The Big Picture In the 1970s and 1980s, Donald Trump was best known for being a successful real estate mogul, and now a new biographical film by Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi seeks to explore Trump's rise in the real estate business in the aforementioned period under the guidance of Roy Cohn.
“ The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn.” The image offers a perfect window into the period and the relationship between Trump and Cohn as they can be seen sitting at the back of a car sharing an interesting moment. Succession's number one boy, Jeremy Strong, plays Cohn, rocking a suit and a buzzcut, while Sebastian Stanbrings Trump to life in his suit and signature comb-over hairstyle. Through the car's windows, one can see what's unmistakably New York, but what's going on inside it is the real story.
Who Is Behind The Apprentice? Close The film hails from Iran-born Danish filmmaker, Abbasi. He directed the film from a script by Gabriel Sherman. Stan is known for his role as Captain Bucky Barnes in the MCU, but his career spans genres and mediums. He plays a young and ambitious Trump who is known for his unique persona and voice. Strong plays Cohn, who was a lawyer and commonly described as Trump's fixer.