Donald Trump’s lawyers are attempting to head off a U.S. sale of The Apprentice coming out of Cannes by slapping the filmmakers with a cease and desist letter, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Still, the filmmakers behind the Trump movie look like they will not be swayed from seeking distribution for the movie stateside. “The film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president. We want everyone to see it and then decide,” a representative for the film’s producers said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.
The legal move by Trump’s legal team follows director Ali Abbasi’s movie receiving a Cannes world premiere, and an eight-minute standing ovation, earlier this week.
Abbasi has already shrugged off a threat from Trump’fs presidential campaign to bring a lawsuit against the project. “Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people...
Still, the filmmakers behind the Trump movie look like they will not be swayed from seeking distribution for the movie stateside. “The film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president. We want everyone to see it and then decide,” a representative for the film’s producers said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.
The legal move by Trump’s legal team follows director Ali Abbasi’s movie receiving a Cannes world premiere, and an eight-minute standing ovation, earlier this week.
Abbasi has already shrugged off a threat from Trump’fs presidential campaign to bring a lawsuit against the project. “Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people...
- 5/24/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald Trump’s campaign said earlier this week they would take legal action against the filmmakers behind Cannes hit The Apprentice, and now the former Celebrity Apprentice host’s team has made their first jab.
As the Ali Abbasi-directed film seeks a distribution deal to get on U.S. screens, lawyers for the former president have sent an adjective filled cease and desist letter to the producers to stop The Apprentice being seen by anyone Stateside.
“The Movie presents itself as a factual biography of Mr. Trump, yet nothing could be further from the truth,” the May 22 letter to Abbasi and screenwriter Gabriel Sherman states.
“It is a concoction of lies that repeatedly defames President Trump and constitutes direct foreign interference in America’s elections,” the three-page correspondence adds, with a...
As the Ali Abbasi-directed film seeks a distribution deal to get on U.S. screens, lawyers for the former president have sent an adjective filled cease and desist letter to the producers to stop The Apprentice being seen by anyone Stateside.
“The Movie presents itself as a factual biography of Mr. Trump, yet nothing could be further from the truth,” the May 22 letter to Abbasi and screenwriter Gabriel Sherman states.
“It is a concoction of lies that repeatedly defames President Trump and constitutes direct foreign interference in America’s elections,” the three-page correspondence adds, with a...
- 5/24/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Attorneys for Donald Trump have sent a cease and desist letter to the filmmakers behind “The Apprentice” in an effort to block its U.S. sale and release. It warns the team behind the film not to pursue a distribution deal, according to two people who have read the letter. “The Apprentice,” which looks at Trump’s early years as a real estate developer and his relationship with Roy Cohn, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week.
“The film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president,” the producers of the film said in a statement regarding the cease-and-desist letter. “We want everyone to see it and then decide.”
The movie, which was independently produced, stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Cohn. It presents a damning portrait of the former president as an ethically compromised, philanderer who stiffs contractors and cuts deals with the...
“The film is a fair and balanced portrait of the former president,” the producers of the film said in a statement regarding the cease-and-desist letter. “We want everyone to see it and then decide.”
The movie, which was independently produced, stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Cohn. It presents a damning portrait of the former president as an ethically compromised, philanderer who stiffs contractors and cuts deals with the...
- 5/24/2024
- by Brent Lang and Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
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“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
“What surprised me is how good it is,” says Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro of the Cannes-debuting Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “You know, there are some people that have tried to ding it and say, ‘Oh, it’s an HBO movie,’” Deadline’s editorial director states from the South of France on today’s ElectionLine podcast. “But let me say this: it’s a very good HBO movie.”
“I just think it’s very well crafted.
- 5/24/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
A scene depicting a rape by former President Donald Trump in a biopic, The Apprentice, inspired controversy during its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
In the movie, which premiered at Cannes on Monday night, Ivana Trump (Maria Bakalova) shows a young Trump (Sebastian Stan) a book about the female orgasm. In the scene, the former president tells his late ex-wife he is not attracted to her. He then throws her on the ground and angrily penetrates her as she asks him to stop.
“Is that your G-spot,” he asked her while sexually assaulting her. “Did I find it?” The scene inspired gasps from the audience. Ivana accused Trump of rape in a divorce deposition back in 1990. He denied the allegation, and his wife later said the incident had left her feeling “violated” but not raped “in a literal or criminal sense.”
Trump was accused by 23 women of various acts of sexual misconduct,...
In the movie, which premiered at Cannes on Monday night, Ivana Trump (Maria Bakalova) shows a young Trump (Sebastian Stan) a book about the female orgasm. In the scene, the former president tells his late ex-wife he is not attracted to her. He then throws her on the ground and angrily penetrates her as she asks him to stop.
“Is that your G-spot,” he asked her while sexually assaulting her. “Did I find it?” The scene inspired gasps from the audience. Ivana accused Trump of rape in a divorce deposition back in 1990. He denied the allegation, and his wife later said the incident had left her feeling “violated” but not raped “in a literal or criminal sense.”
Trump was accused by 23 women of various acts of sexual misconduct,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Maria Bakalova doesn't consider 'The Apprentice' to be a Donald Trump "biopic".The 27-year-old actress plays the former US president's first wife Ivana Trump in the movie about his business career during the 1970s and 80s and insists that Ali Abbasi's film is about more than just the controversial politician - who is portrayed by Sebastian Stan in the flick.Maria told Deadline's Breaking Baz column at the Cannes Film Festival: "This is not a biopic. I don't see this as a biopic, because not every single detail of Trump's life exists in this movie."And I don't want to say this is a Trump movie. I think this is a bigger movie than just focused on one person that is not completely the same story. And it's inspired by him, but it's not a biopic for me."'The Apprentice' implies that Ivana, who died...
- 5/22/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Trump has spoken out against The Apprentice, but he’s not the first celebrity to attack an unflattering big-screen portrait
More than any film at this year’s Cannes film festival – more than Megalopolis or that film where Demi Moore pushes Margaret Qualley’s face out of her spine – Ali Abbasi’s new film The Apprentice has dominated the news cycle.
This is because The Apprentice is a Donald Trump biopic, and one that has aggressively chosen not to pull a single punch. Played by Sebastian Stan, the Trump of The Apprentice is seen receiving liposuction and hair transplants, and more seriously, raping his wife Ivana. Although reaction has been mixed – Peter Bradshaw called the film “obtuse and irrelevant” in his two-star review this week – it may yet prove to cause damage to Trump’s election chances this year.
More than any film at this year’s Cannes film festival – more than Megalopolis or that film where Demi Moore pushes Margaret Qualley’s face out of her spine – Ali Abbasi’s new film The Apprentice has dominated the news cycle.
This is because The Apprentice is a Donald Trump biopic, and one that has aggressively chosen not to pull a single punch. Played by Sebastian Stan, the Trump of The Apprentice is seen receiving liposuction and hair transplants, and more seriously, raping his wife Ivana. Although reaction has been mixed – Peter Bradshaw called the film “obtuse and irrelevant” in his two-star review this week – it may yet prove to cause damage to Trump’s election chances this year.
- 5/22/2024
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Dahlings, Oscar-nominated Maria Bakalova is channeling an essence of Ivana Trump, who she praises as a “boss lady,” when we meet on a terrace at the Palais to natter about her slyly sublime portrait of Donald Trump’s first wife in filmmaker Ali Abbasi’s Cannes hit The Apprentice.
Bulgarian-born Bakalova plays Czechoslovakian-American Ivana Trump opposite Romanian-born Sebstian Stan’s astute portrayal of Donald Trump.
They married in 1977 when, perhaps, excess and bad taste weren’t as frowned upon it is today.
Bakalova is wearing a bespoke navy blue short-sleeved jacket with white cuffs that match a white skirt created for her by London-based Han Chong’s Self-Portrait label.
“Yes, it was made as an inspiration for Ivana,” says Bakalova, “because we didn’t want it to be exactly the same, but a nod to Ivana, like a power dressing, power style.”
Ivana Trump at the 1988 Council of Fashion...
Bulgarian-born Bakalova plays Czechoslovakian-American Ivana Trump opposite Romanian-born Sebstian Stan’s astute portrayal of Donald Trump.
They married in 1977 when, perhaps, excess and bad taste weren’t as frowned upon it is today.
Bakalova is wearing a bespoke navy blue short-sleeved jacket with white cuffs that match a white skirt created for her by London-based Han Chong’s Self-Portrait label.
“Yes, it was made as an inspiration for Ivana,” says Bakalova, “because we didn’t want it to be exactly the same, but a nod to Ivana, like a power dressing, power style.”
Ivana Trump at the 1988 Council of Fashion...
- 5/21/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
So this is what economizing looks like in Cannes.
The rosé still flowed, though not as freely, and it was easier to get a reservation at the Michelin-starred restaurants that are usually booked months in advance of the film festival. There were still rooms to be had at the Hôtel du Cap, the posh resort where studio chiefs and movie stars typically stay. Most troubling, the deals — both for completed films that premiered in Cannes and the packages that hit the Côte d’Azur searching for financing — are taking much longer to close.
Even in the shimmering south of France there’s no escaping that the movie business, having endured Covid shutdowns and two devastating labor strikes, has lost much of its luster. Donna Langley, the chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group, was blunt during a talk, noting that the domestic box office is down 20% and the global box office has...
The rosé still flowed, though not as freely, and it was easier to get a reservation at the Michelin-starred restaurants that are usually booked months in advance of the film festival. There were still rooms to be had at the Hôtel du Cap, the posh resort where studio chiefs and movie stars typically stay. Most troubling, the deals — both for completed films that premiered in Cannes and the packages that hit the Côte d’Azur searching for financing — are taking much longer to close.
Even in the shimmering south of France there’s no escaping that the movie business, having endured Covid shutdowns and two devastating labor strikes, has lost much of its luster. Donna Langley, the chairman of NBCUniversal Studio Group, was blunt during a talk, noting that the domestic box office is down 20% and the global box office has...
- 5/21/2024
- by Brent Lang and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Monday evening and no sooner than the run time could reach its conclusion was the Trump Campaign already threatening to file a lawsuit. In response, Abbasi is extending the offer for Donald Trump to see the film for himself and draw his own conclusions, confident that the ex-president would be “surprised.”
“I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi shared in response to the threat of legal action, according to Variety. “I...
“I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi shared in response to the threat of legal action, according to Variety. “I...
- 5/21/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is threatening legal action against The Apprentice, a new film from director Ali Abbasi charting Trump’s early years and his relationship with mentor Roy Cohn.
Update — May 24th: Trump’s attorneys have formally sent a cease and desist letter to the team behind the film in an attempt to block its release in the US, reports Variety.
The film, which stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, Jeremy Strong as Cohn, and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump, debuted this week at the Cannes Film Festival. According to Variety, there are several scenes which paint Trump in a particularly unflattering light, including an instance in which he throws his then-wife Ivana to the ground and sexually assaults her. (Ivana described such an assault in a 1990 sworn deposition related to the couple’s divorce.)
Elsewhere in The Apprentice, Trump is depicted using amphetamine pills and getting liposuction and a hair transplant.
Update — May 24th: Trump’s attorneys have formally sent a cease and desist letter to the team behind the film in an attempt to block its release in the US, reports Variety.
The film, which stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, Jeremy Strong as Cohn, and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump, debuted this week at the Cannes Film Festival. According to Variety, there are several scenes which paint Trump in a particularly unflattering light, including an instance in which he throws his then-wife Ivana to the ground and sexually assaults her. (Ivana described such an assault in a 1990 sworn deposition related to the couple’s divorce.)
Elsewhere in The Apprentice, Trump is depicted using amphetamine pills and getting liposuction and a hair transplant.
- 5/21/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Film News
Every superhero gets an origin story. So, for that matter, do most supervillains. The Apprentice drops viewers into New York circa 1973, when a 34-year-old resident of Queens walked in to the upper-crust establishment on the Upper West Side known as Le Club. He went there in an attempt to impress a young woman. He’d leave having met a well-known lawyer and well-connected member of New York’s elite, who would end up changing his life. The legal eagle was the notorious Roy Cohn. The outer-borough wannabe was Donald Trump.
- 5/21/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
He may be on trial for fraud in New York City, but Donald J. Trump has made his presence felt at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival.
The Iranian-born, Denmark-based film director Ali Abbasi debuted his newest movie “The Apprentice” in competition this week, and its number one critic is the former President of the United States and current Republican candidate for this year’s election. In “The Apprentice,” Sebastian Stan stars as the young Trump, with Emmy-winner and current Tony-nominee Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the notorious litigator Roy Cohn. (You can watch the successful Sundance-launched documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” for more about this relationship.)
Following the film’s bow Trump’s legal representative Steven Cheung released a Trump-style statement: “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers. This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked.
The Iranian-born, Denmark-based film director Ali Abbasi debuted his newest movie “The Apprentice” in competition this week, and its number one critic is the former President of the United States and current Republican candidate for this year’s election. In “The Apprentice,” Sebastian Stan stars as the young Trump, with Emmy-winner and current Tony-nominee Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the notorious litigator Roy Cohn. (You can watch the successful Sundance-launched documentary “Where’s My Roy Cohn?” for more about this relationship.)
Following the film’s bow Trump’s legal representative Steven Cheung released a Trump-style statement: “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers. This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked.
- 5/21/2024
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi has said he would like Donald Trump to watch his Cannes Competition selection after the former US president’s campaign declared it will sue the filmmakers over “blatantly false assertions”.
“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure...
“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure...
- 5/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi has said he would like Donald Trump to watch his Cannes Competition selection after the former US president’s campaign declared it will sue the filmmakers over “blatantly false assertions”.
“I don’t necessarily think this a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure fiction...
“I don’t necessarily think this a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi told a Cannes press conference on Tuesday. ”I think he would be surprised. I would offer to go and meet him and have a screening and talk about the movie afterwards.”
Trump’s campaign labelled the 1970s-set origins story centred on the relationship between Trump and his notorious fixer Roy Cohn “pure fiction...
- 5/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Filmmaker Ali Abbasi has responded to the Trump campaign’s threat to sue over his movie The Apprentice, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday night to an eight-minute standing ovation.
“Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people — they don’t talk about his success rate though, you know?” Abbasi said Monday morning in France, drawing laughs from the crowd at the first press conference for The Apprentice.
The director acknowledged Trump’s likely assumptions around the movie, saying, “If I was him, I would be sitting in New Jersey, Florida or wherever he is now — or New York — and I would be thinking, ‘Oh, this crazy Iranian guy and some, like, liberal c—- in Cannes, they gathered and they did this movie and it’s fucked up.'”
“But I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi added,...
“Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people — they don’t talk about his success rate though, you know?” Abbasi said Monday morning in France, drawing laughs from the crowd at the first press conference for The Apprentice.
The director acknowledged Trump’s likely assumptions around the movie, saying, “If I was him, I would be sitting in New Jersey, Florida or wherever he is now — or New York — and I would be thinking, ‘Oh, this crazy Iranian guy and some, like, liberal c—- in Cannes, they gathered and they did this movie and it’s fucked up.'”
“But I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike,” Abbasi added,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Apprentice” director Ali Abbasi has responded to the Trump campaign’s threat to sue over the movie, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Monday night.
“Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people — they don’t talk about his success rate though, you know?” Abbasi said. He even offered to meet with Trump and screen the movie for him, saying, “I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike.”
Abbasi continued, “I don’t necessarily think he would like it. I think he would be surprised, you know? And like I’ve said before, I would offer to go and meet him wherever he wants and talk about the context of the movie, have a screening and have a chat afterwards, if that’s interesting to anyone at the Trump campaign.”
Trump’s 2024 campaign put out a lengthy statement Monday night calling the film “garbage” and “pure fiction.
“Everybody talks about him suing a lot of people — they don’t talk about his success rate though, you know?” Abbasi said. He even offered to meet with Trump and screen the movie for him, saying, “I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike.”
Abbasi continued, “I don’t necessarily think he would like it. I think he would be surprised, you know? And like I’ve said before, I would offer to go and meet him wherever he wants and talk about the context of the movie, have a screening and have a chat afterwards, if that’s interesting to anyone at the Trump campaign.”
Trump’s 2024 campaign put out a lengthy statement Monday night calling the film “garbage” and “pure fiction.
- 5/21/2024
- by Ellise Shafer and Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
After the film The Apprentice debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, the Trump Campaign threatened to sue over the controversial depiction of the ex-president during his early days in real estate and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana.
Among scenes of Trump taking amphetamine pills and getting liposuction, Variety reported that the movie included a disturbing scene of the former president throwing Ivana to the floor and having nonconsensual sex with her. The outlet said a female attendee at the premiere referred to it as “rape,” while...
Among scenes of Trump taking amphetamine pills and getting liposuction, Variety reported that the movie included a disturbing scene of the former president throwing Ivana to the floor and having nonconsensual sex with her. The outlet said a female attendee at the premiere referred to it as “rape,” while...
- 5/21/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Already fighting dozens of indictments and an ongoing hush-money trial in New York, Donald Trump wants to head back to court over the movie that took Cannes by storm today.
“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” the Trump campaign’s Steven Cheung declared Monday over the The Apprentice film by director Ali Abbasi. Depicting the rise of Trump (Sebastian Stan) out of his father’s shadow thanks to the well-connected and ruthless Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the film just debuted in the South of France to an 11-minute standing ovation.
“This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked,” spokesperson Cheung said of the Competition film. “As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because...
“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” the Trump campaign’s Steven Cheung declared Monday over the The Apprentice film by director Ali Abbasi. Depicting the rise of Trump (Sebastian Stan) out of his father’s shadow thanks to the well-connected and ruthless Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the film just debuted in the South of France to an 11-minute standing ovation.
“This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked,” spokesperson Cheung said of the Competition film. “As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because...
- 5/20/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is hitting back following the premiere of the controversial film “The Apprentice,” which chronicles the 2024 presidential candidate’s early years as a real estate developer.
“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” the Trump campaign’s chief spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement to Variety. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked.”
Cheung’s statement continues, “This ‘film’ is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-dvd section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.
“We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” the Trump campaign’s chief spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement to Variety. “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked.”
Cheung’s statement continues, “This ‘film’ is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-dvd section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.
- 5/20/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
It proved to be the most disturbing scene in a movie chock full of unflattering sequences about Donald Trump.
In Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice,” Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) violently throws his then-wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) to the ground and proceeds to have nonconsensual sex with her.
In the controversial scene, Ivana playfully presents a book to her husband about the merits of a female orgasm. But the interaction between the two turns dark quickly, as an uninterested Trump tells his wife that he is no longer attracted to her. They argue, and then Trump throws her to the ground. As he angrily thrusts himself into her, an icy Trump sneers: “Is that your G spot? Did I find it?”
Heading into tonight’s premiere, insiders insisted that the scene, which Variety previously reported on, was consensual but uncomfortable. But reactions within the Palais said otherwise. One woman in her 20s called the scene,...
In Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice,” Trump (played by Sebastian Stan) violently throws his then-wife Ivana (Maria Bakalova) to the ground and proceeds to have nonconsensual sex with her.
In the controversial scene, Ivana playfully presents a book to her husband about the merits of a female orgasm. But the interaction between the two turns dark quickly, as an uninterested Trump tells his wife that he is no longer attracted to her. They argue, and then Trump throws her to the ground. As he angrily thrusts himself into her, an icy Trump sneers: “Is that your G spot? Did I find it?”
Heading into tonight’s premiere, insiders insisted that the scene, which Variety previously reported on, was consensual but uncomfortable. But reactions within the Palais said otherwise. One woman in her 20s called the scene,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
Sebastian Stan’s upcoming film The Apprentice has found itself in a bit of controversy ahead of its release. While the specifics of the plot remain under wraps, reports suggest that the film is set against the backdrop of Trump’s early career, mentored by the notorious political figure Roy Cohn and during his marriage to Ivana Trump.
The Apprentice | Credit: Tailored Films
However, not all parties involved in the movie are pleased with the portrayal of Trump in the film, including a billionaire investor Dan Snyder, who voiced his discontent over certain aspects of its depiction of the ex-president after seeing a cut of the movie.
Sebastian Stan’s The Apprentice Reportedly in Dispute With Investor
Directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova, the biographical drama The Apprentice has found itself embroiled in a bitter dispute with one of the investors of the film, Dan Snyder,...
The Apprentice | Credit: Tailored Films
However, not all parties involved in the movie are pleased with the portrayal of Trump in the film, including a billionaire investor Dan Snyder, who voiced his discontent over certain aspects of its depiction of the ex-president after seeing a cut of the movie.
Sebastian Stan’s The Apprentice Reportedly in Dispute With Investor
Directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova, the biographical drama The Apprentice has found itself embroiled in a bitter dispute with one of the investors of the film, Dan Snyder,...
- 5/20/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
One of the most anticipated moments of the 77th Cannes Film Festival finally arrived Monday night with the world premiere of the Donald Trump drama The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as a young version of the real estate mogul in his pre-maga days.
Only Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly ambitious swan song Megalopolis had inspired more pre-premiere chatter and curiosity at this year’s edition of the glamorous French film festival. Ahead of its unveiling, virtually no one had seen The Apprentice, as the movie reportedly was finished only days before its premiere.
Ali Abbasi, Stan, Martin Donovan and Maria Bakalova walked the Cannes red carpet for the premiere. Only Jeremy Strong, who plays notorious political fixer Roy Cohn in the film, was not in attendance.
Directed by acclaimed Iranian-Danish filmmaker Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s rise to power in 1980s America under...
Only Francis Ford Coppola’s wildly ambitious swan song Megalopolis had inspired more pre-premiere chatter and curiosity at this year’s edition of the glamorous French film festival. Ahead of its unveiling, virtually no one had seen The Apprentice, as the movie reportedly was finished only days before its premiere.
Ali Abbasi, Stan, Martin Donovan and Maria Bakalova walked the Cannes red carpet for the premiere. Only Jeremy Strong, who plays notorious political fixer Roy Cohn in the film, was not in attendance.
Directed by acclaimed Iranian-Danish filmmaker Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice explores Donald Trump’s rise to power in 1980s America under...
- 5/20/2024
- by Patrick Brzeski and Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump.
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
“The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a Maga-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints a blistering portrait, focusing on Trump’s relationship with Roy Cohn, the McCarthy-ite lawyer and fixer who took an interest in the “the Donald” before he was a household name.
Sebastian Stan (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”) stars as Trump, Jeremy Strong (“Succession”) plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (“Borat 2”) portrays Ivana Trump, the thrice-married president’s first spouse. Ali Abbasi, the Iranian-Danish filmmaker behind “Border” and “Holy Spider,” directs the movie from a script by Gabriel Sherman, a journalist who covered the Trump White House, as well as...
- 5/20/2024
- by Matt Donnelly and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Of all the various actors who've made their mark on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sebastian Stan might be the one who's chosen the most interesting career path upon stepping outside of the superhero limelight. Stan hasn't exactly shied away from some of the more challenging and, occasionally, downright controversial roles out there, arguably beginning this little streak of sorts with director Craig Gillespie's "I, Tonya" in 2017. He followed this up with a supporting turn in Karyn Kusama's brutal "Destroyer," the bizarre horror/comedy "Fresh" (let's just say that movie packs a bite), and, of course, his Emmy-nominated performance as Tommy Lee in "Pam & Tommy," the Pamela Anderson-centric Hulu miniseries that stirred up no headlines whatsoever.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Stan promptly went and attached himself to a role that likely gave his agent no shortage of heart palpitations: a movie about Donald Trump's rise to infamy.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Stan promptly went and attached himself to a role that likely gave his agent no shortage of heart palpitations: a movie about Donald Trump's rise to infamy.
- 5/20/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Ali Abbasi’s film, starring Sebastian Stan, presents a fictionalised account of an incident recorded in Ivana Trump’s 1990 divorce deposition, and since retracted
The Apprentice review – cartoon version of chump-in-chief Donald Trump’s early years
Donald Trump is depicted as a rapist who assaulted his first wife, Ivana, in a new biopic, The Apprentice, which has its world premiere in competition at this year’s Cannes film festival on Monday. Directed by the Iranian-Danish film-maker Ali Abbasi, the drama provides a fictionalised account of a 1989 incident that was previously detailed in the couple’s divorce proceedings.
The scene, which occurs near the end of The Apprentice, depicts Trump reacting with fury after Ivana disparages his physical appearance. “You have a face like a fucking orange,” she tells him. “You’re getting fat, you’re getting ugly, and you’re getting bald.” The future president is then shown forcing his...
The Apprentice review – cartoon version of chump-in-chief Donald Trump’s early years
Donald Trump is depicted as a rapist who assaulted his first wife, Ivana, in a new biopic, The Apprentice, which has its world premiere in competition at this year’s Cannes film festival on Monday. Directed by the Iranian-Danish film-maker Ali Abbasi, the drama provides a fictionalised account of a 1989 incident that was previously detailed in the couple’s divorce proceedings.
The scene, which occurs near the end of The Apprentice, depicts Trump reacting with fury after Ivana disparages his physical appearance. “You have a face like a fucking orange,” she tells him. “You’re getting fat, you’re getting ugly, and you’re getting bald.” The future president is then shown forcing his...
- 5/20/2024
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
An otherwise rote and unsurprising Frankenstein story about a madman who loses control of the monster he’s created, Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” does exactly one thing that no other movie ever has before or will again: It makes you feel the smallest possible mote of sympathy for Roy Cohn. That isn’t a compliment, necessarily, but it is some kind of testament to the talent of the actor who plays him, and also a very different kind of testament to the unparalleled soullessness of the future world leader who Cohn helped to invent.
When this scuzzy little drama first begins in the late 1970s, it’s Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump — then an insecure Manhattan nepo baby who fumbles around the city in search of his slumlord father’s non-existent affection — whose receding humanity is still visible enough to inspire the same tender pity once evoked by Michael Corleone,...
When this scuzzy little drama first begins in the late 1970s, it’s Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump — then an insecure Manhattan nepo baby who fumbles around the city in search of his slumlord father’s non-existent affection — whose receding humanity is still visible enough to inspire the same tender pity once evoked by Michael Corleone,...
- 5/20/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
On Monday night, all eyes in Cannes will be on the launch of “The Apprentice,” the high-profile drama that stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump. The filmmakers and stars haven’t done any press on the ground at Cannes ahead of the film’s world premiere, and few have seen it, with plot details shrouded in mystery.
But one person who has seen it is Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders who is an investor in “The Apprentice.” And he isn’t happy.
Behind the scenes, a nasty battle has played out between the Snyder-backed company Kinematics and the filmmakers over the creative direction of the film. “The Apprentice,” directed by Ali Abbasi, covers Trump’s early years when he was mentored by political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova).
Sources say Snyder, a...
But one person who has seen it is Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders who is an investor in “The Apprentice.” And he isn’t happy.
Behind the scenes, a nasty battle has played out between the Snyder-backed company Kinematics and the filmmakers over the creative direction of the film. “The Apprentice,” directed by Ali Abbasi, covers Trump’s early years when he was mentored by political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova).
Sources say Snyder, a...
- 5/20/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
The 2024 Cannes Film Festival may be lighter on glitz and glamour than in years past, but that means arthouse and international fare from emerging and established filmmakers will get a chance to shine. Still, at least two American auteurs, Francis Ford Coppola (“Megalopolis”) and Paul Schrader, have films in the main competition for the first time in decades. David Cronenberg (“The Shrouds”) and Yorgos Lanthimos (“Kinds of Kindness”) are also back at the festival, with both making personal stories in their own way: Cronenberg, here, reckons with grief over the death of his wife seven years ago, while Lanthimos appears to retreat back into “Dogtooth” territory in a film that’s almost a rebuke of the global success he’s acquired with “Poor Things” and “The Favourite.”
Sean Baker, Andrea Arnold, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhangke, Karim Aïnouz, and Paolo Sorrentino are also back at Cannes this year with new films in the competition.
Sean Baker, Andrea Arnold, Ali Abbasi, Jia Zhangke, Karim Aïnouz, and Paolo Sorrentino are also back at Cannes this year with new films in the competition.
- 5/14/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio, David Ehrlich and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The 77th Cannes Film Festival is poised to serve up a feast for film lovers, including new movies from celebrated directors such as Yorgos Lanthimos and Paolo Sorrentino, as well as living legends like Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg and George Miller.
Lanthimos will bring Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness to the Cannes competition. The Greek auteur’s latest, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, alongside Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. Sorrentino’s Parthenope, the Italian director’s 10th feature, will also premiere in competition on the Croisette.
Meanwhile, Coppola will unveil the highly anticipated Megalopolis, starring Adam Driver, Shia Labeouf, and Aubrey Plaza, in the competition lineup, while Canada’s Cronenberg returns with The Shrouds, a horror thriller with Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce.
And among the Hollywood highlights at Cannes this year is...
Lanthimos will bring Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness to the Cannes competition. The Greek auteur’s latest, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, alongside Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. Sorrentino’s Parthenope, the Italian director’s 10th feature, will also premiere in competition on the Croisette.
Meanwhile, Coppola will unveil the highly anticipated Megalopolis, starring Adam Driver, Shia Labeouf, and Aubrey Plaza, in the competition lineup, while Canada’s Cronenberg returns with The Shrouds, a horror thriller with Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and Guy Pearce.
And among the Hollywood highlights at Cannes this year is...
- 5/14/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Are we headed for a bon marché?
A new class of finished films and packages (unmade movies with big stars and a director attached) will travel to Cannes this week in search of cash and homes with the studios, streamers and global indie players.
The 2024 Cannes market comes equipped with some interesting contradictions. Stateside, the content buying machine is fraught. Major media stock prices are getting hammered day by day, and a new age of austerity has gripped the once free-spending tech giants. At the same time, distributors paralyzed by the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes need content to fill their slates for the end the year and the top of 2025.
“We’d agree that finished film volume isn’t as high due to the strikes, but Cannes is a much better setting for packages to begin with,” one top sales agent told Variety. “These movies can get financed out of the international marketplace,...
A new class of finished films and packages (unmade movies with big stars and a director attached) will travel to Cannes this week in search of cash and homes with the studios, streamers and global indie players.
The 2024 Cannes market comes equipped with some interesting contradictions. Stateside, the content buying machine is fraught. Major media stock prices are getting hammered day by day, and a new age of austerity has gripped the once free-spending tech giants. At the same time, distributors paralyzed by the 2023 Hollywood labor strikes need content to fill their slates for the end the year and the top of 2025.
“We’d agree that finished film volume isn’t as high due to the strikes, but Cannes is a much better setting for packages to begin with,” one top sales agent told Variety. “These movies can get financed out of the international marketplace,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
This really shouldn’t surprise anyone. Apparently, Melania Trump didn’t have the best relationship with her husband Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump. Even though they had a lot in common, they certainly came from two different worlds, too.
There was one specific moment that Ivana couldn’t help but take a swipe at Trump Wife #3 which of course forced her to retaliate. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Melania Trump’s – Nasty Fight With Ivana Trump Revealed
Back in 2017, Ivana Trump dug her heels into Melania Trump when she called herself the first lady when Melania was technically the First Lady at the time. In an interview with Good Morning America, Ivana was promoting her parenting book, “Raising Trump.”
Melania Trump Allegedly Has Change Of Heart About Her Husband’s White House Pursuits View Story
“I’m basically first Trump wife. Ok?” Ivana Trump said.
There was one specific moment that Ivana couldn’t help but take a swipe at Trump Wife #3 which of course forced her to retaliate. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Melania Trump’s – Nasty Fight With Ivana Trump Revealed
Back in 2017, Ivana Trump dug her heels into Melania Trump when she called herself the first lady when Melania was technically the First Lady at the time. In an interview with Good Morning America, Ivana was promoting her parenting book, “Raising Trump.”
Melania Trump Allegedly Has Change Of Heart About Her Husband’s White House Pursuits View Story
“I’m basically first Trump wife. Ok?” Ivana Trump said.
- 4/20/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Ivana Trump might have been one of Donald Trump‘s fiercest defenders until the very end, but it looks like he might have had very different feelings for her.
Of course, we are talking about Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump and some of the most tragic details about her death, including where her ex-husband decided to bury her. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Tragic Details About Ivana Trump’s Death
Ivana Trump died on July 14, 2022, at the age of 72. According to reports, she was frail in her last months and she supposedly died of blunt impact injuries to the torso after falling down the stairs of her home in New York City.
As many fans know, she was the mother of Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump.
Barron Trump Wants To Hit The Campaign Trail With Father Donald Trump View Story
It’s been said...
Of course, we are talking about Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump and some of the most tragic details about her death, including where her ex-husband decided to bury her. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.
Tragic Details About Ivana Trump’s Death
Ivana Trump died on July 14, 2022, at the age of 72. According to reports, she was frail in her last months and she supposedly died of blunt impact injuries to the torso after falling down the stairs of her home in New York City.
As many fans know, she was the mother of Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump.
Barron Trump Wants To Hit The Campaign Trail With Father Donald Trump View Story
It’s been said...
- 4/17/2024
- by Maya Jimenez
- Celebrating The Soaps
Ali Abbasi’s Donald Trump drama The Apprentice, Anora, the latest from The Florida Project and Red Rocket director Sean Baker, and Andrea Arnold’s Bird, starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski, are among the highlights of this year’s Cannes Film Festival competition.
Abbasi, the Iran-born, Sweden-based director, whose Holy Spider was a sensation of the 2022 Cannes festival, returns with his story of how a young Donald Trump and the notorious lawyer Roy Cohn built up Trump’s real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. Sebastian Stan stars as Trump, Succession‘s Jeremy Strong plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) is wife Ivana.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness will also premiere in the Cannes competition. The film, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. The Greek auteur has again...
Abbasi, the Iran-born, Sweden-based director, whose Holy Spider was a sensation of the 2022 Cannes festival, returns with his story of how a young Donald Trump and the notorious lawyer Roy Cohn built up Trump’s real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. Sebastian Stan stars as Trump, Succession‘s Jeremy Strong plays Cohn and Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) is wife Ivana.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things follow-up Kinds of Kindness will also premiere in the Cannes competition. The film, featuring the Oscar-winning Poor Things star Emma Stone, will be high on every Cannes attendee’s must-see list. The Greek auteur has again...
- 4/11/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fans just can’t imagine the MCU’s Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan, portraying the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Stan is cast in the role of a young Trump in the upcoming film The Apprentice. The production of the film kicked off towards the end of the last year, with Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi at the helm. The casting has raised a few eyebrows among Marvel fans, who claim that the project is a career killer for the actor.
Captain America: Civil War star Sebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice
Joining stan in the project are Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 voice actress Maria Bakalova and Emmy-winning Succession star Jeremy Strong. They are reportedly playing Ivana Trump and Roy Cohn respectively in the film.
Sebastian Stan’s New Role As Donald Trump Receives Negative Response From Fans
Fans hate Sebastian Stan’s...
Captain America: Civil War star Sebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice
Joining stan in the project are Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 voice actress Maria Bakalova and Emmy-winning Succession star Jeremy Strong. They are reportedly playing Ivana Trump and Roy Cohn respectively in the film.
Sebastian Stan’s New Role As Donald Trump Receives Negative Response From Fans
Fans hate Sebastian Stan’s...
- 3/31/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Six is a Tony-winning musical that continues to sell out performances on Broadway and now just a few blocks away, the parody musical Five is playing!
While Six lets the six ex-wives of Henry VII tell their stories, Five: The Parody Musical follows five ladies who were or are in the life of Donald Trump.
Five takes aim at Trump‘s current wife Melania, his ex-wives Ivana and Marla, his daughter Ivanka, and his alleged mistress Stormy Daniels. The show was originally set to close this month, but has been extended due to demand and will play an additional six weeks through April 21.
Keep reading to find out more…
Creators Shimmy Braun and Moshiel Newman Daphna told Time Out New York, “The lightbulb moment came right after we saw Six. Who else can easily fight the battle of who had it the worst? And so was born, Five: The Parody Musical,...
While Six lets the six ex-wives of Henry VII tell their stories, Five: The Parody Musical follows five ladies who were or are in the life of Donald Trump.
Five takes aim at Trump‘s current wife Melania, his ex-wives Ivana and Marla, his daughter Ivanka, and his alleged mistress Stormy Daniels. The show was originally set to close this month, but has been extended due to demand and will play an additional six weeks through April 21.
Keep reading to find out more…
Creators Shimmy Braun and Moshiel Newman Daphna told Time Out New York, “The lightbulb moment came right after we saw Six. Who else can easily fight the battle of who had it the worst? And so was born, Five: The Parody Musical,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ivanka Trump honored mother Ivana Trump’s birthday with old photos on social media.
Ivana died in July 2022. February 20 would’ve been her 75th birthday. To commemorate the event, Ivanka shared a photo of her mother in her youth. One photo shows Ivana on a boat. Ivanka captioned the post:
“Imagining you sailing through the heavens guided by the stars… today would have been your 75th birthday. We raise our sails in your honor, Mom, navigating through life with the compass of your love and intrepid spirit. We miss and love you.”
Ivanka’s brother Eric Trump also posted photos of their mother for her birthday, including Ivana on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, a black-and-white portrait and Ivana with her three children.
“Happy Birthday to this RockStar. We miss you very much!” Eric captioned the post.
Ivana died in 2022 due to blunt impact injuries after falling down the stairs in her Manhattan home.
Ivana died in July 2022. February 20 would’ve been her 75th birthday. To commemorate the event, Ivanka shared a photo of her mother in her youth. One photo shows Ivana on a boat. Ivanka captioned the post:
“Imagining you sailing through the heavens guided by the stars… today would have been your 75th birthday. We raise our sails in your honor, Mom, navigating through life with the compass of your love and intrepid spirit. We miss and love you.”
Ivanka’s brother Eric Trump also posted photos of their mother for her birthday, including Ivana on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, a black-and-white portrait and Ivana with her three children.
“Happy Birthday to this RockStar. We miss you very much!” Eric captioned the post.
Ivana died in 2022 due to blunt impact injuries after falling down the stairs in her Manhattan home.
- 2/25/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Kevin Williamson is in his Universal TV bag.
The esteemed writer and producer of such juggernauts as Scream and The CW’s Vampire Diaries is developing several projects as part of his overall deal with the studio. Among them is a reimagining of the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window which, according to Deadline, has set up shop at Peacock and will see him pen the script.
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The esteemed writer and producer of such juggernauts as Scream and The CW’s Vampire Diaries is developing several projects as part of his overall deal with the studio. Among them is a reimagining of the Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window which, according to Deadline, has set up shop at Peacock and will see him pen the script.
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- 2/9/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Martin Donovan (Special Ops: Lioness) will star alongside Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova in The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s indie that has Stan playing a young Donald Trump.
Donovan will play Trump’s father, Fred Trump Sr., who built a real estate fortune that was instrumental in his son’s rise. As we were first to report, Strong will portray infamous attorney Roy Cohn, with Bakalova as the younger Trump’s first wife, Ivana.
An exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice hinges on Donald Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with the aforementioned Cohn. A mentor-protege story filled with larger-than-life characters, the film charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
Donovan will play Trump’s father, Fred Trump Sr., who built a real estate fortune that was instrumental in his son’s rise. As we were first to report, Strong will portray infamous attorney Roy Cohn, with Bakalova as the younger Trump’s first wife, Ivana.
An exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice hinges on Donald Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with the aforementioned Cohn. A mentor-protege story filled with larger-than-life characters, the film charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.
- 2/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sallieu Sesay is a Sierra Leonean-American actor who has had recurring roles on CBS’ Seal Team and HBO’s Barry, and, in his latest, delivers an incredible supporting performance in John Trengove’s nihilistic thriller Manodrome alongside Jesse Eisenberg. On this episode he talks about doing tons of research before taking on that part, having so little in common with the character and facing the pressure of being at the center of a movie’s most pivotal scene. He gives us a glimpse at his dedication to this craft, his continuous training with some of the best acting teachers around such as Ivana […]
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The post “There’s a Lot in This Heart”: Sallieu Sesay, Back To One, Episode 276 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/30/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Sallieu Sesay is a Sierra Leonean-American actor who has had recurring roles on CBS’ Seal Team and HBO’s Barry, and, in his latest, delivers an incredible supporting performance in John Trengove’s nihilistic thriller Manodrome alongside Jesse Eisenberg. On this episode he talks about doing tons of research before taking on that part, having so little in common with the character and facing the pressure of being at the center of a movie’s most pivotal scene. He gives us a glimpse at his dedication to this craft, his continuous training with some of the best acting teachers around such as Ivana […]
The post “There’s a Lot in This Heart”: Sallieu Sesay, Back To One, Episode 276 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “There’s a Lot in This Heart”: Sallieu Sesay, Back To One, Episode 276 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/30/2024
- by Peter Rinaldi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Before getting out of the business of producing scripted content, Cinemax's lineup of shows was truly phenomenal.
The network brought great shows like Strikeback, Warrior (now on Max), and Banshee to life.
These shows were well-written, with great characters and stories. The action was top-tier, making action buffs weak on the knees with every sequence.
Banshee's narrative, storyline, direction, and enigmatic characters stood out. The show is one of the most underrated shows from the 2010s.
After seeing its lead male actor's phenomenal skills in a currently airing show, I was compelled to check up on the cast and see what they've been up to in the years since the show ended.
Antony Starr -- Lucas Hood
Relatively unknown at the time, New Zealand actor Antony Starr embodied the role of Lucas Hood.
Fresh out of jail after a robbery, becoming a regular citizen was the least of...
The network brought great shows like Strikeback, Warrior (now on Max), and Banshee to life.
These shows were well-written, with great characters and stories. The action was top-tier, making action buffs weak on the knees with every sequence.
Banshee's narrative, storyline, direction, and enigmatic characters stood out. The show is one of the most underrated shows from the 2010s.
After seeing its lead male actor's phenomenal skills in a currently airing show, I was compelled to check up on the cast and see what they've been up to in the years since the show ended.
Antony Starr -- Lucas Hood
Relatively unknown at the time, New Zealand actor Antony Starr embodied the role of Lucas Hood.
Fresh out of jail after a robbery, becoming a regular citizen was the least of...
- 12/16/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
Is it too soon for a movie about Donald Trump? Frankly, if I never see the 45th U.S. President's face again it'll be too soon, but it's not surprising that after filmmakers have spent the past several years filling their projects with Trump-like allegorical figures, someone would finally bite the bullet and make a full-on biopic. The upcoming film "The Apprentice" sounds more like a snapshot of the political figure's life than a complete biographical account, but it'll no doubt stir up plenty of intrigue regardless – especially when it plans to include other headline-grabbing names like Ivana Trump and Roy Cohn.
While "The Apprentice" won't be hitting theaters in time for award season, it's still a fascinating project worth keeping an eye on. Any initial ick you might get about the idea of Trump as a protagonist may be tempered by the project director's unique filmography and the eclectic,...
While "The Apprentice" won't be hitting theaters in time for award season, it's still a fascinating project worth keeping an eye on. Any initial ick you might get about the idea of Trump as a protagonist may be tempered by the project director's unique filmography and the eclectic,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Emmy-nominated actor Sebastian Stan, best known for playing Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is set to play a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, a new film from Cannes prize-winning director Ali Abbasi (Holy Spider). As first reported by Deadline, Stan will star alongside Emmy winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) and Academy Award nominee Maria Bakalova (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3) in the upcoming feature, which will chronicle Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the 1970s and 1980s. Described as “an exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit,” The Apprentice will also dig into the former President’s relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn, charting the origins of a major American dynasty. Production started earlier this week. According to Deadline, Strong will play Cohn, while Bakalova will portray Trump’s first wife, Ivana.
- 11/30/2023
- TV Insider
Sebastian Stan has landed another role where he will portray a real life public figure!
The 41-year-old Emmy award-nominated actor will be playing a young Donald Trump in the upcoming film titled The Apprentice, according to Deadline.
Find out more details inside…
According to the site, the upcoming movie “will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn.”
The Apprentice is of course very notable to Trump as he had a reality series of the same name. Variety is also reporting that the film could be titled “The Student.”
Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi is attached to direct the project, which started filming this week.
Also joining the cast are Jeremy Strong has been cast as Roy Cohn and Maria Bakalova as Trump‘s first wife Ivana.
Last year, Sebastian starred...
The 41-year-old Emmy award-nominated actor will be playing a young Donald Trump in the upcoming film titled The Apprentice, according to Deadline.
Find out more details inside…
According to the site, the upcoming movie “will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn.”
The Apprentice is of course very notable to Trump as he had a reality series of the same name. Variety is also reporting that the film could be titled “The Student.”
Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi is attached to direct the project, which started filming this week.
Also joining the cast are Jeremy Strong has been cast as Roy Cohn and Maria Bakalova as Trump‘s first wife Ivana.
Last year, Sebastian starred...
- 11/29/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Here’s one you probably didn’t see coming: Sebastian Stan, the Emmy and Golden Globe nominee known for his work in the MCU and the acclaimed Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, has been tapped for the role of a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, a new film from Cannes prize-winning Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi (Holy Spider).
Also aboard the film in major roles are Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3). Production commenced this week.
Billed as an exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn. It’s a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of a major American dynasty.
Also aboard the film in major roles are Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3). Production commenced this week.
Billed as an exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn. It’s a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of a major American dynasty.
- 11/29/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Ivana Trump’s New York City townhouse isn’t selling after nearly a year on the market – and a seeming lack of buyers has forced the townhouse to take a $4 million price cut.
Former President Donald Trump‘s ex-wife, Ivana, died last year in July in that same townhouse after suffering from a cardiac arrest. A few months after her death, the townhouse, which she purchased after divorcing Donald, was listed for $26.5 million.
Now, Modlin Group, the real estate company in charge of the townhouse, has updated the price to $22.5 million, which they call a “price improvement,” and posted pictures of its interiors.
The “grand and lavish” townhouse, located in the Upper East Side Historic District, “has played host to luminaries from all industries, this once-in-a-lifetime offering awaits the most discerning buyer,” the Group captioned.
Comments underneath the post called the interior design “gaudy,” with one Instagram user saying it was “outdated,...
Former President Donald Trump‘s ex-wife, Ivana, died last year in July in that same townhouse after suffering from a cardiac arrest. A few months after her death, the townhouse, which she purchased after divorcing Donald, was listed for $26.5 million.
Now, Modlin Group, the real estate company in charge of the townhouse, has updated the price to $22.5 million, which they call a “price improvement,” and posted pictures of its interiors.
The “grand and lavish” townhouse, located in the Upper East Side Historic District, “has played host to luminaries from all industries, this once-in-a-lifetime offering awaits the most discerning buyer,” the Group captioned.
Comments underneath the post called the interior design “gaudy,” with one Instagram user saying it was “outdated,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
The grave of Ivana Trump, the first wife of former President Donald Trump, is covered by grass and weeds.
Ivana Trump died in July 2022, while in her New York City townhouse. The medical examiner found that she died from blunt impacts to her torso and decided that her death was an accident. Ivana was buried in a private area at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Last weekend, the Daily Mail shared photos of the grave. The site was in poor condition, covered by uncut grass and weeds.
The Trumps married in 1977 and shared three children, Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka. They divorced in 1992 following news of Donald Trump’s affair with Marla Maples.
After Ivana’s death, Donald Trump said, “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”
According to reports dating back to July 2022, burying Ivana at the...
Ivana Trump died in July 2022, while in her New York City townhouse. The medical examiner found that she died from blunt impacts to her torso and decided that her death was an accident. Ivana was buried in a private area at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Last weekend, the Daily Mail shared photos of the grave. The site was in poor condition, covered by uncut grass and weeds.
The Trumps married in 1977 and shared three children, Don Jr., Eric and Ivanka. They divorced in 1992 following news of Donald Trump’s affair with Marla Maples.
After Ivana’s death, Donald Trump said, “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”
According to reports dating back to July 2022, burying Ivana at the...
- 8/14/2023
- by Alex Nguyen
- Uinterview
Selvaraghavan, the director of the cult classic 7G Rainbow Colony (2004), has announced that he will be making a sequel to the romantic drama. The film starred Ravi Krishna and Sonia Agarwal in the lead roles, and was a huge hit among audiences and critics alike.
The sequel, which is tentatively titled 7G Rainbow Colony Part-2, will feature Ravi Krishna reprising his role as Kadhir, the aimless youth who falls in love with Anita, his new neighbor. The film will explore what happens to Kadhir after Anita’s death and how he copes with his grief and guilt.
7G Rainbow Colony in Youtube Movies
The shooting of the film is expected to begin from the last week of August 2023, and will be shot in Chennai and Hyderabad. The film will also mark the reunion of Selvaraghavan and Yuvan Shankar Raja, who have collaborated on several successful films such as Thulluvadho Ilamai...
The sequel, which is tentatively titled 7G Rainbow Colony Part-2, will feature Ravi Krishna reprising his role as Kadhir, the aimless youth who falls in love with Anita, his new neighbor. The film will explore what happens to Kadhir after Anita’s death and how he copes with his grief and guilt.
7G Rainbow Colony in Youtube Movies
The shooting of the film is expected to begin from the last week of August 2023, and will be shot in Chennai and Hyderabad. The film will also mark the reunion of Selvaraghavan and Yuvan Shankar Raja, who have collaborated on several successful films such as Thulluvadho Ilamai...
- 7/26/2023
- by amalprasadappu
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
CinemaWhile the viewers in question praised the male lead, Anand Deverakonda, the female protagonist portrayed by Vaishnavi Chaitanya was at the receiving end of hate-filled harassment.When the Telugu film Baby was released on Friday, July 14, videos of some men unhesitantly yelling expletives at Vaishnavi (the female lead of the movie played by Vaishnavi Chaitanya) at the theatre, emerged. It is no surprise that mainstream Telugu cinema has not had the best roles for women but such explicit disdain for a female character who chose to broaden her horizons beyond her high school relationships is shocking. In the movie, the woman protagonist gets close to a man who was not her high school sweetheart Anand (played by Anand Deverakonda). What is even more appalling are the fan reactions to the movie. Without mincing words, many were happy to launch a tirade of attacks on women and their ‘fickle’ nature when...
- 7/16/2023
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
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