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On an evening dedicated to the life and times of America’s most divisive president, it was the fashion industry’s most sought-after model who stole the spotlight.
With Donald Trump nowhere in sight as the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival continues Monday night, Bella Hadid was one of the early arrivals at the first official screening of The Apprentice.
In the upcoming film, Sebastian plays Stan Trump during the booming early years of his business career, particularly his working relationship with controversial attorney Roy Cohn, who died in 1986 from an AIDS-related illness.
Arriving on the Croisette ahead of the world premiere, Bella proved to be the biggest talking point of the event by choosing to go braless under her figure-hugging sheer evening dress.
The American supermodel, 27, completed her red carpet look with a pair of metallic strappy heels, while her brunette hair was effortlessly styled with a conventional side part.
Arriving on the Croisette ahead of the world premiere, Bella proved to be the biggest talking point of the event by choosing to go braless under her fitted sheer evening dress.
Coco Rocha looked equally glamorous in a multi-tiered evening gown as she greeted spectators ahead of the film’s first official screening on Monday.
The Canadian model, 35, was tastefully accessorized with a statement necklace, while her neatly updo hair featured an elegant French curl.
Production on The Apprentice began in late November. The film follows Trump in the 1970s and 1980s as he attempts to establish his real estate empire on the properties owned by his father Fred Trump.
The Apprentice is directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi, who shot the critically acclaimed Persian-language crime thriller Holy Spider, which was released in 2022.
Successor Jeremy Strong, who will play disgraced – and ultimately disbarred – lawyer Roy Cohn, will feature prominently as the younger Trump’s mentor. He was later disbarred in 1986 for defrauding a dying client.
Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova plays Trump’s late ex-wife Ivana Trump in her younger years.
Variety initially reported that the film’s title would be The Student, adding that a logline for the upcoming film described it as “an exploration of power and ambition in a world of corruption and deceit.”
“It’s a mentor-protégé story that charts the origins of an American dynasty. Filled with larger-than-life characters, it reveals the moral and human cost of a culture defined by winners and losers.”
Coco Rocha claimed her own share of the spotlight in a multi-tiered evening gown as she greeted onlookers on Monday
The screenplay for the film was written by Gabriel Sherman, author of the 2014 book The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News – and Divided a Country.
The book was then adapted into the 2019 Showtime miniseries The Loudest Voice.
Trump has been spoofed for decades on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, with actors like Alec Baldwin, Darrell Hammond, Jason Sudeikis, Taran Killam and the late Phil Hartman playing the role at various points.
The former US president is still fighting multiple lawsuits in multiple states as he remains the favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination next year.