Spurlock declares war on US government

'Super Size Me' director Morgan Spurlock will adapt controversial bestseller 'The Republican War on Science'.

Dec 19 2005

Having done battle with Ronald McDonald in 'Super Size Me', documentary-maker Morgan Spurlock is set to take on a far greater adversary in his next picture, namely the US government.

Spurlock has bought the rights to Chris Mooney's controversial bestseller 'The Republican War on Science', a non-fiction account of how Republicans have attacked scientific theories on the environment, climate change, abortion and the like in recent years.

Speaking of the project, Spurlock said: 'There was a time when science was respected by politicians and government officials and when the information obtained through unbiased scientific exploration was used for the better of society.

'Today, all of that is being ignored, manipulated and used incorrectly to further political agendas. Now, more than ever, we need the real answers to the big questions.'

Spurlock will begin developing the project through his production company Warrior Poets early next year.

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