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Martin Donovan Joins ‘The Apprentice’ Movie As Fred Trump Sr.


Indie 'The Apprentice' has set Martin Donovan to portray Fred Trump Sr., real estate mogul and father to Donald Trump.

An exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice hinges on Donald Trump’s efforts to build his real estate business in New York in the ’70s and ’80s, also digging into his relationship with the aforementioned Cohn. A mentor-protege story filled with larger-than-life characters, the film charts the origins of a major American dynasty and reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers. Recently seen playing husband to Nicole Kidman on the Paramount+ series Special Ops: Lioness, Donovan will soon appear in an IMAX re-release of Tenet, timed to coincide with filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s final Oscars push for his Uni historical drama Oppenheime r. Other recent credits for the actor include the acclaimed dramedy BlackBerry, chronicling the rise and demise of the world’s first smartphone, as well as Netflix’s Firefly Lane and Archive 81.

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