Days after announcing his attachment to play Ronald Reagan in the hot spec “Reagan,” Will Ferrell has parted ways with the project.
Variety first reported the news that Ferrell was attaching himself to play the President Ronald Reagan but sources now tell Variety he will no longer play former Commander and Chief.
Following the announcement that Will Ferrell would be starring and producing the pic, Reagan’s supporters, including his children Patti Davis and Michael Reagan, began sharing their distaste in the project specifically the project’s take on Reagan’s dementia.
Penned by Mike Rosolio, the story begins at the start of the then-president’s second term when he falls into dementia and an ambitious intern is tasked with convincing the commander-in-chief that he is an actor playing the president in a movie.
The script had already drawn attention from the industry after it was featured on the Blacklist...
Variety first reported the news that Ferrell was attaching himself to play the President Ronald Reagan but sources now tell Variety he will no longer play former Commander and Chief.
Following the announcement that Will Ferrell would be starring and producing the pic, Reagan’s supporters, including his children Patti Davis and Michael Reagan, began sharing their distaste in the project specifically the project’s take on Reagan’s dementia.
Penned by Mike Rosolio, the story begins at the start of the then-president’s second term when he falls into dementia and an ambitious intern is tasked with convincing the commander-in-chief that he is an actor playing the president in a movie.
The script had already drawn attention from the industry after it was featured on the Blacklist...
- 4/29/2016
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety - Film News
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