Monday, January 13, 2025

White House downer: why Hollywood should steer clear of a Trump biopic

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The story of the soon-to-be former president might be compelling, but recent political history isn’t simple entertainment

Finally, the US presidential race is over. Which unfortunately signals the start of another race: who will be the first to get a Trump biopic out of the traps? For subject-hungry Hollywood, it is too juicy a story to resist: a tale of megalomania, scandal and surreally absurd incident, with a supporting cast of colourfully extreme characters. And Jared Kushner. It’s Succession, Idiocracy and Downfall rolled into one!

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