Dede Gardner Talks ‘Mickey 17’ & ‘F1’; Addresses Trump Era: “You Can’t Run” – Berlinale
deadline.comA raft of Hollywood stars and industry professionals have vowed to re-locate outside of the U.S. in response to Donald Trump’s second presidency, but L.A-based Plan B co-founder Dede Gardner will not be among their ranks.
Talking in a masterclass at the Berlin Film Festival’s European Film Market on Saturday, the producer hinted that the idea had crossed her mind during Trump’s first month, which has seen extreme policy shifts around immigration, trade tariffs, DEI programs and foreign aid. “The truth of it is that there are days, especially recently, where you think this isn’t sustainable.
What’s going to happen? This seems completely nuts,” said Gardner. “And then there are days where I think, particularly being in California, which is essentially the most progressive place in the world.
Part of me thinks, ‘You know what. Stay here, be on the frontline, be around here, be near the change’,” she continued. Gardner said she was taking inspiration from late political activist writer Mike Davis, author City Of Quartz and Set The Night On Fire: L.A.
Read more on deadline.com
