The director of new animated film The Boss Baby is dismissing similarities between the main character and US President Donald Trump.
The suit-wearing infant shares the Mr Trump's trademark phrase from his show Celebrity Apprentice phrase: "You're fired."
It's also voiced by Alec Baldwin, who has become legendary for his performances impersonating Mr Trump on Saturday Night Live during and following last year's US election campaign.
But director Tom McGrath told The Hollywood Reporter the similarities were a "total coincidence".
"It's based on an immature, sometimes greedy businessman, so if people want to draw their own conclusions about that ... but no, it really wasn't [based on Mr Trump]," he said.
Nevertheless, media outlets around the world are alluding to the US President throughout their film reviews.
Vanity Fair asked: "Is The Boss Baby really a cartoon about an infant Donald Trump?", while Vulture concluded it was.
But the film began production before Mr Trump announced his presidential campaign.
Mr McGrath says comparisons are either "a gift or a nightmare".
"I don't know," he says.
The Boss Baby will be released in New Zealand on April 13.
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