The apprentice
Miami Film Fest: Sebastian Stan Set for Precious Gem Award and Live ‘Awards Chatter’ Pod
Sebastian Stan, a best actor contender this awards season for two performances that have brought him widespread acclaim — he plays a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice and a man with neurofibromatosis who undergoes facial reconstructive surgery in A Different Man — will receive the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival […]
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Jeremy Strong Reveals Frog Scene That Didn’t End Up in Donald Trump Biopic ‘The Apprentice’
Jeremy Strong is known for his serious, in-depth approach to playing characters, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t have a little fun with his role as notorious lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn in the upcoming film The Apprentice, which focuses on Cohn’s mentorship of a young Donald Trump (played by Sebastian Stan). The Succession […]
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Beyond Fest Lineup Includes ‘Salem’s Lot’, ‘Speed’ Reunion and Trump Origin Story ‘The Apprentice’
The long-awaited unveiling of Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot, the west coast premiere of Terrifier 3, a 30th anniversary Speed reunion with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, and focus on filmmakers Sam Raimi and Shane Black are among the many highlights of the 12th edition of Beyond Fest, which will hit Los Angeles starting Sept. 25. […]
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‘The Apprentice’ Trailer: Roy Cohn Teaches Donald Trump His Rules to Win
Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice released its first trailer on Tuesday ahead of the much-discussed movie’s October release. The film, from director Ali Abbasi and writer Gabriel Sherman, follows Sebastian Stan as a young Trump under the mentorship of Jeremy Strong’s Roy Cohn. In the trailer, Trump and Cohn are shown meeting, with Trump saying […]
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Trump Film ‘The Apprentice’ Set for Private Toronto Fest Screening
The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s hot-button film about the young Donald Trump, never got an official invite to screen at the Toronto Film Festival and is headed to the Atlantic Film Festival for its Canadian fest premiere. So producers of the film, written by Trump chronicler Gabriel Sherman and starring Sebastian Stan as the future president, have arranged an invite-only private […]
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Jeremy Strong Coaches Sebastian Stan’s Donald Trump on Speaking With the Press in ‘The Apprentice’ Clip
In a new clip from The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s biopic on the rise of Donald Trump, Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) coaches the aspiring tycoon (portrayed by Sebastian Stan) on speaking with the press. “Hi Judy, this is Donald Trump. Very excited, very excited to talk to you,” says Trump over the phone. “Be excited, be […]
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The Awards Pundits: Feinberg and Keegan on Telluride’s Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
In keeping with annual tradition, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg and senior editor (film) Rebecca Keegan huddled at the end of this year’s Telluride Film Festival to discuss their Labor Day weekend in the Rockies. (Please note: THR will now be posting a written back-and-forth of this sort every month under the […]
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Donald Trump Movie ‘The Apprentice’ to Launch Kickstarter to Stay on More Screens
The release plans for the long-embattled Donald Trump movie The Apprentice have taken another turn as the filmmakers, who are coming off a warm reception at the Telluride Film Festival, are launching a Kickstarter campaign. The crowdfunding campaign, titled “Release the Apprentice,” will aim to “lend additional support in order to keep the film in […]
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Telluride: ‘The Apprentice’ Filmmakers Discuss Blind Criticisms of Their Movie, Offer to Screen It for Trump, Think He Will Like It
On Sunday morning, just hours after the North American premiere of The Apprentice — a film about the relationship between Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn that everyone in the film community has been talking about for months — the principal creators of the film sat down with The Hollywood Reporter for their first stateside […]
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Telluride: Don’t Bet Against Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong’s Oscar Prospects for Trump Origin Story ‘The Apprentice’
The Apprentice, the Donald Trump origin story that everyone in the film community and beyond has been talking and speculating about, had its North American premiere at the Telluride Film Festival’s Galaxy Theatre on Saturday night. The stateside unveiling comes three months after its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and just days after […]
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Is Hollywood Afraid of Political Movies?
“I think it’s time to make movies relevant,” said Ali Abbasi to the cheering crowd at the May 20 Cannes premiere of his Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice. “It’s time to make movies political again.” Hollywood doesn’t seem to be listening. Despite the enthusiastic response to The Apprentice internationally — the film, starring Sebastian Stan as […]
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Donald Trump Used Racial Slur on ‘The Apprentice’ Set and Other Revelations From Producer’s Tell-All
Twenty years after The Apprentice debuted on NBC, putting the catchphrase “You’re fired” on the nation’s lips and starring Donald Trump, the expansive nondisclosure agreements signed by its producers are beginning to expire. This week, one of the show’s top producers during seasons one and two is sharing previously unheard details — just as Trump’s […]
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