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Internet shocked as Marvel star Sebastian Stan cast as young Donald Trump in upcoming movie 'The Apprentice'

2023-11-30 12:50
Sebastian Stan is set to play young Donald Trump in Ali Abbasi's upcoming movie 'The Apprentice'
Internet shocked as Marvel star Sebastian Stan cast as young Donald Trump in upcoming movie 'The Apprentice'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Marvel star Sebastian Stan who is famously known for playing the role of Bucky Barnes or the Winter Soldier, has garnered a lot of reactions from the internet this morning after news about his upcoming project broke out.

The Hollywood Reporter stated that Stan is set to portray a young Donald Trump in a movie titled, “The Apprentice,” which will be directed by Ali Abbasi, who is known for his movie, “The Holy Spider.”

Stan’s fans and several others have taken over X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their shock over the Marvel actor’s upcoming role as the former President, who is currently in-between legal battles ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Sebastian Stan set to star in ‘The Apprentice’

According to the aforementioned report by The Hollywood Reporter, Ali Abbasi’s upcoming project, allegedly titled ‘The Apprentice’ began principal photography this week. The film will reportedly focus on former President Donald Trump and how he built his real estate business in New York City in the 1970s and 80’s.

Sebastian Stan, who will play young Trump, is joined by an array of talented actors, and so far the names Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova have been associated with this project. According to Deadline, Bakalova will play the role of Ivana, Trump’s first wife.

“The Apprentice” is said to be prepared to tackle themes such as “power, corruption, and deception,” and some of the producers of this movie are Daniel Bekerman, Jacob Jarek, and Ruth Treacy.

Internet reacts to Sebastian Stan as the young version of the former President

While there are aspects to “The Apprentice” that are slowly and steadily making their way to the headlines all around the globe, the focus on social media has been largely on Sebastian Stan, and the internet has had a lot to say about the Marvel actor playing a young Donald Trump.

One person wrote, “Sebastian Stan’s agent informing him of the role to play a young Trump…What have you done 😭🥲🥲🥲🥲” and another wrote, “Sebastian Stan is playing WHO????”

“Me and the boys flying in to rescue Sebastian Stan from that movie,” wrote one user, and another said, “Terrible casting bruh Sebastian Stan is too good looking ☠️ Trump was ugly since day 1.”

People continued to react to this news about Stan, as one person wrote, “Sebastian Stan testing everyone's loyalty rn 😭,” and another said, “Sebastian Stan is going to be WHOOOOOO NOWWWW????”

“Me: there’s nothing that really surprises me anymore. Me after finding out that Sebastian Stan is cast to play a young Donald Trump:” wrote another shocked user.

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