The production company behind the Donald Trump biopic “The Apprentice” appears to be blocking the film’s distribution in the United States, the Washington Post reports, apparently because the company’s key funder, Daniel Snyder, the former owner of the Washington Commanders NFL team, doesn’t want to embarrass Trump.
“The Apprentice” won rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival and critics have praised lead actors Sebastian Stan’s and Jeremy Strong’s performances as Trump and Roy Cohn, respectively. But reportedly the production company, Kinematics, which is run by Snyder’s son-in-law, has balked at agreeing to a distribution agreement. Recent talks with the company that distributed the Michael Moore movie “Fahrenheit 9/11” have reportedly stalled.
While people close to Snyder say he’s not directly involved in the company or the negotiations, insiders told WaPo that Snyder is “unhappy” with the movie and that the production company objected to including a sexually violent scene relating to Ivana Trump’s allegation that Donald raped her.