The Apprentice

The story of how a young Donald Trump started his real estate business in New York during the 1970s and '80s.

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How ‘The Apprentice’ Producer James Shani Wants to Reshape the Business of Film Distribution

He shares what he learned from backing the hot-button Donald Trump movie and why he thinks going to the cinema should be an event "like going to a Laker game."

Gabriel Sherman, Who Trump Calls a “Lowlife and Talentless Hack,” Opens Up About Writing ‘The Apprentice’

The screenwriter says his worst fear was the biopic would be a "two-hour version of 'Saturday Night Live.'"

Ali Abbasi cites "fucked up financing structure" for The Apprentice's initial Trump supporter backing

Ali Abbasi cites "fucked up financing structure" for The Apprentice's initial Trump supporter backing

‘The Apprentice’ Director on Possibility of Future Trump Threats: “Bring It On”

The former president's legal team slapped the movie with a cease and desist letter shortly after its Cannes world premiere but has seemingly remained quiet about the film before its U.S. release date, less than one month before the election.

‘The Apprentice’ Producer Recalls Fixing Donald Trump’s Image on 2000s Show

‘He would fire the absolute wrong person,’ the producer added. ‘[He] had no idea what was going on, and he would just make something up.’

Trump movie The Apprentice meets its Kickstarter goal in less than a day

Trump movie The Apprentice meets its Kickstarter goal in less than a day

‘The Apprentice’ Producers Explain Why They Need a Kickstarter Campaign

Daniel Bekerman and Amy Baer talk about the legal threats from Trump that spooked distributors and why crowdfunding was right for their film: "We wanted to do whatever we could to make sure that the movie was seen."

Trump Film ‘The Apprentice’ Set for Private Toronto Fest Screening

Trump’s origin story by director Ali Abbasi will get a Canadian premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival, so producers arranged their own invite-only TIFF Lightbox screening on Sept. 5.

‘The Apprentice’ Critics Praise Sebastian Stan in “Donald Trump Movie You Never Knew You Needed”

The film, which looks at the tycoon-turned-president's relationship with political fixer Roy Cohn in the '70s and '80s, premiered at Cannes on Monday.

Donald Trump Movie ‘The Apprentice’ Shocks Cannes, Receives Nearly Eight-Minute Standing Ovation

"There is no nice metaphorical way to deal with the rising wave of fascism," director Ali Abbasi said when asked why he wanted to make the film about the former president's rise to power in 1980s America. "I think it's time to make movies relevant. It's time to make movies political again."

Ali Abbasi’s Trump Drama ‘The Apprentice,’ Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Kinds of Kindness’ Set for Cannes Competition

New films from Sean Baker, Andrea Arnold, David Cronenberg, Paolo Sorrentino, Jacques Audiard and Jia Zhang-Ke are also in the running for this year's Palme d'Or.