The Apprentice
Interview
The surprise Golden Globe winner tells IndieWire why the industry remains "apprehensive" about his Donald Trump role, and he dishes on new indie projects with Mungiu and Justin Kurzel.
"I would just encourage everybody to be as politically incorrect as their heart desires," Penn said while also applauding Ali Abbasi’s daring Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice.”
Exclusive
Sebastian Stan’s Variety ‘Actors on Actors’ Halted Because No Other Talent Wants to Talk About Trump
No talent that could be paired with him for the video series wants to address Trump or Stan's film "The Apprentice" at all, Stan said. Variety has now confirmed this to IndieWire.
Ali Abbasi Says He’s ‘Available to Talk’ After Donald Trump Rips ‘The Apprentice’ as a ‘Hatchet Job’
The former president called "the people involved" in the feature "human scum."
The film premiered at Cannes and nearly lost its distribution until Briarcliff Entertainment stepped in to ensure the American public saw Trump's origin story.
Director of photography Kasper Tuxen talks about liberating himself from the "rules" of cinematography to make an ambitious period film with limited resources.
Filmmaker Interview
The director of "The Apprentice" tells IndieWire about the parallels between Stanley Kubrick's antihero and the former president as played by Sebastian Stan.
Hair department head Michelle Côté and director Ali Abbasi tell IndieWire about their approach to Sebastian Stan's look in their new biopic.
Filmmaker Interview
Journalist and screenwriter Gabriel Sherman takes IndieWire on his rollercoaster ride of getting his Roy Cohn-as-Trump mentor movie to the big screen.
RED CARPET
Stan, Strong, and co-star Maria Bakalova speak to IndieWire at the film's NYC premiere.
RED CARPET
Abbasi, though, is "super excited" for the former President and convicted felon to see his new film.
Trailer
Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova co-star in Ali Abbasi's buzzy festival breakout biopic.
