I’ve added two videos from various Q+A’s that took place with Sebastian, Adam Pearson, and Aaron Schimberg. I’ve opted not to screen cap these but please enjoy.
The Donald Trump biopic was one of the hottest tickets at Cannes this year. So why did it take months, and a minor miracle, to sell? As the movie finally hits theaters, its screenwriter, VF special correspondent Gabriel Sherman, has some ideas.
On the night of May 20, I stood in my tuxedo inside the storied Auditorium Louis Lumière at Cannes and listened as more than 2,000 people in black tie gave an eight-minute standing ovation for the film I wrote: The Apprentice. The movie is a Frankenstein origin story about Donald Trump, played by Marvel star Sebastian Stan in heavy prosthetics and a golden toupee. It follows Trump as he rises in Manhattan real estate during the gritty 1970s and gaudy ’80s under the tutelage of right-wing lawyer turned fixer Roy Cohn, played with dead-eyed menace by Succession’s Jeremy Strong. The biggest controversy centered on a scene—spoiler alert—that depicted Trump sexually assaulting his first wife, Ivana. (There were audible gasps in the room when it played.) Other scenes showed Trump getting liposuction, undergoing scalp reduction surgery, and popping amphetamine diet pills—details reported in Harry Hurt III’s 1993 Trump biography, Lost Tycoon. (Trump denied the claims at the time.)
The premiere generated headlines worldwide. But during the after-party with views of oligarch-owned yachts anchored in the harbor, I began getting news alerts on my phone: Trump announced he planned to sue to block the movie’s release. “We will be filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said. He called the movie “malicious defamation,” “election interference by Hollywood elites,” and said it belonged “in a dumpster fire.” I felt a pit in my stomach as I scrolled the headlines. But I also felt strangely validated. Life was imitating art. Trump’s legal threat followed the first rule Cohn elucidates in the movie: Attack, attack, attack.
I’ve added 7 new UHQ Stills of ‘The Apprentice’ in the gallery. Also, ‘The Apprentice’ kickstarter ends tonight.
* NOTE: If you want to donate to the kickstarter click here: RELEASE THE APPRENTICE
Film Projects > The Apprentice (2024) > Production Stills
I’ve added 60+ UHQ photos of Sebastian arriving to Jimmy Kimmel LIVE as well as stills from his appearance to the gallery, enjoy.
Public Appearances > 2024 > 09/25/24 – Jimmy Kimmel – Arriving
Public Appearances > 2024 > 09/25/24 – Jimmy Kimmel – On Show
Public Appearances > 2024 > 09/25/24 – Jimmy Kimmel – On Show
A24 released the podcast with Sebastian and Coleman Domingo this morning. For the link to listen and/or read the podcast transcript click here. I’ve included video of the podcast that A24 has released and also linked to the screen captures in the gallery, enjoy.
Screen Captures > Web Videos > 2024 > ‘A Different Man’ Press Tour > A24 Podcast w/ Colman Domingo
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Collider – Sebastian Stan Found “Strange Parallels” Between ‘A Different Man’ and ‘The Apprentice’
A Different Man, the latest from writer-director Aaron Schimberg, is a darkly comedic A24 thriller that reunites him with actor Adam Pearson, who led his previous feature, the acclaimed Chained for Life. The collaboration was such a positive experience that Schimberg immediately offered to work together again, and once the script came through, Pearson quips to Collider’s Steve Weintraub, “It’s the most Schimberg thing I’ve ever read.” Finally, co-stars Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve came aboard, and the stage was set.
The stage, of course, being for the stage play written by Edward’s (Stan) neighbor and writer, Ingrid (Reinsve). A Different Man is the story of timid Edward, an aspiring actor with neurofibromatosis (NF1) who undergoes radical facial reconstruction surgery in hopes of a miraculous new life. Post-surgery, Edward feels more confident and earns the starring role in Ingrid’s play, only to be upstaged by Oswald (Pearson), a man with the same condition but whose disfigurement doesn’t seem to affect his personality. Once again, Edward’s sense of self is thrown into a spiral, but how do you reconfigure an identity crisis?
During this interview, Weintraub speaks with Pearson and Stan on the film’s reception across the festival circuit. They discuss getting involved with the project, surprise on-set cameos, working with Schimberg on a 22-day shoot, and how difficult it is to get movies like this one made. They also talk about how A Different Man isn’t looking to change the way anyone thinks, its lack of narrative hand-holding, and how to start conversations without the fear of not being “politically correct” enough.
The A24 Podcast with Sebastian and Colman Domingo released this morning, click below to give it a listen. You an also click here to read the transcript.
Surprise! I’ve added the last of what I can get (currently) for the ‘A Different Man’ production stills. I’ve added 14 new stills to the gallery, there are currently 52 stills in the gallery from the film. Enjoy!
Film Projects > A Different Man (2023) > Production Stills
Forgot to add this to the site in the last few days. Sebastian and Jeremy Strong get interviewed by Bryan Tyler Cohen regarding ‘The Apprentice’ and Trump.
Screen Captures > Web Videos > 2024 > ‘The Apprentice’ Press Tour > Bryan Tyler Cohen Interview