Why making Donald Trump movie The Apprentice was ‘pretty crazy’
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Director Ali Abbasi and stars Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong discuss the challenges of making The Apprentice, a film about Donald Trump set in the 1980s; Sebastian Stan plays Trump, while Jeremy Strong portrays lawyer Roy Cohn; the film faced numerous obstacles, including a cease and desist letter from Trump's legal team and investor Dan Snyder's exit; Briarcliff Entertainment will release the film on October 11, 2024, just before the US presidential election; Trump’s campaign has labeled the film 'election interference'; Abbasi aims to provide a humanistic view of Trump, contrasting the myth surrounding him; the film includes a controversial scene depicting a rape allegation from Ivana Trump; the cast emphasizes the importance of empathy in storytelling; Abbasi expresses concern over the film's reception and the implications for freedom of speech in the US.
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https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3277438/why-making-donald-trump-movie-apprentice-was-pretty-crazy-beginning-end?module=latest&pgtype=homepage
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