‘The Apprentice’ Producer Kinematics Sells Stake in Trump Movie Over ‘Creative Differences’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor “The Apprentice,” the controversial Donald Trump biopic, has removed a major hurdle as it plots a fall theatrical release.
Kinematics, which is owned by Dan Snyder, the billionaire former owner of the Washington Commanders, has closed a deal for James Shani’s Rich Spirit to acquire the company’s interest in the political drama.
That’s important because Snyder, who is a Trump supporter, was reportedly furious about the film’s unflattering depiction of the real estate mogul and former president as a drug-abusing philanderer who was heavily influenced by disgraced attorney and fixer, Roy Cohn.
Kinematics attributed its departure to “creative differences.” Shani’s company was one of the film’s other backers. Financial terms of the equity sale were not disclosed.
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