It ’s a far vociferation from any impersonation you ’ll see onSNL .
Warning: Discussion of rape.
Behold, we have the first clip of Sebastian Stan as former president and convicted felon Donald Trump.
Theofficialdescription for the movie reads, “A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy 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.”
Already you might think that this sounds a little bit too laden with praise for a biopic about arapist, but I digress. The first clip from the movie has now been released, showing Jeremy’s Roy attempting to coach Sebastian’s Trump through a phone call with a journalist.
The scene shows Roy encouraging Trump to over-hype up his plans for the Commodore Hotel — Trump’s first major real estate deal — which he obtained in real life with the help of somefakepaperwork, which wound up costing NYC over $410 million inforgonerevenue.
My immediate thought is that both actors are far too good looking.
However, Sebastian’s voice does sound close to how Trump’s actually did at the time — as you can tell inthis clipof the felon from 1980.
The Apprenticehas generally received positive reviews, and stands at 73% onRotten Tomatoes. One reviewer forTheWrapcalled it a “Frankenstein tale in which the mad doctor creates a monster and then loses control of it.”
Trump’s campaign has threatenedlegal actionover the movie, which features a scene in which he rapes his then-wife Ivana, played by Maria Bakalova (IvanaaccusedTrump of rape in her divorce deposition). Indeed, the film struggled tofind a buyerand is currently holding aKickstarterfor an expanded theatrical run.
The Apprenticeis scheduled to release on Oct. 11.
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