The former Winter Soldier will be playing former president Donald Trump in an upcoming film. Sebastian Stan will be playing a younger version of Trump in The Apprentice , a biopic about then-businessman Trump and his relationship with layer and mentor Roy Cohn. Many were shocked when the former Marvel star took the role, with Sebastian himself claiming many people told him not to do it.
With the film out October 11, weeks before the presidential election , the actor shared his reasoning behind taking on the role of the controversial figure. "My initial reaction is, 'Wow, how the hell am I going to do this?'" Sebastian said. The View hosts think Trump is 'jealous' and 'irked' by JD Vance's debate performance The View's Joy Behar launches blistering 'Spanx' attack on Donald Trump "I had people tell me not to do it," Sebastian told Entertainment Weekly , "I had people tell me I don't look like him.
I had people tell me that it's not safe for me to do it. I had people say that I shouldn't try to alienate half the country." He shared the reason why he chose to take on the role.
"I have always felt there was something to the man that needed to be heard. If you do the research, there's a lot that you can understand. I thought about what may have been a driving force in his life, separate from the gimmicks and the lips.
" "I understood that drive to rise, to overcome at whatever cost, and to win," He said, "I understood that simply from my own very, very small, humble beginnings with .
