Final Proof That Sebastian Stan’s ‘The Apprentice’ Won’t Sugar-coat Anything, Could Deal Huge Damage to Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign

SUMMARY

• The upcoming Sebastian Stan starrer The Apprentice has been courting controversy ever since it was announced due to lead role.
• Based on Donald Trump's time as a businessman in the '70s and '80s, the film has been controversial for its depiction of the current Presidential candidate.
• With the election on the horizon and the film getting an R-rating, fans are sure that The Apprentice will be a no holds barred depiction of the former POTUS.

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It is an election year and the race has seen some bizarre turn of events with changing candidates and assassination attempts. However, the one thing that seems to be sure is that the Donald Trump biopic starring Sebastian Stan will be an unhinged portrayal of the former POTUS.

The film The Apprentice has been at the center of controversy due to the timing of the release and the depiction of Trump. While the film struggled to find distributors in North America, it has finally been reportedly granted an R-rating, leading fans to believe that the film will not be sugarcoating Trump’s journey.

Sebastian Stan’s Donald Trump Biopic The Apprentice Gets An R-Rating

Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in The Apprentice | Credits: Briarcliff Entertainment

The MCU’s Winter Soldier seems to have moved on from being a political pawn to being the man in charge of The Apprentice. Sebastian Stan plays former POTUS and present Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming biopic. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes International Film Festival and will reportedly be released in October.

The film has been at the center of controversies due to rumored depictions of the former President. According to Variety, the film reportedly drew audible gasps from the audience at Cannes when Trump was shown to have s*xually assaulted his ex-wife Ivana Trump, which the makers allege was taken from Ivana Trump’s divorce statements.

Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice | Credits: Briarcliff Entertainment

The controversies and multiple lawsuits from Trump’s presidential campaign and others have not deterred the film from getting a release. Despite fans’ fear that the film might have watered down the former POTUS’ depiction, the news that the film will be rated R has given them some hope.

With the film release in October before the elections and the campaign being underway, the unhinged nature of the film and its R-rating might affect Trump’s candidature. Will it invariably lead to a potential loss in the election is yet to be seen.

The Apprentice Director Invited Donald Trump To Watch The Film

Donald Trump on The Apprentice | Credits: NBC

While the world waits to watch the controversial Sebastian Stan starrer The Apprentice, its subject Donald Trump seems not to be too happy with the film’s existence. According to HuffPost, the former president was rumored to have sent a cease and desist letter to the makers of the film against the release.

However, director Ali Abbasi has claimed that he has only received positive responses to the film and even invited Donald Trump to watch it. He said during its Cannes premiere (via Variety),

I don’t necessarily think that this is a movie he would dislike. I don’t necessarily think he would like it. I think he would be surprised, you know? And like I’ve said before, I would offer to go and meet him wherever he wants and talk about the context of the movie, have a screening, and have a chat afterwards if that’s interesting to anyone at the Trump campaign.

The makers of the film were reportedly sued by Trump’s presidential campaign for maligning the politician’s image and was also the subject of a lawsuit by billionaire Dan Snyder, who reportedly donated money to the production of the film, assuming it would be a positive portrayal of the former President (via The New Daily).

The Apprentice is set to open in cinemas on October 11.

Written by Nishanth A

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Nishanth A is a Media, English and Psychology graduate from Bangalore. He is an avid DC fanboy and loves the films of Christopher Nolan. He has published over 1,000 articles on FandomWire. When he's not fixating on the entire filmography of a director, he tries to write and direct films.