Actor Sebastian Stan found it challenging to distance himself from the portrayal of Donald Trump from the upcoming film, The Apprentice, as he transitioned back to the set of Thunderbolts. During a recent interview, Stan said that after wrapping up his work as Trump, he struggled to stop using the mannerisms he had picked up while portraying the former president, even while stepping back into the role of Bucky Barnes, a character he’s reprising in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thunderbolts.
Stan is portraying Trump in Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice, which will be released on October 11.
Stan reflected on how difficult it was to switch gears between these two drastically different characters. “I went off to Marvel after The Apprentice,” he said during an interview with British GQ. “And we were doing scenes, and I would do something, a thing or two, and be like, ‘F***! This is still living somewhere’,” he added.
In preparation for the role of a young Donald Trump, Stan reportedly had to alter his physical appearance, which involved gaining weight by consuming Coca-Cola and plenty of peanut butter and jam sandwiches. Though effective for the Trump role, this drastic change made it much harder for Stan to transform back into a superhero shape for Thunderbolts.
Adding to the complication were delays caused by the writers and actors’ strikes, resulting in Stan’s weight fluctuations aligning poorly with the filming schedule, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
“I’m f*****’ 41,” Stan admitted while discussing the challenge of keeping up with the demands of his fluctuating physique, acknowledging the toll the process had taken on him.
The Apprentice delves into Trump’s formative years in business and the media. The trailer, which dropped earlier this week, has already stirred excitement, hinting at Trump’s early influences, especially his relationship with Roy Cohn, a powerful lawyer who helped shape Trump’s aggressive business persona.
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The trailer description on YouTube reads, “A young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan), eager to make his name as a hungry second son of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong), the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect protege—someone with raw ambition, a hunger for success, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win.”
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