The Apprentice director says he thought about casting a WOMAN to play Trump in the film
3 months ago

The Apprentice director says he thought about casting a WOMAN to play Trump in the film

Daily Mail  

The director of the forthcoming Sebastian Stan movie about young Donald Trump said he considered casting a woman in the lead role. The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi speaks with Deadline's Ted Johnson at a Washington, D.C. screening of the film that focuses on a young Donald Trump, who is played by Sebastian Stan 'I did talk to a few people about that and I was serious about it,' Abbasi said in an interview Monday. Director Ali Abbasi said he thought about casting a woman in the lead Trump role Actor Sebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice. He's opposite Maria Bakalova, who plays the Republican nominee's late first wife, Ivana Trump, in the film Cast member Kate McKinnon also played Trump's first Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, and former New York City Rudy Giuliani, who became Trump's personal lawyer.

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'The Apprentice' Star Sebastian Stan Says Playing Trump 'Definitely' Challenged Him
3 days, 12 hours ago

'The Apprentice' Star Sebastian Stan Says Playing Trump 'Definitely' Challenged Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sebastian Stan, who stars as Donald Trump in the biographical drama film “The Apprentice,” said the president-elect was “definitely the hardest” person he’s portrayed on screen after he won a Golden Globe for his role in “A Different Man” on Sunday. Stan, who got a nod for his role in “The Apprentice” but lost to “The Brutalist” …

Sebastian Stan says Apprentice director was 'going to cast a woman to play Trump'
3 weeks ago

Sebastian Stan says Apprentice director was 'going to cast a woman to play Trump'

India Today  

Actor Sebastian Stan shared his struggles while preparing to play Donald Trump for Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice, during The Hollywood Reporter’s Actors Roundtable. And not only that, but the director, two weeks out, goes, ‘Originally, I was going to cast a woman to play Trump.’” Stan admitted his shock, saying, “Why are you f****** telling me this two weeks before?! …

Sebastian Stan reveals The Apprentice director wanted to cast a woman as Donald Trump
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sebastian Stan reveals The Apprentice director wanted to cast a woman as Donald Trump

Hindustan Times  

Stan Sebastian is garnering a lot of praise for his portrayal of US President-elect Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi's The Apprentice. Stan Sebastian reveals The Apprentice director wanted to cast a woman as Donald Trump. Someone there recognised him, not as the actor who's playing Trump, but “as that Marvel guy.” Stan played Bucky Rogers aka The Winter Soldier in …

The Apprentice: Sebastian Stan says Trump should be ‘grateful’ for controversial biopic
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Apprentice: Sebastian Stan says Trump should be ‘grateful’ for controversial biopic

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sebastian Stan has told Donald Trump that …

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie
2 months, 4 weeks ago

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie

Huff Post  

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan star as Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in "The Apprentice." The film’s team even launched a Kickstarter campaign for additional funding, meant to drive interest from the public and especially to counteract the former president’s efforts to put the kibosh on it — as well as those of Trump supporter and former producer Dan Snyder, …

Director of film 'Trump doesn't want you to see' known for depicting 'trolls and monsters'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Director of film 'Trump doesn't want you to see' known for depicting 'trolls and monsters'

Raw Story  

"The Apprentice," a movie depicting a young former President Donald Trump's relationship with notorious mafia attorney Roy Cohn, is releasing to theaters this week despite efforts by Trump's lawyers to stop it from seeing the light of day. In an interview with NPR entitled "'The Apprentice' director talks about the film Donald Trump doesn't want you to see", "Apprentice" director …

Donald Trump tried to ban The Apprentice, an unofficial biopic starring Sebastian Stan. Was it worth the fuss?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Donald Trump tried to ban The Apprentice, an unofficial biopic starring Sebastian Stan. Was it worth the fuss?

ABC  

The Apprentice's title might be a nod to the reality show that propelled Donald Trump to national infamy but the film itself — an unsanctioned portrait tracing the 45th US president's emergence as a real estate mogul in the 1970s and 1980s — takes us beyond public image and into an uncanny world of shifting identities. Fast facts about The …

Donald Trump didn't want The Apprentice released before the US election. It's coming to cinemas this week
3 months ago

Donald Trump didn't want The Apprentice released before the US election. It's coming to cinemas this week

ABC  

Around the time Ali Abassi was first offered Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice in 2018, the Iranian-born Danish director couldn't actually enter the US due to Trump's infamous travel ban. The Apprentice is the semi-biographical story of Donald Trump's ascension through New York's real estate scene in the 80s, and his relationship with lawyer/mentor Roy Cohn. Jeremy Strong plays ruthless …

Sebastian Stan reveals the surprising diet he ate for a month and a half to gain weight for his latest role as Donald Trump
3 months ago

Sebastian Stan reveals the surprising diet he ate for a month and a half to gain weight for his latest role as Donald Trump

Daily Mail  

Sebastian Stan has opened up about his transformation to play Donald Trump in his upcoming film The Apprentice. Sebastian Stan has revealed the surprising diet he ate for a month and a half to gain weight in preparation for his latest role as Donald Trump 'I also had to put on weight to play him so for a month and …

Trump ‘Apprentice’ biopic trailer too controversial to be aired during presidential and VP debates: ABC, CBS
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump ‘Apprentice’ biopic trailer too controversial to be aired during presidential and VP debates: ABC, CBS

Hindustan Times  

Major US TV networks have red-listed the trailer of one of the most scandalous films of the year: The Apprentice. The contentious Sebastian Stan-starring Donald Trump biopic has been deemed too controversial, cutting off any room for its First look at The Apprentice shows Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The …

“The Apprentice” gets honest about the making of Donald Trump
3 months, 1 week ago

“The Apprentice” gets honest about the making of Donald Trump

Salon  

When we first meet Donald Trump in the new movie “The Apprentice” it is in the early 70s and Trump is in his mid-20s. “The Apprentice” may not be the movie Trump wants, but it’s the movie everyone should see. Maria Bakalova who was last seen in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” shines as Ivana Trump, bringing a sense of poignancy and …

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie

Huff Post  

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan star as Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in "The Apprentice." The film’s team even launched a Kickstarter campaign for additional funding, meant to drive interest from the public and especially to counteract the former president’s efforts to put the kibosh on it — as well as those of Trump supporter and former producer Dan Snyder, …

Trump gets smacked in the face by key ally in new 'Apprentice' movie trailer
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump gets smacked in the face by key ally in new 'Apprentice' movie trailer

Raw Story  

The newly released trailer for a controversial Donald Trump biopic includes a shocking moment when a key ally smacks him in the face. The official trailer for "The Apprentice," which stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, was released on YouTube Tuesday revealing new details about the film the former president has taken legal action to try and prevent from hitting theaters. …

First footage from controversial Trump biopic The Apprentice released. Watch
4 months ago

First footage from controversial Trump biopic The Apprentice released. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The first footage from The Apprentice was released Tuesday, providing a sneak peek into the controversial biopic directed by Ali Abbasi. In the one-minute-long clip, Sebastian Stan can be seen as young Donald Trump alongside his infamous mentor, Roy Cohn. Sebastian Stan as young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, the upcoming biopic about the former president, The Apprentice first footage …

Trump’s controversial biopic showing him ‘assaulting his first wife’ sets bombshell pre-election release date
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s controversial biopic showing him ‘assaulting his first wife’ sets bombshell pre-election release date

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's biopic, The Apprentice, which offers a critical look at his early career as a New York real estate mogul, has reportedly secured a U.S. distribution deal. The Apprentice cast Marvel star Sebastian Stan takes on the role of a young Donald Trump in the film, drawing attention for his striking resemblance to Trump, as seen in previously leaked …

Trump biopic showing him assaulting first wife to be released before election
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump biopic showing him assaulting first wife to be released before election

Raw Story  

A controversial film in which former President Donald Trump is depicted in an unflattering light in his early career as a New York real estate mogul has now secured a U.S. distribution deal to be shown in American theaters this fall. And as the film's producers were seeking U.S. distribution, attorneys representing the former president threatened litigation to block the …

Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finds distributor, will open before election
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finds distributor, will open before election

The Hindu  

After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November. After its Cannes premiere in May, Trump's reelection campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, called the movie “pure fiction” and said the Trump team …

Donald Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
7 months ago

Donald Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor

Firstpost  

After its premiere, Trump’s reelection campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, called the movie “pure fiction” and said the Trump team would file a lawsuit “to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers.” Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States. …

Controversial Donald Trump biopic struggles to find buyer after Cannes
7 months, 1 week ago

Controversial Donald Trump biopic struggles to find buyer after Cannes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Deadline described the film as a “smart, sharp and surprising origin story”, while The Times …

Donald Trump slaps Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’ with a cease and desist order to halt US release
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump slaps Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’ with a cease and desist order to halt US release

The Hindu  

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a legal salvo against the filmmakers of The Apprentice, a controversial biographical film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Trump’s legal team, spearheaded by Dhillon Law Group, issued a cease and desist letter on May 22 to director Ali Abbasi and screenwriter Gabriel Sherman, demanding the cessation of the film’s distribution and …

Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ shows ex-US President assaulting ex-wife: ‘This garbage is pure fiction’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump movie ‘The Apprentice’ shows ex-US President assaulting ex-wife: ‘This garbage is pure fiction’

Live Mint  

Ivana Marie, a Czech-American businesswoman, socialite, and model, was married to former US President Donald Trump from 1977 until their divorce in 1990. The star cast features Maria Bakalova as Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana, Sebastian Stan as a young Trump and Jeremy Strong as lawyer Roy Cohn. A scene from the movie shows Sebastian Stan, playing Donald Trump, raping …

There's A Scene In The New Donald Trump Biopic That Left Audiences Shocked
7 months, 2 weeks ago

There's A Scene In The New Donald Trump Biopic That Left Audiences Shocked

Huff Post  

Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi's film "The Apprentice." Cannes Film Festival/ The Apprentice The new Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice,” includes what some critics and audience members are describing as a scene where a young Trump rapes his then-wife, Ivana. Some viewers who saw it at the Cannes Film Festival told …

Trump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ film ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ film ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Sebastian Stan, from left, director Ali Abbasi, and Maria Bakalova pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Apprentice’ at the 77th …

Trump campaign says Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice will ‘not see the light of day’ in US
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump campaign says Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice will ‘not see the light of day’ in US

Hindustan Times  

A Trump campaign spokesman has lambasted Donald Trump's biopic ‘The Apprentice,’ which portrays the 45th president as a rapist and seeking to file a lawsuit against the makers. First look at The Apprentice shows Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend …

Cannes 2024: Trump Campaign threatens lawsuit over controversial Sebastian Stan’s starrer, ‘The Apprentice’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannes 2024: Trump Campaign threatens lawsuit over controversial Sebastian Stan’s starrer, ‘The Apprentice’

The Hindu  

The Trump campaign has reacted strongly to the premiere of The Apprentice, a contentious film depicting the ex-US president’s early years as a real estate developer, threatening legal action against the production. Trump’s campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, lambasted the film in a statement to Variety, declaring, “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these …

Donald Trump biopic depicting him as a rapist hits Cannes, prompts lawsuit threats
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump biopic depicting him as a rapist hits Cannes, prompts lawsuit threats

Hindustan Times  

‘The Apprentice’, an explosive new biopic on former US President Donald Trump, made its debut in the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, just as he is gearing up to run for the White House again. Former US President Donald Trump "The Apprentice" traces Trump's origin story as an ambitious young property developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. Marvel fame …

Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice premieres at Cannes 2024, sparks controversy over rape scene
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice premieres at Cannes 2024, sparks controversy over rape scene

India TV News  

While Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, an origin story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, unveiling a scathing portrait of Trump in the 1980s. However, the film is captivating much attention over a rape scene wherein Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, violently throws his then-wife Ivana …

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump
7 months, 2 weeks ago

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump

BBC  

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump Cannes Film Festival The Apprentice documents the relationship between Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn With Sebastian Stan as the young Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his notoriously vicious lawyer mentor Roy Cohn, The Apprentice is part "compellingly cynical buddy movie", part conventional biopic. Taking its …

‘The Apprentice’ team fires back after Trump campaign threatens lawsuit
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The Apprentice’ team fires back after Trump campaign threatens lawsuit

LA Times  

Actors Maria Bakalova, left, and Sebastian Stan flank director Ali Abbasi at the premiere of their film “The Apprentice” at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday. “It’s time to make movies political again,” director Ali Abbasi said after unveiling his Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice” at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday — and he swiftly got his wish. “This …

Trump film shocks Cannes as former US President is depicted 'raping' his then-wife Ivana in biopic The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump film shocks Cannes as former US President is depicted 'raping' his then-wife Ivana in biopic The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan

Daily Mail  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is sensationally depicted raping his wife Ivana in a film which premiered in Cannes tonight. In The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan plays Trump as a younger man and Succession star Jeremy Strong portrays his fixer Roy Cohn. In The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan plays Trump as a younger man Ivana was married to Donald Trump from …

‘The Apprentice,’ about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘The Apprentice,’ about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes

Associated Press  

CANNES, France — While Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, an origin story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, unveiling a scathing portrait of the former president in the 1980s. “The Apprentice,” which is labeled as inspired by true events, portrays Trump’s dealings with Cohn as a …

Donald Trump movie sold for UK audience ahead of Cannes premiere
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump movie sold for UK audience ahead of Cannes premiere

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A feature film dramatising Donald Trump’s rise …

The Apprentice: First look at Sebastian Stan as young Donald Trump unveiled as Cannes 2024 confirms lineup
8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Apprentice: First look at Sebastian Stan as young Donald Trump unveiled as Cannes 2024 confirms lineup

Hindustan Times  

The Cannes Film Festival confirmed its 2024 lineup on Thursday, April 11, which includes Donald Trump's biopic, The Apprentice. First look at The Apprentice shows Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn The Apprentice to premiere at Cannes 2024 The Apprentice will play in the competition alongside Adam Driver-starrer Megalopolis, Yorgos Lanthimos' Kinds of Kindness starring …

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among the 19 films selected for competition is Lanthimos' …

Is that you, Donald? Sebastian Stan's shocking transformation as Young Trump for The Apprentice: Watch
1 year, 1 month ago

Is that you, Donald? Sebastian Stan's shocking transformation as Young Trump for The Apprentice: Watch

Hindustan Times  

Sebastian Stan surprised everyone with his portrayal of a young Donald Trump in the first look of The Apprentice film. Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice Sebastian Stan's casting hints at an unfiltered look at Trump's early days The pictures, which were exclusively taken by Page Six from the sets of the upcoming film 'The Apprentice,' have the internet reeling with …

Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump photos emerge, dividing fans
1 year, 1 month ago

Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump photos emerge, dividing fans

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first pictures of Sebastian Stan playing a young Donald Trump …

Sebastian Stan to play young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’
1 year, 1 month ago

Sebastian Stan to play young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’

The Hindu  

Sebastian Stan, the star of Pam & Tommy and multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe films, is set to play a younger version of former US president Donald Trump in upcoming movie The Apprentice from Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi. The Apprentice will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s, also digging into …

Sebastian Stan to play Donald Trump in star-studded biopic, The Apprentice
1 year, 1 month ago

Sebastian Stan to play Donald Trump in star-studded biopic, The Apprentice

Hindustan Times  

The Apprentice, a biopic about former US president Donald Trump’s rise to power and fame, has begun filming this week with a star-studded cast. A glimpse into Donald Trump's early years and controversial lawyer in upcoming biopic The film will explore the former US president’s early years as a New York real estate mogul and his relationship with Roy Cohn, …

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