An Amazon spokesperson confirmed Sunday morning that a documentary about First Lady Melania Trump directed by Brett Ratner is headed to Prime Video.
The company has “exclusively licensed” the project for “theatrical release and streaming,” with the project offering viewers an “unprecedented behind-the-scenes look” at Trump, they said.
Filming began in December – one month after Donald Trump won his second presidential election – and is expected to be released in the second half of next year. Fernando Solichín is executive director of production for New Element Media, along with Ms. Trump.
“Prime Video will share more details about the project as filming progresses and release plans are finalized,” the spokesperson said. “We are excited to share this truly unique story with our millions of customers around the world.”
Melania, who most recently served as First Lady during Donald Trump's first presidential administration, from 2017 to 2021, is a former Slovenian model and businesswoman who began her modeling career as a teenager and later moved to Milan and Paris before settling in New York City in 1996. She first met Donald Trump in 1998, and married him in 2005, before becoming a US citizen in 2006. As First Lady, she is perhaps best known for launching the Be Best Initiative, which focuses on children's well-being, online safety, and opioid abuse prevention.
The most notable aspect of the upcoming Trump doc has to be the involvement of Ratner, a prominent director and producer known for his films. Rush hour Films, who has backed away from studio projects since 2017, when he faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct at the height of the Me Too movement. Following these allegations, Ratner saw Warner Bros. cut its $450 million co-financing deal with his production company, RatPac Entertainment. He recently directed an episode of a Nat Geo documentary series breakthrough In 2015.
