Trump calls the movie about him a hit job; Reagan likely would find his biopic a sleeper.
(Oops, wrong kind).
Is there an audience for political movies?
Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in ‘The Apprentice,’ and Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan in ‘Reagan’Showbiz Direct; Apprentice Productions Ontario/Profile Productions/Tailored Films
The paydays are formidable, but their Tomatoes will whither on the vine.
But none became a major audience hit.
Are stars today wary of movie polemics?
The conflict expanded with the revelation that Frank Yablans, then Paramounts president, shared in EvansChinatownprofits.
Barry Diller suddenly emerged as Paramounts new studio chief as Evans and Yablans were ushered out.
The film had struggled in finding a distributor until Tom OrtenbergsBriarcliff Entertainment stepped in.
Ortenberg had helped create a wide audience for Michael MooresFahrenheit 9/11, another famously polarizing film.
The Apprenticeelicited praise at the Cannes Film Festivalandwill open before the election, thus guaranteeing controversy.
It should not see the light of day, declared Trumps director communications Stephen Cheung.
Its doubtful if the tame, if not worshipful, biopic about Reagan will stir similar controversy.
Reagan himself might have been uncomfortable watching Jon Voight, aTrump supporter, cast as the narrator.
He plays an aged communist spy.
Ronnie might have agreed, had he been coerced into seeing the film.
When Reagan was in a dark mood, his advisers would urge him to seeThe Sound of Music.
He once confided to me that he didnt like that movie either.
