Sebastian Stan is on an absolute tear this fall, making appearances in acclaimed indies like A24’s “A Different Man” and the more recent young Donald Trump biopic, “The Apprentice,” evincing his range beyond superhero films. Of course, he’s made his name on his long-running role as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Solider in the Marvel universe films, having played the character in five movies, one TV series, and a seventh film on the way with next summer’s “Thunderbolts*” film.

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The film hasn’t even made it to theaters yet, and there is plenty of controversy for the new movie, “The Apprentice.” The film has garnered a controversial reputation because it focuses on Donald Trump’s early career, well before becoming a political lightning rod. But with a release secured, the film is finally making its way to theaters. 

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As seen in the trailer, “The Apprentice” tells the story of a younger Trump as he begins to make a name for himself in 1970s New York City.

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You may or may not have been paying attention to the drama surrounding the film, “The Apprentice.” Debuting earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, the film is the touted “Donald Trump origin story” drama. Directed by Dutch/Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbas (“Holy Spider,” “Border”), the drama stars Sebastian Stan as the future president and Jeremy Strong as his consigliere and mentor Roy Cohn. Cohn is known as one of the worst bad-faith operators in the conservative moment.

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Happy post-conviction day? Yesterday, Donald Trump became the first former American President to be convicted of felony crimes as a jury found him guilty on all 34 charges in his scheme to influence the 2016 election with his hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels who said the two engaged in sex while he was married to his current wife (oh, and he has three more criminal cases to deal with too). Trump has also been in the news for the film, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan, which premiered at the recent Cannes Film Festival to solid reviews.

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Five years ago, Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi broke out internationally with the Oscar-nominated “Border,” a thorny little beast of a fable about love, complicity, and guilt. His latest prods at some of the same themes, although the thorny little beast at the center of “The Apprentice” is far from a fictional creature of fables. 

Abbasi’s newest chronicles the rise of former American president Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) through his relationship with lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong).

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As the 77th Cannes Film Festival gets underway, there are plenty of obvious frontrunners for the coveted Palme d’Or. But don’t count out Ali Abbasi‘s “The Apprentice” as a dark horse pick to win the festival’s top prize. The latest film from the “Holy Spider” director (a film that won Best Actress at the 2022 fest) is quite the pivot for the Iranian-Danish filmmaker: a ’70s-set period piece about the professional relationship between a young Donald Trump and NYC lawyer Roy Cohn.

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CANNES – The jury president is almost always center stage at the official jury press conference, but with a Cannes Film Festival facing a number of political headwinds this year’s ringleader was truly in the crossfire. Luckily, Greta Gerwig was more than up to the challenge. And, frankly, we’d expect nothing less.

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Despite a jury that features Lily Gladstone, J.A.

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The 2024 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled this morning, meaning there will be many first looks at some of the year’s most anticipated films. The most notable of the day is a first-look image of Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his legal enforcer Roy Cohn in Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice.”

Screening in competition at Cannes, “The Apprentice,” is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire.

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How’s this for intriguing? Deadline reports that Sebastian Stan will star as a young Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” Ali Abbasi‘s feature follow-up to last year’s “Holy Spider.” And Stan isn’t the only big name to sign on to Abbasi’s new movie: “Succession” star Jeremy Strong is also on board to play attorney Roy Cohn, while Maria Bakalova will play Trump’s first wife, Ivanka.

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