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‘Where Is He Getting These Ideas?,’ Hardeep Puri Slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Irresponsible’ Remarks On Sikhs
Puri also expressed concern that Gandhi’s comments might be interpreted as aligning with “fringe elements in the US”
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The Apprentice Trailer: Sebastian Stan Turns Donald Trump And Learns The ‘Rules’ Of Politics In Ali Abbasi Biopic
The new trailer of The Apprentice shows Sebastian Stan’s transformation into young Donald Trump who is learning the ways of life and politics under the guidance of his mentor Roy Cohn, played by Jeremy Strong. The drama spans across Trump’s life, decades before he served as the President of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
According to the official synopsis, the film follows “A young Donald Trump (Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York.” Cutthroat attorney Roy Cohn (Strong) mentors a young Trump, potentially transforming him into 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,” the description added. Helmed by Ali Abbasi and written by Gabriel Sherman, the biopic began filming in November 2023. The following month, Stan was spotted wearing a suit and the distinctive Trump wig as he sat on a bench in New York City.
Known for making films on subjects which could be deemed controversial, Abbasi recently directed crime thriller Holy Spider which follows a journalist investigating the serial killings of sex workers in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad. As for the Gossip Girl alum, he previously appeared in the 2022 Hulu series Pam & Tommy. He played Tommy Lee opposite Lily James as Pamela Anderson.
Abbasi received backlash and death threats from Trump supporters after the film’s premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Steven Cheung, a communications director for the Trump campaign, released a statement saying they would “address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers” in the film.
However, the director was unbothered by their reactions and was stubborn about taking the film ahead. The director joked about using the upcoming elections as a marketing campaign. “Yeah, and we have a promotional event coming up called the U.S. election, it’s going to help us with the movie,” he said at the Cannes Festival press, prompting chuckles from the room full of journalists.
The Apprentice will be released theatrically on October 11 in the US.
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Throwback: When The Sandlot Star Patrick Renna Revealed How James Earl Jones Left Huge Impact On Young Cast Members
Trigger Warning: This articles contains mention of death
James Earl Jones passed away at the 93 after leaving his mark in the Hollywood industry with brilliant performances. The actor gave his breakthrough performance in Star Wars and had been popular with his iconic character, Darth Vader.
Paying his respects to the late actor, Patrick Renna, who portrayed the role of Hamilton in the film, recalled his fondest memories of Jones. Renna shared that the actor inspired the young actors on the first day of the shoot itself, and it left a lasting impact on the young minds.
In a previous interview with The Rich Eisen Show, Renna revealed that the cast and the crew of the film were mesmerized by the actor’s presence on the sets, as they all popularly knew Earl Jones as Darth Vader.
The Big Green star went on to state, “He was there for a day. He had this huge trailer, and he was larger than life. He’s the famous James Earl Jones—we’re all speechless, and he was so cool.”
Renna went on to explain that the legendary actor was supposed to shoot a scene with every teen on sets, but then the makers made changes in the script and two young actors, Tom Guiry and Mike Vitar.
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Renna shared that none of the cast members had the courage to go up to the iconic star, and finally, Marty York reached up to the actor and said, “None of us had the guts,” Renna shared. He said, “‘Sir, I hear you’re James Earl Jones,’ or something like that. ‘You were Darth Vader in Star Wars.’ And he looked at him and said, ‘No, I am your father.’ And that was it.”
Renna went on to reveal, “That was the only time any of us talked to him, and it was pretty great. I didn’t need to meet him after that. It’s good, it’s done.”
He continued, “I’ll never forget; I remember that day, just seeing him from afar. Field of Dreams had already come out; he’s been in plenty of movies and then, of course, we know him as that voice.”
James Earl Jones rose to popularity in the 1950s and became famous amongst youngsters as the voice of Mufasa from The Lion King.
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