Sebastian Stan was nearly unrecognizable in the first trailer for his upcoming film, The Apprentice as he portrayed a young Donald Trump.
In the first look, the Romanian–American actor, 42, can be seen learning from his mentor, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who takes him under his wing and gives him advice.
‘The first rule is attack, attack, attack,’ Strong tells him. ‘Rule two, admit nothing, deny everything… Rule three: no matter what happens, you claim victory and never admit defeat. You have to be willing to do anything to anyone to win.’
Later in the preview, Maria Bakalova, who portrays Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana, tells him: ‘Your face looks like an orange.’
Per the synopsis, obtained by People, the movie follows a ‘young Donald Trump (Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today.’
Sebastian Stan was nearly unrecognizable in the first trailer for his upcoming film, The Apprentice as he portrayed a young Donald Trump
The description continues: ‘Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé — someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.’
The Apprentice premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
The film follows Trump in the ’70s and ’80s as he attempts to establish his real estate empire on the back of his father Fred Trump’s properties.
The Apprentice is directed by the Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who shot the critically acclaimed Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider (2022).
Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova will play Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana Trump.
Variety initially reported that the film’s title would be The Student, adding that a logline for the forthcoming film described it as ‘an exploration of power and ambition set in a world of corruption and deceit.
‘It’s a mentor-protégé story that charts the origins of an American dynasty. Filled with larger than life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.’
The screenplay for the film was penned by writer Gabriel Sherman, who authored the 2014 book The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News – and Divided a Country.
In the first look, the Romanian–American actor, 42, can be seen learning from his mentor, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), who takes him under his wing and gives him advice
‘The first rule is attack, attack, attack,’ Strong tells him. ‘Rule two, admit nothing, deny everything… Rule three: no matter what happens, you claim victory and never admit defeat. You have to be willing to do anything to anyone to win’
Later in the preview, Maria Bakalova, who portrays Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana, tells him: ‘Your face looks like an orange’
The book was subsequently adapted into the 2019 Showtime miniseries The Loudest Voice.
Sebastian is surging professionally, having garnered nominations for an Emmy and Golden Globe after playing the role of Tommy Lee in Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, which hit Hulu in 2022.
Last year, Stan was in multiple movies, including Dumb Money, Sharper and Ghosted.
Stan, who has also been seen in multiple MCU films playing Bucky ‘Winter Soldier’ Barnes, is the latest in a line of performers who have played Trump.
Stan, who has also been seen in multiple MCU films playing Bucky ‘Winter Soldier’ Barnes, is the latest in a line of performers who have played Trump; seen in 2022
Few of those have been for dramatic productions, with the most recent being Irish actor Brendan Gleeson in the 2020 Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule.
Trump has been spoofed for decades on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, with actors including Alec Baldwin, Darrell Hammond, Jason Sudeikis, Taran Killam and the late Phil Hartman playing the role at different points.
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