Trump aims to file a lawsuit “to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers” Donald Trump’s team has vowed to sue over a biopic about his early years that includes rape, erectile dysfunction, and ruthless betrayal, but the makers said on Tuesday the film allowed viewers to feel “sympathy” with the ex-president. “The Apprentice,” which premiered Monday at the Cannes Film Festival, traces Trump’s origins as an ambitious young property developer in 1970s and 1980s New York. READ : Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival Sebastian Stan, best known for Marvel superhero films, stars as Trump, while Jeremy Strong of “Succession” fame plays his ruthless mentor and attorney Roy Cohn.
Both received glowing reviews from critics. The film offers a nuanced account of Trump, depicted as an ambitious but naive social climber in the first half before his decency is eroded as he learns the dark arts of dealmaking and power. “Donald’s team should wait to watch the movie before they start suing us,” director Ali Abbasi told reporters in Cannes.
“I don’t necessarily think this is a movie that he would dislike...
I think he would be surprised,” Abbasi said. But Trump’s campaign communications director Steven Cheung said a lawsuit would be filed “to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers.” “This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked,” added Cheung in a statemen.
