Instantly off the again of its inclusion within the Cannes competitors line-up, Ali Abbasi‘s The Apprentice has dropped a primary look of Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Sturdy as Roy Cohn.
Billed as an exploration of energy and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice will look at Trump’s efforts to construct his actual property enterprise in New York within the ’70s and ’80s, additionally digging into his relationship with notorious lawyer Cohn. It’s a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of a serious American dynasty. Stuffed with bigger than life characters, it is going to reveal the ethical and human value of a tradition outlined by winners and losers.
Maria Bakalova is starring as Ivana Trump and Martin Donovan is Fred Trump Senior within the film from Iranian-Danish director Abbasi, who most just lately had Holy Spider in Cannes competitors.
Previously hour, Abbasi’s film has been revealed as a part of the Cannes choice alongside the likes of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds and Andrea Arnold’s Hen.
Producers are Daniel Bekerman for Scythia Movies (Canada), Jacob Jarek for Profile Footage (Denmark), Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde for Tailor-made Movies (Eire), alongside Abbasi and Louis Tisne for Movie Institute (Denmark). EPs are Amy Baer, Mark H. Rapaport, Emanuel Nunez, Josh Marks, Grant S. Johnson, Phil Hunt and Compton Ross, Thorsten Schumacher, Niamh Fagan, Gabe Sherman, Lee Broda and James Shani.