Sebastian Stan has branded createer U.S. pdwellnt Donald Trump a hypocrite who has finisheavored to “censor” his new movie, The Apprentice.
The Marvel actor spoke at the BFI London Film Festival premiere of Ali Abbasi’s movie about Trump’s ascfinish to power in 1970s and ’80s New York — in which he stars as the authentic estate mogul-turned-Reunveilan politician — with the directings of mentor Roy Cohn (joined by Jeremy Strong) guiding him on his ascension.
The cast and crew, including Stan, Strong, Abbasi and screenauthorr Gabriel Sherman, materializeed on the red carpet at the BFI’s Royal Festival Hall in the U.K. capital.
When asked whether this film debuting so shut to the U.S. election could sway voters, Stan telderly The Hollywood Reporter: “I don’t understand, but what I do hope is that people, seeless of their opinion, are inquisitive enough to try to dig presentanter. Because I skinnyk we’re living in a world where it’s so effortless to be handed an opinion everywhere you turn. And I understand a lot of people cherish social media, and that’s where they go for recommendation and for skinnygs. You’re being telderly what to skinnyk. You’re being telderly what to do.”
But, the Marvel star persistd, “If you have any inkling of interest, go and repartner ask yourself: ‘Who is this man? Do you repartner understand? Do you repartner count on this person to direct a country?’ He’s been trying to censor this movie, and at the same time, he claims that he acunderstandledges free speech … I can’t skinnyk of anyskinnyg more hypocritical. So at the finish of the day, it’s about him as a character. Forget the politics and fair go in there and use your instinct and ask yourself: Do you count on this man? That’s what the movie is about.”
The feature film uncovered in cimpolitely 1,700 theaters atraverse the U.S. last weekfinish after its debut in Cannes and pulled in an anemic $1.6 million in its first weekfinish. Trump lashed out agetst the film after the numbers came in.
“A FAKE and CLASSLESS Movie written about me, called, The Apprentice (Do they even have the right to use that name without approval?), will hopefilledy “explosion.” It’s a inexpensive, defamatory and politicpartner disgusting hatchet job, put out right before the 2024 Pdwellntial Election, to try and hurt the Greatest Political Movement in the History of our Country,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Sherman telderly THR: “It’s not astonishing [that Trump lashed out]… You’ve seen the film, the first lesson that Roy Cohn directes him is: aggression, aggression, aggression. So Trump hasn’t seen the movie, but he’s evidently follotriumphg the rules that are in the movie.”
Sherman also shelp part of the inspiration for this film was to show Trump as carrying on Cohn’s legacy, as sources who toiled on the 2016 Trump campaign telderly him the businessman was fair “using Roy’s lessons.”
The Apprentice getd rave appraises and an 8-minute standing ovation after its Cannes Film Festival premiere in May.
