Behind the scenes: Jeremy Strong on his unconventional role in "The Apprentice"

Jeremy Strong, known for his role in the series "Succession," spoke about his new role as Roy Cohn in the film "The Apprentice," which focuses on Donald Trump's early career. The actor discussed this topic on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Jeremy Strong, known in the industry for his serious approach to roles, plays the character of Roy Cohn, a controversial lawyer and political advisor, in the new film. "The Apprentice," directed by Ali Abbasi, tells the story of Cohn's mentorship of a young Donald Trump, played by Sebastian Stan.

In a television interview, Strong spoke about Cohn's real frog obsession. Apparently, he had a room full of frogs and frog statuettes.

"He was a conundrum. He was a very, very vicious, despicable person in a lot of ways, by many considered one of the worst humans of the 20th century. And he was also a kind of arrested — he was sort of like a demonic Peter Pan who never grew up," he told Colbert. 

"So, we did shoot a scene. I asked the costume designer to go find a full-body frog suit. And I was in my bedroom with Donald, and I sang the entirety of the George Hearn song "I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles in a frog suit. But it’s not in the movie. But I think it should be."

Jeremy Strong is known as a man who fully dedicates himself to his current work and role. He often does things on film sets that aren't in the script. This was no different on the set of Succession, where he was filming the final episode of the cult series.

"The Apprentice," which is the original title of the film, already had its festival premiere, but now we know that the movie about Donald Trump's early career will hit theatres on October 18th. The young Trump is played by Sebastian Stan, and his mentor, Roy Cohn, is played by Jeremy Strong. Director Ali Abbasi shows how the wealthy Cohn "creates" Trump. He advises him on how to look, what to do, and how to speak.

The controversy arises not only from the film's subject matter, which is about the making of Donald Trump as a king of American business, but also from some scenes showing Donald and Ivana's marriage. In one scene, Trump is shown forcing his wife Ivana into sex. This issue was widely discussed for many years.

In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, Strong described his approach to the role as "humanistic." - I approached it not as a Democrat or a Republican, but as a humanist - he said.