Will Ferrell drops out of Ronald Reagan Alzheimer’s comedyApril 30, 2016 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Will Ferrell is no longer attached to a forthcoming comedy about late President Ronald Reagan, TheWrap has learned. The untitled Black List script, previously billed as a comedy about Reagan succumbing to Alzheimer’s-induced dementia while in office, had Ferrell attached as recently as Wednesday, April 27 but that is no longer the case. “The ‘Reagan’ script is one of a number of scripts that had been submitted to Will Ferrell which he had considered. While it is by no means an ‘Alzheimer’s comedy’ as has been suggested, Mr. Ferrell is not pursuing this project,” a rep for Ferrell said Friday. The news was first reported by Page Six, which said the Reagan family was outraged at the conceit. A spokesperson for the Chicago-based Alzheimer’s Association blasted the Mike Rosolio-penned script, which Ferrell was going to produce via his Gary Sanchez Productions. “The Alzheimer’s Association is appalled that anyone would plan to develop a film that satirizes an individual living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. Would filmmakers consider using a fatal form of cancer or another deadly disease for comedy? It’s time to stop this forever,” the organization said in a statement. Set at the start of the late president’s second term when he was suffering from Alzheimer’s, “Reagan” follows the commander-in-chief as he succumbs to dementia and is convinced by an ambitious intern that he’s actually an actor playing the president in a movie. The Black List is an annual ranking by industry insiders of top unproduced screenplays. The group recently held a live reading of “Reagan” featuring Lena Dunham, John Cho and James Brolin as President Reagan, which was very well-received. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |