Cooked Crack Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Quote On Monday night, all eyes in Cannes will be on the launch of “The Apprentice,” the high-profile drama that stars Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump. The filmmakers and stars haven’t done any press on the ground at Cannes ahead of the film’s world premiere, and few have seen it, with plot details shrouded in mystery. But one person who has seen it is Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders who is an investor in “The Apprentice.” And he isn’t happy. Behind the scenes, a nasty battle has played out between the Snyder-backed company Kinematics and the filmmakers over the creative direction of the film. “The Apprentice,” directed by Ali Abbasi, covers Trump’s early years when he was mentored by political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) and his marriage to his first wife, Ivana (Maria Bakalova). Quote Sources say Snyder, a friend of Trump’s who donated $1.1. million to his inaugural committee and Trump Victory in 2016 and $100,000 to his 2020 presidential campaign, put money into the film via Kinematics because he was under the impression that it was a flattering portrayal of the 45th president. Snyder finally saw a cut of the film in February and was said to be furious. Kinematics’ lawyers were enlisted to fight the release of “The Apprentice,” and the cease-and-desist letters began flying. Kinematics president Emanuel Nuñez insists that the creative impasse between his company and the filmmakers didn’t involve Snyder. “All creative and business decisions involving ‘The Apprentice’ have always been and continue to be solely made by Kinematics. Mark and I run our company without the involvement of any other third parties.” Sources familiar with the back and forth say Snyder took issue with multiple aspects of the film and weighed in on what should be changed. In earlier versions of the screenplay, “The Apprentice” featured a scene where Trump rapes Ivana. One insider, familiar with the scene that is in the current cut, described it as “violent” and “uncomfortable” and follows a fight between the couple. (In a 1989 divorce deposition, Ivana accused Trump of raping her. But Ivana — who died in 2022 — later refuted these claims in 2015, saying, “The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and Quote Heading into Cannes, there was intense interest from potential buyers for the film, which is seeking U.S. distribution ahead of the election in November. International sales outfit Rocket Science is shopping the title at the Marche alongside CAA and WME. Complicating matters, Snyder’s Kinematics has a voice in sales negotiations. Quote It is unclear if Snyder, who is a fixture at the festival where he socializes with other billionaires on his yacht, plans to attend tonight’s premiere alongside the Kinematics team, who will be on hand. He is no stranger to controversy. For years, he ignored calls to change the name of his NFL team, formerly called the Redskins, a term that was offensive to Native Americans. “We’ll never change the name. It’s that simple. NEVER—you can use caps,” he told USA Today in 2013. After initially refusing to meet with Native American advocates about a name change, he relented in 2020, and the team was eventually rebranded the Washington Commanders. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/donald-trump-movie-the-apprentice-dan-snyder-feud-1236010060/ I usually skip Trump movies but with Snyder not wanting us to watch this might be the first one I watch 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 7 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: I usually skip Trump movies but with Snyder not wanting us to watch this might be the first one I watch Some Snyder footage has been released to the public: ...seems like an accurate portrayal. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Dan who? 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 he's Europe's problem now 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 So they cast the Winter Soldier as young Trump? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 the casting is all wrong they need jason scoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Least surprising tidbit in history: Horrible person Daniel Snyder is friends with horrible person Donald Trump. Edited May 20 by Dan T. 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump Bailey Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Unsurprising in the least that Snyder is a Trump fanboy who partake in the same scumbag circles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 5 minutes ago, Dan T. said: Least surprising tidbit in history: Horrible person Daniel Snyder is friends with horrible person Donald Trump. They probably met on Epstein's island. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) 2 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: They probably met on Epstein's island. In fact there are photos of Snyder on the island: Edited May 20 by Dan T. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I hear the Trump movie Snyder cut is darker and grittier than the first release...and will also be an hour longer. All slow motion footage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 When is Snyder not furious? Seriously **** him in his little guy syndromed ass. Same goes for all the people that liked him and helped prop him up like the dead beat dad Tom Cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Euro-trash is so 1980s. ~Bang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofBruceAllen Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 hours ago, ixcuincle said: he's Europe's problem now Is he? I know there were rumors he was moving to the UK, but there's been no confirmation. The UK press will be all over this creep if he tries to buy into a soccer club...if he thought the US press was unfair to him he ain't seen nuthin' yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 "I need you to find me 14 more scenes." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 ~Bang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I hate to do this, but it needs to be said... This is a bad time to be making a movie that shows Trump raping someone if there's no conviction and the witness is dead. He's going to weaponize this...I'm not sure the point of showing that in a movie (even if it happened) if Ivana retracted the story before she died. Trump is a horrible person, this is common knowledge. We really need a movie with THAT in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 5 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: I hate to do this, but it needs to be said... This is a bad time to be making a movie that shows Trump raping someone if there's no conviction and the witness is dead. He's going to weaponize this...I'm not sure the point of showing that in a movie (even if it happened) if Ivana retracted the story before she died. Trump is a horrible person, this is common knowledge. We really need a movie with THAT in it? I'm not sure what you're saying here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 hours ago, Cooked Crack said: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/donald-trump-movie-the-apprentice-dan-snyder-feud-1236010060/ I usually skip Trump movies but with Snyder not wanting us to watch this might be the first one I watch Since Snyder knows everyone hates him by now, I think this is an intentional leak to get people to watch the movie. So Snyder can make more money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 4 hours ago, Dan T. said: Least surprising tidbit in history: Horrible person Daniel Snyder is friends with horrible person Donald Trump. Wrong. Least surprising tidbit in history: Dan Snyder is still meddling in stuff he doesn't know anything about instead of leaving it up to the people hired to make those decisions lol... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 2 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: I'm not sure what you're saying here. It's a rape scene. The victim has refuted it and died, there was no conviction or criminal trial. Why is this scene in the movie like it's fact? Something feels off about this. Jus because no one likes Trump shouldn't give it a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 3 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: It's a rape scene. The victim has refuted it and died, there was no conviction or criminal trial. Why is this scene in the movie like it's fact? Something feels off about this. Jus because no one likes Trump shouldn't give it a pass. Plenty of people like Trump. Fine, so the victim refuted it and died. No conviction or criminal trial. But it's also a movie (not a documentary) and knowing what we know about Trump it's not hard to believe that he did rape someone at some juncture in his life. Anyway, **** Dan Snyder, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 3 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Plenty of people like Trump. Fine, so the victim refuted it and died. No conviction or criminal trial. But it's also a movie (not a documentary) and knowing what we know about Trump it's not hard to believe that he did rape someone at some juncture in his life. Anyway, **** Dan Snyder, too. Yea, not a hill a worth dying on, for sure. It was on my mind, now it's out. Thank you for your patience and understanding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofBruceAllen Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 12 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: It's a rape scene. The victim has refuted it and died, there was no conviction or criminal trial. Why is this scene in the movie like it's fact? Something feels off about this. Jus because no one likes Trump shouldn't give it a pass. Creative license. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Einhorn isn’t really Finkel. Thats just movie magic! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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