Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong 's The Apprentice just trumped the competition at Cannes. On Monday, Stan stood alongside his cast and crew members as they took in a nearly 10-minute standing ovation -- one of the longest of the festival thus far -- after the movie from director Ali Abbasi made its world premiere at the famed film festival. In the film, Stan stars as a 1980s-era Donald Trump while Maria Bakalova -- known for her work in Borat 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy 3 -- plays his first wife, Ivana.
The film also stars Succession 's Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Martin Donovan as Donald Trump's father, Fred. According to Deadline , the crowd was uproarious for as long as 11 minutes -- although other outlets report the applause went on for closer to eight minutes -- with Abbasi bowing and even purportedly FaceTiming Strong, who is in New York for his Broadway play, An Enemy of the People . Also in the audience was Cate Blanchett , who was caught partaking in the post-screening celebration, cheering for the film's cast and crew in photos and videos posted to social media Monday afternoon.
" The Apprentice is an exploration of power and ambition set in a world of corruption and deceit. It's a mentor-protege story that charts the origins of an American dynasty. Filled with larger than life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers," read a statement about the film when Stan's casting was announced .
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