In a move that could be an epic troll aimed at boiling piss, or a genuine effort to deliver change in Tinseltown, the incoming and returning President has decided Hollywood needs envoys or, as he calls them, “Special Ambassadors”.
Donald Trump had named Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight as these “Special Ambassadors” to Hollywood, a move he revealed directly on social media.
All three are the reasonably rare thing of an open Conservative in Hollywood, a town not recently known for such political leanings.
According to the posting, their job is to “right the ship” and return to a “Golden Age of Hollywood” with a focus on how to help return film production to Hollywood and the USA when so much is now shot overseas. No further details are known about their role, their remit or their powers.
Indeed, it seemed to come as something of a surprise to at least one of the, Gibson tells USA Today:
“I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised. Nevertheless, I heed the call. My duty as a citizen is to give any help and insight I can. Any chance the position comes with an Ambassador’s residence? **laughs**”
Voight also gave a comment to the newspaper:
“I’m old enough to have touched some years of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and I’ve seen its slow deterioration since. Today, we are in pretty bad shape. Very few films are made here now, but we are fortunate to have an incoming President, who wants to restore Hollywood to its former glory, and with his help, I feel we can get done.
Now we have been through these horrible fires and our spirits are down, but we are resilient. We will help each other and we will rebuild. Love to everyone across the nation who has come to our aid.”
Hollywood has been financially challenged for a while, and no matter what your political colors many would agree it is also seemingly on its ass creatively. Watch this space.