What Next: Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?

Published: June 25, 2024, 7 a.m.

The Apprentice, starring Captain America\u2019s Sebastian Stan and Succession\u2019s Jeremy Strong, was financed in part by the widely-loathed former-Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. But after the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Trump\u2019s attorneys sent cease-and-desist letters to the filmmakers\u2014and Snyder seems to be using veto power on an American sale of the rights. Will this controversial cut of the film ever play on the big screen in the States?\nGuest: Jake Lahut, political reporter at the Daily Beast, covering Republican campaigns.\nWant more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen.\nPodcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices