Sebastian Stan, the actor of Romanian origin who has already received an Oscar nomination, was rewarded with “Virtuosos Award” for his role in “The Apprentice” at the International Film Festival in Santa Barbara.
Sebastian Stan at the Santa Barbara Film Festival: YouTube video capture
Asked at the press conference if he wants to say a few phrases in Romanian, he replied: “Yes, of course, why not? I really like that I am here, now with you … “. He then joked in English: “This is gonna be online!” (“It will be online”).
Among those who attended this moment were stars like Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez or Mikey Madison.
On this occasion, Sebastian Stan also announced his next movie. The actor will play in a production directed by Cristian Mungiu. The film is called “Fjord” and will be filmed in Norway in the spring of this year. The actor declared delighted that he will speak in Romanian in his next film.
“Someone will say that: “But he has an emphasis when he speaks in Romanian, he cannot do so.” Watch and you will see”, The actor said in English, after the words spoken in Romanian.
Sebastian Stan declared, in a recent interview, that he is just waiting to enter the role he has in the film directed by Cristian Mungiu.
“A.I tried to find a project that will bring me back to Romania and exploit that personal history I have. I am delighted to work with Cristian Mungiu and I hope everything will end well“, The actor said.
In the movie “Fjord”, Sebastian Stan’s partner will be the Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve.
Sebastian Stan’s expectations from the movie “The Apprentice”
Even though he was awarded at the International Film Festival in Santa Barbara (SBiff 2025) for the role he had in the movie “The Apprentice”, in which he performed Donald Trump, the actor, aged 42, and- He expressed concern that the film would not have a major impact against the background of the US president towards his description in the film. The film examines Trump’s career in real estate in New York City, between 1970-1980.
“We are deep, deeply grateful that, obviously, we had this recognition. It was hard afterwards. You never knew. It was so uncertain. You could never expect anything. Many people said to me, “Well, you will never win anything for it.” And I said to them, “Sometimes it’s not just that.” I simply felt that it was important“, Stan said for SBiff, according to News.ro.
The film has failed to make a Box Office impression, although he was praised by critics, and Sebastian believes that last year’s presidential elections have prevented his commercial performance.
“There are mixed feelings about it. I went through the choices while I was doing this, so there were so many feelings and I’m still. There is only one thing“.
Stan believes that recognition in prizes for “The Apprentice” will allow the public to watch the movie in a different way.
“This is not a situation where we can be indifferent or we can bury our heads in the sand and wait to wake up and then see what is happening. It happens now and we live in a world where you have billionaires who tell you how to think and how to feel, and everyone screams each other if you think differently. And here it is just about forming your own opinion and having the courage to say it. That’s why I admire the movie‘, the actor added.
In January, Sebastian Stan was awarded with the Golden Globe for the role of “A Different Man”.
