Amazon MGM Studios Sets Theatrical Date For Melania Trump Doc From Brett Ratner
Amazon MGM Studios will release a documentary giving exclusive access to Melania Trump's life during the 20 days before the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, with a three-part docuseries also planned.
- Amazon MGM Studios announced Melania will release exclusively in theaters on January 30, 2026, in the U.S. and select territories, with streaming on Prime Video after its run.
- Melania Trump serves as a producer on the film, which offers unprecedented access to the 20 days leading up to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration through her perspective.
- Amazon MGM Studios reportedly paid $40 million for the rights, with Brett Ratner directing his first major project since six women accused him of misconduct.
- Amazon shared a first-look image showing the First Lady staring out a car window, and the project will be paired with a three-part docuseries following Melania between Trump Tower in New York City, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, and Washington, D.C.
- The global release is timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, and friends say Brett Ratner saw the project as a pathway to a Hollywood comeback.
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Amazon sets release date for Melania Trump documentary
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