Kristen Stewart Vows to Lead European Films and Export Them to U.S. Audiences

Kristen Stewart is seriously considering a move away from the United States. In a recent conversation with the U.K.'s The Times, the 35-year-old actress admitted that she doesn't see herself working in the U.S. long-term because she feels she can no longer work freely there.

While she currently lives between Los Angeles and New York, Kristen isn't ready to quit the industry. Instead, she has a bold new strategy: she wants to produce her films in Europe and then force American audiences to pay attention to them by exporting them back home.

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The 'Spencer' star recently finished her first feature film as a director, 'The Chronology of Water.' She explained that she chose to shoot the project in Latvia because it simply would have been impossible to get made within the current American system. Her frustrations stem largely from the political climate under President Donald Trump, noting that reality feels like it is falling apart. However, she suggested that artists should take a cue from the president's own tactics and work to create the specific reality they actually want to live in.

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For Kristen Stewart, that means processing the world through a camera lens, as she constantly finds herself wondering how to turn every life experience into a movie.

Her comments were sparked by the ongoing tension surrounding President Trump's proposed 100% tariff on any films produced outside of the U.S. Back in May 2025, Trump claimed that the American movie industry was dying because other countries were stealing studios away with better incentives. He labelled foreign production a threat to national security and a source of propaganda, vowing to make Hollywood great again by taxing imported films.

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While the White House later clarified that they are still weighing their options and haven't officially put the tariffs into place yet, the mere possibility has clearly left filmmakers like Kristen Stewart looking for an exit strategy. For now, she's focused on finding creative freedom abroad, even if the end goal is to bring those stories back to the American public. 

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