Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan on 'The Apprentice': 'We're way out on a limb'

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan star in Ali Abbasi's much-debated Donald Trump film " The Apprentice " The film is about Cohn 's mentorship of a young Trump in the greed-is-good 1980s.

It's an origin story of the Republican nominee beginning with Cohn , the ruthless attorney.

Strong calls Cohn “probably the single most fascinating person I’ve ever studied and interrogated and attempted to inhabit".

'The Apprentice ' stars as Donald Trump's mentor-protege with Roy Cohn .

Strong says he finds Cohn "a completely fascinating character" Stan Stan and Abbasi say the film was a challenge in balancing judgment and empathy.

Abbasi says Trump might not dislike the film and invited him to see it.

The makers of " The Apprentice " argue that all of the tools of drama serve a vital role in bringing a deeper understanding to even the most polarizing political figures.

Strong and Stan find themselves in the unlikely position of being scorned by the potential future president for a movie that had to resort to seeking money via Kickstarter .

Both are in contention for their first Academy Award nominations.