{"id":40858,"date":"2023-11-30T11:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T10:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1936731"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:46:07","slug":"sebastian-stan-to-play-donald-trump-alongside-successions-jeremy-strong","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sebastian-stan-to-play-donald-trump-alongside-successions-jeremy-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Stan to play Donald Trump alongside Succession\u2019s Jeremy Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Strong will play Trump&#8217;s former lawyer, Roy Cohn. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 30 November 2023 at 10:57 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Sebastian Stan will play former US president Donald Trump in upcoming movie The Student, <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/sebastian-stan-donald-trump-the-student-movie-1235813840\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Variety<\/a> has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Stan, who is best known for playing Bucky Barnes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/\">MCU<\/a> and for his portrayal of Tommy Lee in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/pam-tommy-review-lily-james\/\">Pam &amp; Tommy<\/a>, has been cast as a young Trump for the project.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll be joined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/succession-ending-explained-finale-spoilers-recap\/\">Succession<\/a>\u2018s Jeremy Strong, who will play Trump\u2019s former lawyer Roy Cohn.<\/p> <p>Cohn served as an attorney for Trump and his father in the \u201970s, and also represented media proprietor Rupert Murdoch during the same decade.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi (Holy Spider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/the-last-of-us-tv-show-review\/\">The Last Of Us<\/a>) is on directing duties, while Gabriel Sherman (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Loudest-Voice-Room-Brilliant-News\/dp\/0812982738\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">The Loudest Voice in the Room<\/a>) will pen the script.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-578551334-2-54e5351.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199, 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American dynasty. Filled with larger than life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers,\u201d the logline teased.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/edgar-wright-shaun-of-dead-tv-series-newsupdate\/\">Shaun of the Dead writer Edgar Wright turned down TV series adaptation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/maestro-true-story-exclusive\/\">Maestro true story: Leonard Bernstein\u2019s children on new film<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Details of when filming will commence and when we can expect The Student to land on screens have yet to be announced.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6340235295112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <div class=\"post__content\">\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Film<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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