Trump campaign sends cease and desist letter to block release of biopic The Apprentice

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: UK Independent

3 hours ago


Donald Trump’s attorneys have reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to the producers of The Apprentice, seeking to prevent the unauthorized biopic from gaining a release in the United States.

The film, directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump and Succession’s Jeremy Strong as his mentor, the lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn. Stan is best known for playing the Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Apprentice premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, and its producers are currently seeking a distribution deal. However, Variety reports that Trump’s legal team have warned them in the new cease and desist letter not to pursue such a deal. In a statement to The Independent, Trump campaign chief spokesperson Steven Cheung said: “We filed a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers.

“This garbage is pure fiction which sensationalizes lies that have been long debunked. As with the illegal Biden Trials, this is election interference by Hollywood elites, who know that President Trump will retake the White House and beat their candidate of choice because nothing they have done has worked.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/donald-trump-the-apprentice-movie-cease-desist-b2551252.html

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I hope people realize that "Hillary: The Movie" was the basis for... can you guess? Citizen's United!

[marble falls]

1. They don't care so much for free speech, do they? If it's all lies, what's their worries. I was going to miss it ...

... now I've just got to see it.

[Think. Again.]

2. Yep, my interest in seeing this....

....just kicked in after reading trump doesn't want anyone to see it.

[AnrothElf]

3. BARBARRRAAA!!!! Is Barbara Streisand in the house?!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

Now it's gonna be the most popular movie in generations LOL!

[truthisfreedom]

4. I never would have heard of this ridiculous movie

if he’d kept his fat yap shut.

[sheshe2]

5. Well, they should ignore his "cease and desist"

Just like he has ignored the musicians order to not use their music. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

[SalamanderSleeps]

26. Like the Orange Stain is going to have any money left to sue anyone.

[sheshe2]

31. Lol 😂

IKR!

[jls4561]

6. Well, I was aware of Tom Petty's family and The Village People, but

I was curious about who else told the Trumps to cease and desist. Didn’t know the question rated its own Wikipedia entry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicians_who_oppose_Donald_Trump%27s_use_of_their_music

I suggest the producers of The Apprentice film reply, “You go first.”

[Traurigkeit]

7. Ali Abbasi already knows that TSF is blowing smoke, nothing there. Also TSF is losing cases these past

10 years like mad.

If I were Ali Abbasi I'd not take less than $1,000,000,000.00 USD, in a numbered account, from TSF.
If it doesn't pony up then distribute the film and see the orange slime melt away.

TSF has run out of all the Top Tier lawyers, none of them will take calls/TEXTs/emails/Letters/Cables/etc ...

Ali Abbasi will be in Great Shape, with every Top Tier film dristribution rights lawyers available from across the US and Europe and the rest of the world.

[oasis]

8. I'm for anything they're against

Roll'em

[captain queeg]

9. Wow. The winter soldier playing trump. He'll have to dye his hair and put on at least 100 lbs.

That being said, like others here I’m now interested in seeing the movie.

[FakeNoose]

10. Talk about free publicity ... Now everyone wants to see the movie

If he had just STFU and let it pass, nobody would have even heard about it.

[Traurigkeit]

14. "If he had just STFU" I know you're joking.

[SoFlaBro]

11. Didn't a MAGA fuckface help partially fund the fucking thing. Now they feel a fucking fiduciary duty to object.

[oldsoftie]

34. Yes; he thought it was going to be a flattering movie.

Guess if he was smart he wouldve asked for script authorization.
Its Dan Snyder

[MorbidButterflyTat]

52. These are the evil geniuses

Democrats and other decent people are supposed to worry about.

[SomedayKindaLove]

12. It'll probably become a cult classic

For MAGA

[republianmushroom]

13. Thin skin donald, talks the tough talk but walk the meek chicken strut.

[Silver Gaia]

15. LOL Thie idiot should be flattered that Sebastian Stan is playing him

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as a younger man. I'm sorry, but Sebastian Stan is far better looking than Trump ever was on his very best days.

I've seen some stills from this film. Stan appears to be wearing a blonde wig, and is playing a much younger Trump, so weight is not an issue.

The issue is about a scene portraying the incident with Ivana where he raped her. It was over something having to do with his hair, as I recall. It was controversial at Cannes, and that was reported. So, now here's this dumbass "cease and desist" letter. LOLOL

[myohmy2]

27. very...

...interesting...

[TexasBushwhacker]

42. He had gotten a scalp reduction and liposuction

Per Ivana, he was in a lot of pain and took it out on her.

[barbtries]

16. it should fail.

i sure hope it does.

[niyad]

17. All publicity is good, apparently. A friend and I had been waffling about "Barbie"

until that nasty little scum ben shapiro ranted about it. I ordered our tickets immediately. Not sure I could sit through a movie about RAPIST/TRAITOR**, though, regardless of the time period.

[Silver Gaia]

18. I might watch it when it comes to streaming for free...

if I'm bored, but I won't pay to see it, and I won't sit in a theater for it.

[niyad]

19. Not even then. I cannot stand his voice for even two seconds.

[Silver Gaia]

22. Well, yes. Neither can I. His voice makes me physically ill!

But it wouldn't be him. I can listen to Sebastian Stan's voice with no problem. 😉

[niyad]

23. Yes, I understand that. But actors do try to get the voices of those they

are portraying, like Meryl Streep as Julia Child. To be fair, I have no idea what Sebastian Stan sounds like, having never heard of him before this thread.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. "Not even then. I cannot stand his voice for even two seconds."

I thought it was just me!

Soon as soon as some TV channel starts to play a clip of him, I immediately hit the MUTE button. If I'm listening to the radio and they air a clip, I immediately turn it off, wait a bit, and then will turn it back on to continue listening to the rest of the broadcast.

[ArkansasDemocrat1]

35. I don't even care to hear it parodied

I mute Colbert when he imitates him

[BumRushDaShow]

37. LOL

I could take Alec Baldwin's version when he would appear on SNL - mainly because he added lots of exaggerated facial expressions when he did him.

[Scrivener7]

28. But at least go buy a ticket for it if it comes to theaters. This is a film we should make sure makes a

lot of money so more similar content will be made.

I'm actually dying to see it. There is so much that he has done that we have forgotten half of it. We need to stay reminded of it ALL.

[bmichaelh]

20. Film that should be made

I saw Kenneth Branagh play Boris Johnson in This England.

Could not believe how great the performance was.
He looked more like Boris Johnson than Kenneth Branagh.

It showed the missteps of England during COVID crisis.

Someone should make a similar film about the US during the COVD crisis under Trump.

Just to remind the voters of Trump's incompetence.

[Old Crank]

21. Freedom of speech for them

Not you.
Plus as a public figure he has a much higher bar to clear than regular people.

[perdita9]

25. Free speech? First amendment?

Trump has repeatedly threatened a judge's daughter, E. Jean Carroll and any of the 23 women who accused him of sexual abuse.

Why does the first amendment only apply to wealthy white billionaires?

[wolfie001]

29. Now I want to see it

Thanks Fat Don

[twodogsbarking]

30. Jeremy Strong is a tremendous actor. Cry baby Trump at it again.

[onenote]

32. Steven Cheung is the most ridiculous spokesperson since Baghdad Bob.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. I'm inclined to watch it

In the same way I watched W.

[coprolite]

36. If they are showing the film they have moved beyond Pretend

“We filed a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers.

[GoneOffShore]

38. I'm hoping for the attorney's to utilize the Arkell vs Pressdram reply.

Solicitors' letter to Private Eye:

We act for Mr Arkell who is Retail Credit Manager of Granada TV Rental Ltd.

His attention has been drawn to an article appearing in the issue of Private Eye dated 9th April 1971 on page 4. The statements made about Mr Arkell are entirely untrue and clearly highly defamatory.

We are therefore instructed to require from you immediately your proposals for dealing with the matter. Mr Arkell's first concern is that there should be a full retraction at the earliest possible date in Private Eye and he will also want his costs paid. His attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of your reply.

The reply that the Eye sent back was:

We acknowledge your letter of 29th April referring to Mr J. Arkell.

We note that Mr Arkell's attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you would inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off.

No further correspondence was recieved.

[Martin68]

39. I'm sure the producers appreciate the publicity.

[Abolishinist]

40. Sebastian Stan as the young former and Jeremy Strong

as his notoriously vicious lawyer mentor Roy Cohn.

.webp

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240521-the-apprentice-review-sebastian-stan-is-excellent-as-a-young-donald-trump

[ShazzieB]

41. I'm rooti g hard for this film's release!

It must reflect pretty badly on TSF is he's this upset about it, and I will always root for anything that exposes his awfulness!

[Mr.Bill]

43. They should put it on YouTube. n/t

[Cha]

44. Like the "Cease & Desist" orders they pay attention to with the

stolen music they play at their hate rallies?

TY!

[Traurigkeit]

45. TSF is a crook, so stealing is normal for it

[Cha]

46. Yesh, So Democracy has to Beat him

back to Whatever Circle of hell he came from.

[BlueKota]

47. Once Upon A Time's Mad Hatter

playing the mad magat!

[Attilatheblond]

48. IF the film was inaccurate in its portrayal of Trump, wouldn't he just be sueing for defamation? LOL

Since he is trying to prevent the film's release, one assume the film is an accurate view into TSF's early adult life.

[LudwigPastorius]

49. I'm sure the film's producers will give Trump's letter the diligent scrutiny it deserves.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

50. He did the same thing with "Fire and Fury,"

what a stupid fuck.

His baby hysterics just bring more attention to it and guarantee its success.

[BoRaGard]

51. Snowflake repubies are a sorry lot of whiners and wankers

As everyone agrees.

[Raven123]

53. Exactly! What goes around....

[Raven123]

54. That's what TFG needs. More depositions

[bmichaelh]

55. Citizen Kane

I do not know of a political leader that was ever to stop a film from going public.

Hearst tried to stop release of Citizen Kane but it did not work.
Hearst is not mentioned by name in that film but people noticed the similarities.

There have been anti-Obama and anti-Clinton films made but you do not hear them threatening to sue.
I will not repeat their titles.

[DoBW]

56. i heard it was playing in He Max

like, he maxxed out his diaper