Sebastian Stan Reveals How Much Weight He Gained to Play Donald Trump, Talks Controversial Assault Scene in 'The Apprentice,' Marvel & More

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Sebastian Stan opened up in an interview with Variety. The 42-year-old actor reflected on portraying Donald Trump in his forthcoming movie, The Apprentice, which has sparked debate and been threatened with lawsuits by Donald‘s team.

How do you prepare to portray such a prolific and controversial figure? Sebastian broke down his method, which involved a lot of research and putting on a significant amount of weight in a short period of time.

On the topic of the movie, its star briefly touched on a contentious scene that captured Donald allegedly sexually assaulting his then-wife Ivana Trump.

After portraying Captain America’s closest ally the Winter Soldier (aka Bucky Barnes) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years, he also revealed his thoughts about reprising the role again in 2025′s Thunderbolts. Sebastian even responded to complaints about the MCU and other superhero movies and briefly alluded to his relationship with Gossip Girl costar Leighton Meester. Scroll through the slideshow for the biggest takeaways from the interview…