Recalling his initial reaction to the role, Stan tells Entertainment Weekly his first thought was, "How the hell am I going to do this?" His friends and family also had concerns:

Sebastian Stan transformed into former US President Donald Trump in Ali Abbassi’s upcoming biographical drama “The Apprentice”

Sebastian Stan has revealed he ate ramen with “a bunch of soy sauce” to prepare for his role as Donald Trump in a new biopic. The Apprentice sees the Marvel actor play a young version of the former president as he makes his way in New York real estate and seeks advice from mentor Roy Cohn ( Succession ’s Jeremy Strong ).