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The Rutgers University graduate who lived in Rockland County growing up, plays former President Donald Trump in the controversial new film, "The Apprentice" (click here for the trailer from Briarcliff Entertainment).
The movie focuses on Trump's relationship with his lawyer, Roy Cohn, and how it helped him become a real estate tycoon in the 1980s and how using Cohn's bare-knuckle tactics helped shape his future political career.
The movie has generated controversy for scenes where Trump rapes his first wife, Ivana, becomes addicted to diet pills, gets a hair transplant and undergoes liposuction surgery. Screenwriter Gabriel Sherman told Variety the movie is backed by interviews he conducted and historical research.
Stan, who was born in Romania and lived in Austria before settling in Rockland, told Variety he watched footage of Trump on loop to prepare for his performance and gained 15 pounds.
He also played Tommy Lee in the 2022 Hulu series "Pam & Tommy" where he famously sported a prosthetic penis and portrays Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The movie struggled to find a distributor, before being picked up by Briarcliff Entertainment. While Stan has earned positive reviews for his performance as the former president, there is one person who is not a fan.
“A FAKE and CLASSLESS Movie written about me, called, ‘The Apprentice’ (Do they even have the right to use that name without approval?), will hopefully ‘bomb,'” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. “It’s a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job, put out right before the 2024 Presidential Election, to try and hurt the Greatest Political Movement in the History of our Country, ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!'”
Trump's hopes came true as The Apprentice opened in 10th place at the box office.
Photo credit: Briarcliff Entertainment "The Apprentice" Trailer.
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