CANNES 2024: – ‘The Apprentice’ director Ali Abbasi calls on Donald Trump to watch movie before threatening to sue him…

Cannes, France CET 1pm

-   Danish Iranian director Ali Abbasi said he doesn’t know of any formal threats to sue
-   Film made outside of ‘Hollywood’ - execs said no would want to watch and only possible if he lost forthcoming 2024 November election
-   Abbasi says great French director and his directing idol Luis Bunel was not asked about why he made movies in Spain as a Frenchman and his ethnicity has no real bearing on what types of subjects he approaches.
-   More to follow