May 18, 2025 5:33 pm

Sebastian Stan Comments on His Academy Award Nominator for 'The Apprentice'
Sebastian Stan Comments on His Academy Award Nominator for 'The Apprentice'

Sebastian Stan Comments on His Academy Award Nominator for ‘The Apprentice’

Months before Donald Trump secured a second Presidential term, the Sebastian Stan-led The Apprentice premiered at Cannes. Stan stars as Trump in Ali Abassa’s biopic that follows the US President’s early career as a real estate businessman in 1970s and 1980s New York City, focusing on his relationship with influential and controversial attorney Roy Cohn, who later became Trump’s mentor. Right from the start, the film sparked its share of criticism from Trump critics (who argued the movie humanized Trump) and the divisive President and his camp, alike.

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​Sebastian Stan has earned his first-ever Oscar nod for his portrayal of the polarizing Donald Trump. Read More