Amazon Licenses Unfinished, Untitled Melania Trump Documentary from Director Brett Ratner

The doc began filming shortly after the 2024 election and will be released theatrically and via Prime Video in 2025.

The former and incoming First Lady of the United States Melania Trump is coming to Amazon Prime Video — and to theaters.

Amazon has announced that Prime Video has licensed an upcoming documentary on Melania Trump that is being directed by Brett Ratner, the director and producer of films like “Rush Hour 2” who has been on the outs with Hollywood since the #MeToo era.

The movie began filming in December 2024, shortly after Donald Trump won the election, and intends to be completed and released in the second half of 2025. The untitled documentary project will be released theatrically as well as available exclusively on Prime Video, though no specific release plans in terms of the scope of the theatrical release were detailed.

An Amazon spokesperson said the film will give “an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look” at the First Lady, and that she will be executive producing the film alongside Fernando Sulichin for New Element Media. It is unclear which aspects of the First Lady’s life will be portrayed on screen, or if Ratner will have access to the White House once Trump is re-inaugurated on January 20.

“Prime Video will be sharing more details on 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.”

Ratner in 2017 was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by six women as part of a Los Angeles Times report, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge. He denied the claims. Ratner was also accused of rape by a separate woman via a Facebook post that resulted in Ratner filing a libel suit, but both parties agreed to drop the case. Warner Bros. dropped Ratner and his first-look deal, and he has been largely out of Hollywood since. In 2021, there were reports that he was making a comeback via a “Hercules” film. The film — and a comeback — did not happen.

Ratner’s film “Tower Heist” 2011 was shot at Trump Tower in New York, and Donald Trump at one point visited the set.

Sulichin is a producer known for films such as “Flag Day” and “Snowden” and was an EP on “Spring Breakers.”