Overview

• Speaking in Liverpool at a Creative UK event alongside the Labour Party Conference, the Veep creator said U.S. buyers told him they would not finance a project drawn from Donald Trump’s speeches.
• Iannucci said he was cautioned he could be "weighed down by legal issues," with warnings to "better lawyer up" and expect tax scrutiny if the project moved forward.
• He has not dropped the idea and indicated he may try to make it without American money, with no decision yet on whether it would be a film or a series.
• He linked the hesitation to a wider chill facing politically sensitive comedy, citing recent moves involving Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert that industry figures view as deterrents.
• Iannucci also pointed to renewed tariff threats on non‑U.S. productions, saying some UK projects reliant on American financing are stalling as investors wait to see what happens.