Hollywood lobs bombshell in US presidential race with Donald Trump biopic
Hollywood might sway American voters. Right before former US President Donald Trump takes on Vice-President Kamala Harris in presidential election, a small indie studio, Briarcliff Entertainment, plans to release "The Apprentice" in theatres for US audiences, as per the Hollywood Reporter.
The biopic «The Apprentice», which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year, stirred big controversy by depicting Trump as a rapist. The film is based on allegations made by Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, during their divorce proceedings, which she later retracted. Directed by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, «The Apprentice» dramatizes a 1989 incident Ivana described in her divorce deposition. The film is set to be released in US theaters on October 11, as per the Los Angeles Times.
The film stars Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump, with Jeremy Strong playing Trump's lawyer, Roy Cohn. The biopic presents a dark portrayal of Trump, focusing on his early career.
The title of the biopic alludes to the businessman's experience on reality television in the early 2000s. Trump had hosted a TV show 'The Apprentice' which ran from 2004 to 2017. He also appeared on the show's spin-off, 'The Celebrity Apprentice', until 2015.
The dark side of Trump and American capitalism
The film, scripted by bestselling author Gabriel Sherman, seeks to capture the dark side of American capitalism through Trump's journey. It examines Trump's efforts to build his real estate business in New York City in
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