that prompt tax inquiries and prolonged legal battles. Trump’s adversarial stance toward some Hollywood figures and public comments about networks and comedians have heightened those concerns. Iannucci said foreign financiers could potentially fund the project and criticized Trump’s tariffs for stalling film productions in the UK.
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