Poet Jorie Graham Calls On Hollywood To Resist Censorship And Distribute ‘The Apprentice’ Film
deadline.comPulitzer Prize-winning poet Jorie Graham, called one of the most celebrated poets of the American post-war generation, has posted a reply today to a New York Times opinion piece by Michelle Goldberg that ran Friday.
The Times story lamented that the rights to The Apprentice, a powerful film with Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan that chronicles the Roy Cohn/Donald Trump relationship, has not been picked up yet for U.S.
distribution in theaters or streaming, and thus, may not be seen. The film was well-received last month when it premiered at Cannes. “Unfortunately, you may not get a chance to (see it) anytime soon, at least in the United States,” Goldberg wrote. “Distributors have bought the rights to The Apprentice in Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and many other countries.
But the filmmakers have yet to secure a deal to release it here, either in theaters or on streaming services.” Fear of the political consequences of distributing the film seem to be holding back any deal, as some pundits noted in the Times piece.
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