They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it
3 months, 2 weeks ago

They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It was one of those things I thought: If this isn’t going to happen, it’s not going to happen because of me,” Stan says. Abbasi, whose previous film “Holy Spider” turned a questioning eye on Iranian society through the story of a serial killer targeting women, says he’s not trying to tell anyone how to vote. At the same time, some critics have questioned whether “The Apprentice” shows too much empathy to Trump and Cohn, who was Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the 1954 communist hearings. “We’re in a very black-and-white mentality right now, and I went into this movie knowing that,” Stan says.

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Donald Trump tried to block this movie from release – but The Apprentice isn’t worth the fuss
2 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump tried to block this movie from release – but The Apprentice isn’t worth the fuss

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. A direct line is drawn from Richard Nixon, with his “I’m …

'Fake and classless': Movie meltdown sees Trump claim he owns the words 'The Apprentice'
2 months, 1 week ago

'Fake and classless': Movie meltdown sees Trump claim he owns the words 'The Apprentice'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump suffered a movie meltdown early Monday morning that saw him claim he owns the words "The Apprentice." Trump railed against "The Apprentice" two days after the biopic about his relationship with disbarred attorney Roy Cohn — chief counsel for Sen. Joseph McCarthy's blacklist committee who secured death sentences for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg by nefarious means …

Trump’s controversial biopic showing him ‘assaulting his first wife’ sets bombshell pre-election release date
3 months, 3 weeks 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 film ‘The Apprentice’ finds distributor, will open before election
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor, will open before election
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump film 'The Apprentice' finds distributor, will open before election

The Independent  

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Controversial Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ lands U.S. release date before election day
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Controversial Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice’ lands U.S. release date before election day

LA Times  

Here is one October surprise you can put on your calendar now: The Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice,” which set tongues wagging when it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, has secured theatrical distribution by Briarcliff Entertainment and will hit theaters on Oct. 11, less than a month before the presidential election. Ahead of its U.S. release, “The …

Donald Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
6 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
6 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — 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. 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 …

Donald Trump slaps Ali Abbasi’s ‘The Apprentice’ with a cease and desist order to halt US release
6 months, 4 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 …

Trump sends cease and desist to "The Apprentice" movie, which depicts the rape of then-wife Ivana
7 months ago

Trump sends cease and desist to "The Apprentice" movie, which depicts the rape of then-wife Ivana

Salon  

Donald Trump is apparently not happy with a film that documents his rise to superstardom and the dark secrets behind it, including a depiction of the spousal rape of his then-wife Ivana. Variety reports that the former president, who was found liable for sexually abusing another woman, E. Jean Carroll, by a New York court, has sent a cease and …

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

The Trump Biopic Is Here. The Rape Scene Isn’t What Would Make Him Angriest.
7 months ago

The Trump Biopic Is Here. The Rape Scene Isn’t What Would Make Him Angriest.

Slate  

Has any human being been less in need of the biopic treatment than Donald Trump? A truly damning moment, one of far too few in The Apprentice’s two hours, is the one that follows the rape: a hard cut from Trump thrusting away on top of his wife to a chipper montage of TV news coverage proclaiming the 1980s “the …

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

Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival
7 months ago

Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival

The Hindu  

An explosive new biopic of Donald Trump shown at Cannes on May 20 paints an unflinching but nuanced portrait of the former U.S. President, even as he runs again for the White House. "The Apprentice" traces Mr. Trump's origin story as an ambitious young property developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. Sebastian Stan, best known from Marvel superhero films, …

Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice premieres at Cannes, rakes up a storm with rape scene
7 months ago

Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice premieres at Cannes, rakes up a storm with rape scene

Hindustan Times  

Former US president Donald Trump is portrayed as a rapist who assaulted his first wife, Ivana, in the new biopic, ‘The Apprentice,’ which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. First look at The Apprentice shows Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn Directed by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, the drama fictionalizes a 1989 incident detailed …

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

Donald Trump movie sold for UK audience ahead of Cannes premiere
7 months, 1 week 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 …

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