Michael Moore Making Sequel To ‘Farenheit 911′
This story took me by surprise so I don’t have a whole helluva lot to say on it right now other than…the master manipulator of truth is going to spin more lies to shove down the gulllible far-left’s throat in order to discredit those who he deems “adversarial” to his pursuit of bootlicking groupie followers.
Michael Moore is making a sequel to “Fahrenheit 9/11″ for Overture Films and Paramount Vantage, which will shop the project to international buyers when the Cannes Film Festival and market get under way today.
The two companies are co-financing and co-producing the untitled doc, which will be released next year. Overture will distribute the film domestically, while Vantage will handle international.
Moore may be leaving the Weinstein Co. — where he made his last two films, including “Fahrenheit 9/11″ — but Overture and Vantage are no strangers to the filmmaker. Overture CEO Chris McGurk and chief operating officer Danny Rosett were both at MGM and United Artists, home of Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine.”
Moore also knows Vantage topper Nick Meyer, former president of Lionsgate’s international arm. Lionsgate teamed with Bob and Harvey Weinstein and distributed “Fahrenheit 9/11″ after Disney refused to let Miramax do so. Lionsgate again teamed with the Weinsteins to distribute Moore’s most recent docu, “Sicko.”
“Fahrenheit 9/11,” a scathing indictment of George W. Bush’s war on terrorism and a hit at the worldwide box office, won the coveted Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2004. “Bowling for Columbine” also played at Cannes, and “Sicko” preemed at the fest last year.
Moore’s new doc could play at Cannes next year, if it isn’t released earlier in the spring. He’s already at work on the film.
“Clearly, we have a movie of global appeal here. Michael Moore is a very talented filmmaker, and this is a branded property,” Meyer said, adding that the Weinsteins helped build that brand.
Sequel will pick up where “Fahrenheit 9/11″ left off. In the time since, Bush’s popularity has plummeted, while the Iraq war continues and the economy falters.
“It’s a vote of confidence on Michael’s part and a great partnership for all of us,” Rosett said. “There is a voracious appetite for this kind of commentary.”
Moore has made three of the five top-grossing documentaries of all time. “Fahrenheit 9/11″ is the highest-grossing docu ever domestically, earning $119.1 million. It grossed another $100 million at the international box office.
Moore’s decision not to make his next film with the Weinstein Co. comes after “Sicko” failed to ignite at the box office. Film, which took on the U.S. health care system, grossed $24.5 million domestically and $11.2 million internationally. Topically, the film didn’t resonate with overseas auds.
Deal strengthens the relationship between Vantage and Overture. Last year, the two entered into an exclusive international distribution deal that gives Overture access to Vantage’s international sales division, as well as the distrib arm of Paramount Pictures Intl.
Vantage will likely keep distribution rights to certain overseas territories after selling off the rest.
Bob and Harvey Weinstein will get an exec producing credit.
(Festival Central)
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This guy wouldn’t know ‘truth’ if it came to him in the form of a wooden stake rammed through his fat, cholesterol-filled heart.
“It’s a vote of confidence on Michael’s part and a great partnership for all of us,” Rosett said. “There is a voracious appetite for this kind of commentary.”
Ah horseshit. Inventing facts, twisting logic and using just about every argument fallacy out there does not make for good commentary. It makes him a snake oil salesman selling to an audience with the IQ of a speed bump.
May 13th, 2008 at 6:48 pmDid I read that right? Man-pig is going to squeel!
May 13th, 2008 at 7:01 pmMichael Moore is an anti-American commie piece of shit. a sequel to Fahrenheit 9/11? i couldnt get through the first one because noticing so many false facts and lies made my damn head hurt.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:21 pmLet him go and roll in his own shit slop …
Maybe another Soldier or Marine will sue his lying ass again.
May 13th, 2008 at 7:24 pmDammit why doesn’t he have heart disease yet?!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:12 pmLet’s add some more cholesterol to his whale-of-a-deal “big n’nasty” burgers.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:59 pmHA, yea Kurt, no doubt. Semper Fidelis man, had fun on the chat Sunday with that hypocrite lib hbeee.
I want Michael Moore to show up on chat some time, eh. Or on Pat’s show, haha! Of course, he would never have the balls. 
May 14th, 2008 at 2:22 amOh BTW Pat, when you get Michael Moore on your show, you gotta play the Iraqui’s chanting “Fuck You Michael Moore!, Fuck You Michael Moore!, Fuck You Michael Moore!” for his sorry America hating ass.
HAHAHA! 
May 14th, 2008 at 2:26 amGood. I’m glad he’s back, he deligitimizes anything he touches. At this point I beleive he does a better job of riling people up against him, then garnering sympathy, except by those who are already brain washed anyway.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:52 amI just thought how it was cool that after Farenheit 9/11 and all the hype, Bush still got re-elected. Bwahahaha.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:59 am