The distributor of the movie “The Apprentice” flew a plane Wednesday with a banner promoting the controversial film outside former President Trump's rally and urging Republican candidates to see the film, which opens this weekend. Ta.
“Trump: See the Apprentice on Friday!” read a banner visible from the ground outside a closed rally site in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
Briarcliff Entertainment, the film's producer and distributor, confirmed in a statement: airplane footage He said the content posted online was genuine and that the plane circled for nearly two hours before the former president spoke.
Briarcliff Entertainment said the unconventional strategy is part of its marketing efforts ahead of the film's release this weekend.
“This is an initiative on behalf of the film 'The Apprentice' to raise awareness of the film and encourage former presidents to watch the film ahead of its nationwide theatrical release tomorrow, October 11th. It was a marketing effort,” the statement said.
Directed by filmmaker Ali Abbasi and written by Gabriel Sherman, the film follows a young Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, and his former lawyer and mentor Roy Cohn, played by Jeremy, as they rise up in the New York real estate industry. It depicts the story of what happens. strong.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, where it reportedly received an eight-minute standing ovation, but did not win any awards.
The film quickly drew scrutiny from the former president and his team. In May, Trump's lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to the filmmakers asking them to block the release of the film. His team also threatened to sue for what it called “patently false claims.”
President Trump's communications director, Stephen Chan, also harshly criticized the film in similar statements both at the time and on Thursday, in which he called the film “purely malicious defamation” and said, “This piece of crap… is pure fiction that sensationally highlights a long-standing lie.” The mistake was exposed. ”
Chan pointed out that the film, which began production years ago, will be released weeks before the November election, and said this is a “11-year-old who knows President Trump will take back the White House.” “This is an example of election interference by Hollywood elites just before the election.” ”
