The Apprentice trailer starring Marvel’s Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump REJECTED by major networks
A TRAILER for upcoming movie The Apprentice was rejected to air by major US networks last month during the presidential debates.
The film, which stars Marvel actor Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in the 70s and 80s, was turned down from having its trailer broadcast during commercial breaks.
Both CBS and ABC reportedly refused to broadcast the 15-second clip during any of its news coverage or during the broadcast of the live presidential and vice-presidential debates.
The movie’s distributors, Briarcliff Entertainment, confirmed the news to TMZ.
ABC, who broadcast the presidential debate on September 10, told the distributors that they would be avoiding airing any material that could be seen to speak to any “related themes within the broadcast”.
The biographical drama film is set to follow Trump’s early life and career as a businessman in the 70s and 80s.
Trump’s close relationship with New York-based prosecutor Ray Cohn is depicted in the film with one preview from the trailer seeing Ray tell Trump: “The first rule is attack, attack, attack. Rule two, admit nothing, deny everything. Rule three: no matter what happens, you claim victory and never admit defeat.
“You have to be willing to do anything to anyone to win.”
The film has already courted controversy with Trump’s team having already attempted to block its release.
Trump’s campaign communications director Steven Cheung said of the movie: “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.’
“This ‘film’ is pure malicious defamation, should not see the light of day, and doesn’t even deserve a place in the straight-to-DVD section of a bargain bin at a soon-to-be-closed discount movie store, it belongs in a dumpster fire.”
Among some of the controversial scenes reportedly included in the film are scenes of Trump undergoing liposuction and plastic surgery procedures as well as a scene depicting him violently raping his first wife, Ivana.
In a deposition under oath, Ivana previously claimed Donald had raped her after Donald’s failed hairline surgery.
In 2015, she clarified her comments and stated: “Donald and I are the best of friends, and together we have raised three children that we love and are very proud of. I have nothing but fondness for Donald, and I wish him the best of luck on his campaign.
“I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and he would never rape me.”