the first trailer for the Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan as the businessman and former US president has been released the film follows Trump's rise to fame and his time learning from influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy con played by Jeremy Strong according to the log line the film is a dive into the underbelly of the American Empire director Ali abbas's feature written by Gabe Sherman also Stars Maria balova as ifon Trump and Martin Donovan as Fred Trump senior the film premiered in May at the kilm festival said in 1970s America the film centers around Trump's relationship with con who served as senator Joseph McCarthy's Chief counsil during the Army McCarthy hearings con was thrust into the Limelight as a prosecutor for the US Department of Justice at the Espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg leading to their execution in 1953 producers include Daniel Beckerman for cyy of films Canada Jacob yerrick for profile pictures Denmark Ruth Tracy and Julianne Ford for tailored films Ireland Abasi and Lewis th for Film Institute Denmark executive producers are Amy bear Mark H Rapaport Emanuel Nunes Josh Marx Gran S Johnson Phil hunt and compon Ross Torsten Schumacher Nia Fagan Sherman Lee broa James shunny Greg Denny and Andrew Frank Abasi most recently directed holy Poli spider a crime Thriller following a journalist investigating the serial killings of sex workers in the Iranian holy city of mhad The Apprentice premieres in theaters on October 11th