Sebastian Stan was a dead ringer for a young Donald Trump in a first look image at his new film The Apprentice.
The actor, 41, stars as the US president in the upcoming movie directed by filmmaker Ali Abbasi which is set in the 70s and 90s.
Appearing alongside Sebastian is Succession star Jeremy Strong who portrays lawyer Roy Cohn who represented Trump during his early business career.
In the still from the film, Sebastian and Jeremy sit alongside each other in the back of a car as Trump takes a phone call.
Dressed in a three-piece cream suit, Sebastian also sported a blonde wig to recreate Trump’s famous hairstyle.
Sebastian Stan was a dead ringer for a young Donald Trump in a first look image at his new film The Apprentice alongside Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn
The actor, 41, stars as the US president in the upcoming movie directed by filmmaker Ali Abbasi which is set in the 70s and 90s (Trump pictured in 1985)
Jeremy wore a light grey suit with a white shirt and navy tie as he looked at his co-star with a stern expression.
The Apprentice will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May where it will be up for the coveted Palm d’Or Award.
Production on The Apprentice began in late November.
The film follows Trump in the ’70s and ’80s as he attempts to establish his real estate empire on the back of his father Fred Trump’s properties.
The Apprentice is being directed by the Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who shot the critically acclaimed Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider (2022).
Succession star Jeremy Strong, who will portray disgraced — and eventually disbarred — lawyer Roy Cohn, will be prominently featured as the younger Trump’s mentor.
He was later disbarred in 1986 for defrauding a dying client.
Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova, 27, will play Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana Trump.
Sebastian stars as Trump (right) in the 70s and 80s while Jeremy portrays his lawyer Roy Cohn (left, in 1983)
The film follows Trump in the ’70s and ’80s as he attempts to establish his real estate empire on the back of his father Fred Trump’s properties (Trump pictured in 1985)
The Apprentice will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May where it will be up for the coveted Palm d’Or Award (Trump pictured in 1980)
Variety initially reported that the film’s title would be The Student, adding that a logline for the forthcoming film described it as ‘an exploration of power and ambition set in a world of corruption and deceit.
‘It’s a mentor-protégé 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.’
The screenplay for the film was penned by writer Gabriel Sherman, who authored the 2014 book The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News – and Divided a Country.
The book was subsequently adapted into the 2019 Showtime miniseries The Loudest Voice.
Sebastian is surging professionally, having garnered nominations for an Emmy and Golden Globe after playing the role of Tommy Lee in Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, which hit Hulu in 2022.
Sebastian is surging professionally, having garnered nominations for an Emmy and Golden Globe after playing the role of Tommy Lee in Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, which hit Hulu in 2022
Last year, Stan was in multiple movies, including Dumb Money, Sharper and Ghosted.
Stan, who has also been seen in multiple MCU films playing Bucky ‘Winter Soldier’ Barnes, is the latest in a line of performers who have played Trump.
Few of those have been for dramatic productions, with the most recent being Irish actor Brendan Gleeson in the 2020 Showtime miniseries The Comey Rule.
Trump has been spoofed for decades on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, with actors including Alec Baldwin, Darrell Hammond, Jason Sudeikis, Taran Killam and the late Phil Hartman playing the role at different points.
Trump remains battling multiple legal cases in multiple states as he remains the favorite to garner the Republican presidential nomination next year.
