In a transfer that’s certain to excite half of America and enrage the opposite, Amazon MGM Studios introduced it would launch “Melania” completely in theaters on Jan. 30, 2026. The documentary seems at First Woman Melania Trump, a polarizing and enigmatic political presence, and is directed by Brett Ratner, the “Rush Hour” filmmaker whose profession was derailed by #MeToo allegations. Amazon shelled out a reported $40 million for the rights to the movie, a staggering payday for a documentary.
Along with asserting the discharge date, Amazon shared a first-look picture from the movie of the First Woman gazing a tarmac from the window of an SUV.
In line with the official description, the movie “gives unprecedented entry to the 20 days main as much as the 2025 Presidential Inauguration — via the eyes of the First Woman-elect herself.” Amazon MGM additionally invitations viewers to “step inside Melania Trump’s world as she orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White Home transition, and reenters public life together with her household.” The studio mentioned it has “unique footage” of “essential conferences” and “non-public conversations.” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was one in every of a number of tech titans who made a degree of constructing the trek to D.C. to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration.
The movie will stream on Prime Video following its theatrical run. As well as, the studio mentioned there will probably be an accompanying three-part docuseries, which is able to observe Melania Trump’s as she is ferried between Trump Tower in New York Metropolis, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seashore, and Washington, D.C., the place her husband assumed energy after profitable the 2024 presidential election.
Ratner hasn’t labored on main Hollywood productions since 2017, when he was accused of sexual misconduct by six ladies in a Los Angeles Times expose. Warner Bros., the place he had a first-look deal, severed ties with him. The filmmaker denied the claims. Ratner’s credit additionally embrace “Tower Heist,” “Crimson Dragon,” and “Cash Talks.”
