Gov. Gavin Newsom and Jon Voight, one of President Donald Trump’s three Hollywood ambassadors, met in Century City on Thursday to discuss the actor’s “Make Hollywood Great Again” proposal.
A Newsom aide and a representative for Voight confirmed the meeting to Politico.
“They shared a commitment to working together to help to build up the film industry in the U.S. — particularly California and Los Angeles,” the outlet reported. Former Warner Bros. executive DeeDee Myers, who is director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, was also present.
The meeting came as California’s $750 million film tax credit plan remains in doubt as state budget cuts have weighed down the process.
“The governor is fully committed to this proposed $750 million investment in California’s film and television industry, which will protect good-paying jobs and support the workers who power the state’s creative economy,” a spokesperson for Newsom said in a statement.
The Oscar-winning actor’s May proposal includes a carrot-and-stick approach, mixing tax incentives, tariffs and co-production treaties to encourage U.S. film production. Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone are Trump’s other two Hollywood ambassadors.
TheWrap has reached out to Newsom and Voight’s teams for further comment.
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