“The Student” or “The Apprentice” (both titles are currently circulating) is the name of an upcoming, extremely interesting-sounding film, which according to the official description is described as an “exploration of power and ambition in a world of corruption and deceit” . It is said to be a story about a mentor and his student, showing the origins of an American dynasty. It continues: “Filled with larger-than-life characters, it shows the moral and human costs of a culture defined by winners and losers.”
For the drama set in the 70s/80s, he is best known as the Winter Soldier of the MCU Sebastian Stan portraying Donald Trump in the lead and title role. Stan was recently nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his portrayal of rocker Tommy Lee in the series ‘Pam & Tommy’. The critically acclaimed series tells the story of the creation and, most importantly, the distribution of the musician’s famous porn video starring “Baywatch” TV icon Pamela Anderson.
Maria Bakalovaknown for ‘Borat 2’ and ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’, will perform alongside Stan. The Bulgarian-born woman, who also has a Marvel past thanks to her speaking role as dog Cosmo in ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’, will play Ivana Trump. She was married to the former US president from 1977 to 1990.
Since Sebastian Stan’s Donald Trump is the eponymous “student” or “apprentice,” the mentor is still necessary. This is where another high-profile actor comes into play. The Emmy winner of the critically acclaimed hit series “Succession.” Jeremy Strong portrayed the busy lawyer Roy Cohn. He rose to prominence as a young prosecutor in the 1950s when he assisted Senator Joseph McCarthy in his hunt for suspected communists. He later became one of the most influential fixers, solving the problems of politicians, corporate bosses and also mafia bosses.
In the 1970s, he also became a problem solver for Donald Trump – in court and behind the scenes. He represented Trump in a lawsuit accusing him of preventing blacks from renting out his apartments. When the famous Trump Tower was being built and concrete was in short supply due to a strike, Cohn allegedly used his mafia connections to grant Trump access so that he could continue building as the only contractor in New York.
Cohn was Trump’s most important mentoralso introduced the future president to the likes of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and mastermind Roger Stone, who played a major role in his later rise to the White House via a cameo role in the Christmas classic ‘Kevin – Alone in New York’.
The fact that ‘The Student’ or ‘The Apprentice’ sounds so interesting has not only to do with the subject and the cast in front of the camera, but also with the team behind it.
“The Student”: With a “The Last Of Us” director at the helm
The Iranian filmmaker directs the film Ali Abbasi, which previously caused a stir with the serial killer thriller ‘Holy Spider’ and the unusual fantasy drama ‘Border’. After being involved in the first season of the hit video game adaptation “The Last Of Us”, he is now directing his first Hollywood film.
The script comes from a journalist and bestselling non-fiction author Gabriel Shermanwho is best known for the critically acclaimed book ‘The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News – and Divided a Country’.
It is not yet known when “The Student” aka “The Apprentice” will be released in theaters.