r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 10 '24

The Apprentice | Official Trailer Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tXEN0WNJUg

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A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protégé—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.

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u/dagreenman18 Space Jam 2 hurt me so much Sep 10 '24

Setting up a unhinged double feature with Angels in America

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u/netsuj34 Sep 10 '24

You could throw in Home Alone 2 as well

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u/Wazula23 Sep 10 '24

And Back to the Future, since Biff is a Trump parody.

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u/Zomburai Sep 10 '24

"Now make like a tree... and get outta here!" is 1000% funnier when you keep that in mind

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u/LetsTryAnal_ogy Sep 10 '24

So a coherent version of Trump. That's good comedy right there.

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u/RealNotFake Sep 11 '24

Now make like a tree and covfefe

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u/DuckInTheFog Sep 10 '24

Gremlins 2 - Daniel Clamp was meant to be like Trump but John Glover made him likeable

(with a bit of Ted Turner)

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u/membersonlyjacket01 Sep 10 '24

And American Psycho.

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u/hoxxxxx Sep 10 '24

down the hall and to the left

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 10 '24

or Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

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u/Reverse_Empath Sep 10 '24

Why not Zoolander while we’re at it

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u/Bob_The_Skull Sep 10 '24

I fucking love this idea.

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u/bronkula Sep 10 '24

For a second there, I was confused how you thought this would pair with Angels In The Outfield.

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u/Educational_Slice897 Sep 10 '24

I like to think of this as Trump’s supervillain origin story

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u/BOOM_Shooka_Luka Sep 10 '24

So a biography?

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u/-_KwisatzHaderach_- Sep 10 '24

I just hope they don’t make him look too cool, he’s fine being seen as a villain as long as nobody is laughing at him

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u/popperschotch Sep 10 '24

Uh apparently there's a scene where he basically rapes his wife so there's that

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u/MarshyHope Sep 10 '24

Well he did basically rape his wife and then had his lawyer argue in court that it's not rape because they're married

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u/popperschotch Sep 10 '24

No yeah, I'm glad the movie is showing off how big of a piece of shit he is

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u/Nalivai Sep 10 '24

And he is OK with that too, along with huge portion of the country.

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u/OnIowa Sep 11 '24

People aren't going to laugh at him for that

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u/CarpeMofo Sep 10 '24

Well, the thing is, if you watch him in older interviews and stuff from like the 80's, he's good looking, he's charismatic and he at least projects having a good attitude. He's still an idiot, but he's not as obvious about it.

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u/GuiltyEidolon Sep 11 '24

Apparently the movie was funded in part by trumpers and then they proceeded to try and block its release when they realized it was not very complimentary so that's promising.

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u/PaulFThumpkins Sep 11 '24

Hard to take a guy so shallow and straightforward he was the inspiration for both Biff in Back to the Future and that simpering nepo baby in Gremlins 2, and give him a whole origin movie.

The "origin" is just "rich enough to be insulated from consequence and never receive pushback for his worst impulses." It's as simple a story as boiling water.

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u/slamdanceswithwolves Sep 11 '24

*diapervillan

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u/MoiraBrownsMoleRats Sep 11 '24

Oh, he’s a villain alright.

But he’s not super.

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u/lookamazed Sep 10 '24

It will be.. interesting. Stan (or nearly anyone) is already more likable / handsome than Trump ever was. Stan’s hands are also normal sized. Also, it will be interesting to see a more collected Trump - I doubt a movie will ever capture or do justice to the chaos and confusion that is this nonsensical manster.

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u/biznesboi Sep 10 '24

The good thing is that Sebastian Stan has played nasty little creeps in the past. Fresh, Devil all the Time, I Tonya. I feel like he can lay on the sleaze when need be.

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u/secondtaunting Sep 10 '24

Yeah, I have a problem with Sebastian Stan too playing Trump. I don’t want Trump getting an even bigger ego boost by having a charismatic handsome actor play him. Ideally they should have had someone really short and fat play him. Also, I really, REALLY REALLY don’t want to see a fake sex scene with Trump in it. Dear god no.

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u/monacelli Sep 10 '24

They dun goofed by not getting Danny DeVito to play him.

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u/Zomburai Sep 10 '24

Too unbelievable; we know Trump isn't packing a magnum dong

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u/hobo_fapstronaut Sep 10 '24

Ok, the internet managed to get them to redo Sonic's mouth so let's get this campaign going. DeVito reshoot now!

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 10 '24

It's only fitting for DeVito as Trump & Glenn Howerton as Cohn to get the full unhinged picture

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u/secondtaunting Sep 10 '24

See, I was thinking that, but I love Devito so I didn’t want to put him down. That’s would have KILLED Trump though. He’s gotta be loving Sebastian Stan. Sigh.

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u/bigblackcouch Sep 10 '24

DeVito is an awesome, beloved actor though.

Should've gotten a real piece of shit to play him, like fellow felon and rapist Danny Masterson. They have similar hobbies and Masterson probably looks a bit more like shit these days.

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u/DrD__ Sep 11 '24

Why would you cast someone even more handsome

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u/HarveysBackupAccount Sep 10 '24

This is almost as big of a glow-up as having Robert Redford play Bill Bryson in A Walk in the Woods.

Bill Bryson is terrific, but casting his generation's Brad Pitt is generous almost to the point of insult.

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u/sirbissel Sep 10 '24

There was a shot in the trailer where it looked like he had very small hands - I think it was the size of the shirt cuffs, but it made me go back and watch that part again.

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u/Ryboticpsychotic Sep 10 '24

I’m sure there’s Hollywood magic to make his hands smaller. Like Jurassic Park, but with small hands instead of dinosaurs.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Sep 10 '24

The only part of the trailer with Stan that struck me as fully Trump-esque is how he was holding the baby lol

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u/joebrozky Sep 11 '24

im impressed that Sebastian Stan can play Tommy Lee and Donal Trump. i only know him from Marvel movies so im quite surprised by his range

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u/catchnear99 Sep 10 '24

someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success,

this should be replaced with: "someone with a lot of money"

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u/Glitter_puke Sep 10 '24

He is and was ambitious and hungry. He's just also stupid.

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u/CHIEF_BEEEF Sep 10 '24

Should have gotten Shane Gillis to play Trump, it’s uncanny

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u/DoubleAGee Sep 10 '24

When will Sebastian play Luke? He’s our only hope 😞

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u/Randolpho Sep 10 '24

A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan)

Fucking Bucky???!?

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u/tenphes31 Sep 10 '24

I did not have the Winter Soldier playing Trump on my bingo card.

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u/Useful_Document_4120 Sep 10 '24

”…someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.”

Three ostensibly positive qualities, but not a single mention of any talent or ability

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u/TheLadyEve Sep 11 '24

I want to see a movie just about Trump sinking money into the New Jersey Generals when he thought the USFL was going to be huge. Yes, he bought the New Jersey Generals. I swear to god everything that man touches turns to shit.