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A film set to focus on Donald Trump’s real estate business in the 1970s and 1980s is in the works, and Sebastian Stan has been cast to play the twice-impeached former President of the United States. Production on the film began this week.
The project is set to be directed by Cannes prize-winning Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who is known for his films Shelley (2016), Border (2018), and Holy Spider (2022). Abbasi also directed two episodes of the hit HBO series The Last of Us.
Billed as an exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice will examine Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn.
It’s a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of a major American dynasty. Filled with larger-than-life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers. [via Deadline]
Stan, 41 years old, is best known for his longtime role as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which he first played in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avengers. Stan will next be seen as the character in the 2025 film Thunderbolts.
Stan isn’t only known for his franchise work, however, as he’s also appeared in films such as The Martian, Logan Lucky, I, Tonya, and Fresh, and the hit Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, which saw him feature as controversial rock star Tommy Lee.
In addition to Stan as Trump, The Apprentice is also set to feature former Succession lead Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, Trump’s infamous former lawyer, and Marie Bakalova, known for her roles in the Borat sequel and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, as Trump’s first wife Ivana.
Despite the fact that he’s currently embroiled in four criminal cases that involve dozens of criminal charges, Trump is, once again, running for President of the United States in 2024.