The whole thing was a bluff, but an effective one.
Potential distributors ran for cover.
Strong toldThe Times: I found it profoundly disturbing and a dark harbinger of things to come.
(L-R) Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan play Roy Cohn and Donald Trump, respectively, in ‘The Apprentice’StudioCanal UK
Frankly, everyone in Hollywood passed on it because they were afraid of litigation or repercussions.
I dont think Hollywood has ever been a bastion of bravery, but that was disappointing.
