Sebastian Stan Becomes Donald Trump in First Trailer for Provocative Origin StoryThe Apprentice

Mar. 15, 2025

Sebastian Stantransforms into a youngDonald Trumpin the first trailer forThe Apprentice.

In the drama, the actor, 42, portrays Trump, 78, during an era decades before his presidency.

The Apprenticealso starsOscar-nominatedBorat 2actressMaria BakalovaasIvana Trump, whodied in 2022, plusSuccessionstarJeremy Strongas lawyer Roy Cohn, who died in 1986.

According to a synopsis, “A young Donald Trump (Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today.”

“Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé — someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.”

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice”.APPRENTICE PRODUCTIONS ONTARIO INC. / PROFILE PRODUCTIONS 2 APS / TAILORED FILMS LTD. 2023

APPRENTICE PRODUCTIONS ONTARIO INC. / PROFILE PRODUCTIONS 2 APS / TAILORED FILMS LTD. 2023

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The Marvel actor previously playedTommy LeeoppositeLily JamesasPamela Andersonin Hulu’s 2022Pam & Tommyseries.

TheApprenticetitle, of course, mirrors that ofthe reality showTrump starred on for NBC, which ran for 15 seasons from 2004 to 2017.

Maria Bakalova and Sebastian Stan in “The Apprentice”.Pief Weyman/Briarcliff Entertainment

Pief Weyman/Briarcliff Entertainment

AfterThe Apprenticehas its world premiere in May at theCannes Film Festival, Steven Cheung, a communications director for the Trump campaign, said in a statement thatthey would “address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers" that are in the film.

The Apprenticeis in theaters Oct. 11.

source: people.com