The Apprentice' director Ali Abbasi insisted his new film about Donald Trump is "not a hatchet job" and he's been "quite shocked" by the backlash before the film has even been released.

The Apprentice’ follows a young Donald Trump as he tries to make a name for himself in New York City. See the cast side-by-side with their real-life counterparts and what they've said about their portrayals in the film.

Actor Sebastian Stan said he gained “a lot of weight” in order to play Donald Trump in upcoming film The Apprentice. The 42-year-old told Variety he gained 15 pounds over two months in order to play the former US president in the movie, which tells the story of Mr Trump’s career as a real estate businessman in the 1970s and 1980s.

Sebastian Stan studied around 700 videos of Donald Trump to play him in the new movie The Apprentice. The Gossip Girl star takes on the role of the former US president in the new drama directed by Ali Abbasi and Sebastian,

Sebastian Stan did a lot of homework to prepare for his role as former President Donald Trump in the upcoming biopic The Apprentice, even beyond the physical transformation he undertook. Stan, who is

Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump, Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump can all be seen ahead of The Apprentice's Oct. 11 premiere.

Directed by Ali Abbasi and written by Gabe Sherman, The Apprentice stars Emmy nominee Sebastian Stan ( Pam & Tommy) as Trump, Emmy winner Jeremy Strong ( Succession) as the firebrand Roy Cohn, Martin Donovan ( Tenet) as Fred Trump Sr, and Maria Bakalova ( Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) as Ivana Trump.

The actor is headed into the most exciting stretch of his career, between ‘A Different Man’ and ‘The Apprentice.’