The Apprentice has been in the works since 2018, while Donald Trump was president, however, it wasn’t until last fall that the movie was filmed. Jeremy Strong (who is best known for his role in the Succession cast) plays American lawyer Roy Cohn alongside Stan's Trump in the movie, and he shared these thoughts about it with Entertainment Weekly:

With an uncanny performance as a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice and an even less recognisable turn in A Different Man, the shapeshifting actor is embracing his freaky side

"Hopefully, this movie leads people towards a reconnection with their own humanity," Stan tells EW. Donald Trump has already threatened to sue the filmmakers behind The Apprentice, the upcoming movie about his rise to power,

"I think there's a Trump in all of us, to some extent," Sebastian said. "I know that might not be a popular thing to say, or people may not want to admit it."

Sebastian Stan received warnings before portraying Donald Trump on the big screen, but that didn't deter the actor from pursuing the role. The actor portrays an '80s-era Trump in the new film The Apprentice, alongside Maria Bakalova as first-wife Ivana and Jeremy Strong as the future president's mentor, lawyer Roy Cohn.

While The Apprentice attempts to find the humanity in Donald Trump, its star, Sebastian Stan, also believes the film shines a light on the Donald Trump in humanity. "I think that there's a Trump in all of us to some extent,

Sebastian Stan portrays Donald Trump in the Ali Abbasi-directed film The Apprentice. In a new interview, the Captain America: The Winter Soldier star talked about humanizing the twice-impeached former president of the United States.

Having starred as the controversial real estate mogul and former president in 'The Apprentice', Sebastian Stan has said he thinks "there's a Trump in all of us" because we all have "darker elements that live within us".