The apprentice upcoming film
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‘The Apprentice’: The origin story of Donald Trump, a man lacking his own ideology
There are countless potential films about the controversial figure and complex life of Donald Trump, and The Apprentice, directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, is just one of them. It is by no means the definitive portrayal, and perhaps it is one of the least damaging for the former president at a pivotal moment in his life, especially as he seeks to win the U.S. election in just a few weeks.
However, Abbasi’s work, co-written by political audiovisual specialist Gabriel Sherman, offers enough political, social, and dramatic intrigue to warrant attention. It provides a glimpse into the making of a deeply flawed man who, despite everything he says and does, continues to attract a legion of devoted fans willing to go to great lengths for him — including helping him become the leader of the most influential country in the world for a second time.
The film is clearly divided into two almost equal halves, reflecting the eras in which it takes place: the 1970s under Richard Nixon and the 1980s und
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The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice is gorier and more gruesome than you’d expect for a film about the former president. A Frankenstein-style origin story, the movie, opening in theaters Friday, stars a golden-haired Sebastian Stan as Trump and a very bronzed Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, the menacing lawyer who molded Trump into his likeness. There’s a scene featuring Trump on an operating table as his scalp is sliced open and sewn back together, an overt nod to Mary Shelley’s monster. The film’s Trump pops diet pills, gets plastic surgery, and, in the movie’s most controversial sequence, sexually assaults his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova)—script details rooted in research by The Apprenticescreenwriter (and VF special correspondent) Gabe Sherman.
As Sherman explains, Trump and Cohn were such unconventional characters in real life—Trump, a Diet Coke–swilling germaphobe, and Cohn, who loved slathering bacon in cream cheese and kept a stuffed frog collection—that dramatizing them didn’t require much stretching. “Obviously it was a challenge to write the scrip
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Donald Trump
President of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
For other uses, see Donald Trump (disambiguation).
Donald Trump | |
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Inaugural portrait, 2025 | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| Vice President | JD Vance |
| Preceded by | Joe Biden |
| In office January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| Vice President | Mike Pence |
| Preceded by | Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | Joe Biden |
| Born | Donald John Trump (1946-06-14) June 14, 1946 (age 78) Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present) |
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| Parents | |
| Relatives | Trump family |
| Residence | White House |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and busin
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