Amazon stated Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service will launch a “behind-the-scenes” documentary concerning the lifetime of Melania Trump.
The movie will head to theaters and stream on Amazon Prime within the second half of this yr, the corporate stated in an announcement. Mrs. Trump will govt produce the documentary, which started filming in December, a month after her husband, Donald J. Trump received the presidential election.
Amazon stated it was “excited to share this actually distinctive story.”
The corporate and its founder Jeff Bezos, who additionally owns The Washington Put up, had a rocky relationship with Mr. Trump throughout Mr. Trump’s first time period as president. However in latest months, Amazon and Mr. Bezos have taken steps to repair it. The tech big stated final month it will to donate $1 million to the president-elect’s inaugural fundaccession Meta and executives at some other Silicon Valley companies in written checks to the founding committee. Mr. Bezos stated he was “very optimistic” about Mr. Trump’s new time period and was desirous to work along with his administration to scale back rules.
Throughout his first time period as president, Mr Trump criticized Mr Bezos over his newspaper’s political protection and questioned whether or not the US Postal Service charged Amazon too little for supply. Amazon, for its half, accused Mr Trump of using “improper pressure” on the Pentagon to disclaim the corporate a cloud computing contract.
Amazon now appears keen to show the web page.
In October, The Put up announced that it would stop endorsing presidential candidatesa choice made by Mr. Bezos and didn’t publish an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris that had already been drafted. Mr. Bezos defend your decisionsaying newspaper endorsements “create an look of bias.”
Final week, Put up cartoonist Anne Telness, said he was resigning after the newspaper’s opinion part rejected a cartoon that confirmed Mr. Bezos and three different tech executives kneeling earlier than a statue of Mr. Trump whereas providing the president-elect baggage of cash. David Shipley, The Put up’s opinion editor, stated the cartoon was rejected as a result of the part had revealed a column on the identical matter and had already deliberate one other for publication. He stated he had requested Ms Telnaes to rescind her resignation, saying “the one bias is in opposition to a repeat”.
Amazon didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon efforts by the corporate and Mr. Bezos to forge nearer ties with Mr. Trump. Trump’s transition workforce additionally didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Mrs. Trump has not too long ago proven a better willingness to share particulars of her life with the general public. Final yr she revealed memoirs which particulars her modeling profession, marriage to Mr Trump and time within the White Home. It grew to become a #1 New York Occasions bestseller. Her position as an govt producer on the documentary means that she could have some say in the way it portrays her life.
Brett Ratner, director and producer behind movies akin to Rush Hour and The Return, will direct the documentary. In recent times, Mr. Ratner has maintained a decrease profile after questions have been raised about his habits. In 2011 he resigned as co-producer of the Oscars aired after utilizing an anti-gay slur at a public occasion. In 2017 Mr. Ratner was charged with a sex crime by six ladies in an article revealed by the Los Angeles Occasions claimed he was in denial.
Amazon, which could have unique rights to the Mrs. Trump movie, stated it will reveal extra particulars concerning the challenge as filming progresses and launch plans are finalized.
