Sebastian Stan is receiving praise from his fellow Hollywood actors after Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice. While the film is being called a political project by Donald Trump, a lot has happened since its release, including threats from the president-elect.
Meanwhile, during the screening of The Apprentice held recently in Los Angeles, lead actor, Stan expressed that he has received a lot of love from some of the biggest names in the Hollywood film industry.
The Devil All the Time actor emphasized that the names include actors, directors, producers, as well as writers, all of whom have seen the film.
Sebastian Stan added that he recently received an offer from Variety to work on the show Actors on Actors this Friday; However, the Marvel Cinematic Universe star couldn’t find anyone to sit across from him.
Sebastian Stan spoke to the audience, saying, “They were too afraid to talk about this movie, so I couldn’t do it.”
The Emmy-nominated Pam & Tommy actor then also said he wasn’t pointing at any specific people, making the situation clear: “We couldn’t get ahead of the publicists or the people representing them,” because they Was very afraid to talk about the subject. About the life of Donald Trump.
At the recently held screening, The Last Full Measure actor was present along with The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi.
Hearing Sebastian Stan’s words, Adam McKay, best known as the director of Don’t Look Up and Vice, posted on X (formerly Twitter) saying, “This is disgusting.”
He then added that “the only way to deal with what is to come is through extreme solidarity.” Adding to this move by A-listers seems like the exact opposite.
Even director Abbasi posted his sentiments on social media: “This is what we are against!”
The Apprentice is a movie that talks about the early days of Donald Trump. Here viewers will learn about all the major events that occurred in the life of a young Trump, who follows only the words of ruthless Republican lawyer and ex-Joe McCarthy bagman Roy Cohn.
While Sebastian Stan plays Trump, Jeremy Strong plays Roy Cohn.
The Apprentice is scheduled to release on 11 October 2024.
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