
We want to make this clear: we are talking about Fahrenheit 9/11, not the tragic event. Though Michael Moor catapulting himself into a building might cause some damage, that damage would probably be to Moore and windows.
Michael Moore is planning to film a sequel doc with co-funders Paramount Vantage and Overture Films. You haven’t heard about it until today because the Cannes Market hadn’t opened, and Moore is selling.
Could we have another Where In The World is Osama? season where a speculative doc is sold off before anyone really knows what the kicker is?
Variety breaks down the options:
Moore may be leaving the Weinstein Co. — where he made his last two films, including “Fahrenheit” — but Overture and Vantage are no strangers to the filmmaker. Overture CEO Chris McGurk and COO 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 after Disney refused to let Miramax to do so. Lionsgate again teamed with the Weinstein’s to distribute Moore’s last docu, “Sicko.”
Also, Moore is no stranger to the Croisette. “Fahrenheit,” a scathing indictment of George W. Bush’s war on terrorism and a hit at the worldwide box office, won the coveted Palm d’Or in 2004. “Bowling for Columbine” also played at Cannes, while “Sicko” premed here last year.
We’re told the film picks up where the first left off, analyzing Bush’s falling approval rating and the Iraq war.





