Donald Trump’s film “The Apprentice” will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
‘the Apprentice’
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It’s official: Donald Trump — or at least a fictionalized version of him — is heading to Cannes.
On Thursday, the prestigious French film festival revealed its official film selections for 2024 in Paris, and the film by Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi. the Apprentice It was among the titles revealed for the event’s main competition.
The biographical drama stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, and explores his career as an ambitious real estate mogul in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s. The film is described as the story of a mentor and protégé that documents the beginning of an American dynasty and deals with themes including power, corruption, and deception. It delves into the relationship between Trump and Roy Cohn, the New York City prosecutor often remembered for his work with Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Second Red Scare.
The official film log says: “the Apprentice It is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts the rise to power of a young Donald Trump through a Faustian bargain with the influential right-wing lawyer and political reformer Roy Cohn.
In addition to the hype of the movie, it is a must-see. Succession Star Jeremy Strong appears opposite Stan in Cohn’s co-starring role. And it gets better: Maria Bakalova, unforgettable for her stunning performance in Borat Subsequent MoviefilmShe plays Ivana Trump. Veteran actor Martin Donovan is the father of Donald Fred Trump.
The film’s producers released a still image of the film on Thursday, following the Cannes announcement. The photo shows an intense stare at a young Trump who appears terrified.
Principal photography for the Apprentice It began in November 2023 and finished on January 28, 2024, marking a sprint through post-production to get it ready for its premiere at Cannes in May. Many in the industry believed the film would likely be released at the Venice or Toronto Film Festivals in the fall.
Abbasi was born in Iran and has resided in Denmark, where he has studied filmmaking, since the mid-2000s. Its first feature, ChileanThe artistic horror film premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival, to strong reviews. He unveiled his second film borderAt Cannes Film Festival 2018, winner of the Un Certain Regard section prize. The film was later selected as Sweden’s entry to the Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Its latest features, Holy spiderThe harrowing thriller about a real-life serial killer who targeted sex workers in Iran has been elevated to main competition at Cannes in 2022. The film’s star, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, won the festival’s Best Actress award, and the film was selected as the official film For Denmark. Oscar entry, making the shortlist.
Abbasi’s face the Apprentice From a text by Gabriel Sherman, who wrote a biography of Fox News founder Roger Ailes, Loudest sound in the roomwas the basis of the 2019 Showtime miniseries Loudest voicestarring Russell Crowe.
Stan’s career has been on the rise in recent years, but he has some huge shoes to fill – big, beautiful shoes (Trump’s vote) – At Donald’s residence. The actor received an Emmy nomination for his role as drummer Tommy Lee in the Hulu biographical series Pam and Tommy Opposite Lily James as Pamela Anderson. His other credits include the Sony film of the year Dumb moneyDisney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the 2017 fact-based film I’m Tonya.
My producer the Apprentice They are Daniel Beckerman of Scythia Films (Canada), Jacob Garrick of Profile Pictures (Denmark), Ruth Tracey and Julian Ford of Tailored Films (Ireland), and Abbasi and Louis Tesne of the Film Institute (Denmark). Executive producing are Amy Bayer, Mark H. Rappaport, Emmanuel Nunez, Josh Marks, Grant S. Johnson, Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Thorsten Schumacher, Niamh Fagan, Gaby Sherman, Lee Broda and James Chaney.
The 77th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 14 to 25.
